[Federal Register: September 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 57484]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092106F]
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Fall Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2006 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet in October 2006.
DATES: An open session will be held on October 15, 2006, from 2 to 5
p.m. Closed sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 16-17,
2006. Oral and written comments can be presented during the public
comment session on October 15, 2006. Mailed written comments on issues
being considered at the meeting should be received no later than
October 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be
sent to Kelly Denit at NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs,
Room 13114, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Denit (301) 713-2276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 15. The Advisory
Committee will receive information on the stock status of highly
migratory species and management recommendations of ICCAT's Standing
Committee on Research and Statistics. There will be an opportunity for
oral public comment during the October 15, 2006, open session. Written
comments may also be submitted at the October 15 open session or by
mail. If mailed, written comments should be received by October 10,
2006 (see ADDRESSES).
During its fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will also hold two
executive sessions that are closed to the public. The first executive
session will be held on October 16, 2006, and a second executive
session will be held on October 17, 2006. The purpose of these sessions
is to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming international
negotiations.
NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves
appropriately for the duration of the meeting. At the beginning of the
public comment session, an explanation of the ground rules will be
provided (e.g., alcohol in the meeting room is prohibited, speakers
will be called to give their comments in the order in which they
registered to speak, each speaker will have an equal amount of time to
speak, and speakers should not interrupt one another). The session will
be structured so that all attending members of the public are able to
comment, if they so choose, regardless of the degree of controversy of
the subject(s). Those not respecting the ground rules will be asked to
leave the meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kelly Denit at (301) 713-2276 at
least five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 26, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8374 Filed 9-26-06; 2:28 pm]
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