[Federal Register: September 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 178)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090506B]
Advisory Committee and Species Working Group Technical Advisor
Appointments
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting nominations to the Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established by the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting nominations for
technical advisors to the Advisory Committee's species working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received by October 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations to the Advisory Committee or for technical
advisors to a species working group should be sent to Dr. William T.
Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A copy should
also be sent to Kelly Denit, Office of International Affairs, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Room 12622, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Denit, 301-713-2276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 971b of the ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.) requires that an advisory committee be established that shall be
composed of: (1) not less than five nor more than 20 individuals
appointed by the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who shall select such
individuals from the various groups concerned with the fisheries
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their
designees) of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean,
and Gulf Fishery Management Councils. Each member of the Advisory
Committee appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of two
years and shall be eligible for reappointment. Members of the Advisory
Committee may attend all public meetings of the ICCAT Commission,
Council, or any Panel and any other meetings to which they are invited
by the ICCAT Commission, Council, or any Panel. The Advisory Committee
shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such meetings, shall be given the
opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed programs of
investigation, reports, recommendations, and regulations of the ICCAT
Commission. Members of the Advisory Committee shall receive no
compensation for such services. The Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of State may pay the necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee.
There are currently 20 appointed Advisory Committee members. The
terms of these members expire on December 31, 2006. New appointments
will be made as soon as possible, but will not take effect until
January 1, 2007.
Section 971b-1 of the ACTA specifies that the U.S. Commissioners
may establish species working groups for the purpose of providing
advice and recommendations to the U.S. Commissioners and to the
Advisory Committee on matters relating to the conservation and
management of any highly migratory species covered by the ICCAT
Convention. Any species working group shall consist of no more than
seven members of the Advisory Committee and no more than four
scientific or technical personnel, as considered necessary by the
Commissioners. Currently, there are four species working groups
advising the Committee and the U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna
Working Group, a Swordfish Working Group, a Billfish Working Group, and
a BAYS (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and Skipjack) Tunas Working Group.
Technical Advisors to the species working groups serve at the pleasure
of the U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the Commissioners can choose to
alter appointments at any time.
Nominations to the Advisory Committee or to a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum vitae.
Letters of recommendation are useful but not required. Self-nominations
are acceptable. When making a nomination, please clearly specify which
appointment (Advisory Committee member or technical advisor to a
species working group) is being sought. Requesting consideration for
placement on both the Advisory Committee and a
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species working group is acceptable. Those interested in a species
working group technical advisor appointment should indicate which of
the four working groups is preferred. Placement on the requested
species working group, however, is not guaranteed.
Dated: September 11, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15263 Filed 9-13-06; 8:45 am]
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