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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45398-45399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22842]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080697G]

ICCAT Advisory Committee; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
and the Highly Migratory Species Management Division of National Marine 
Fisheries Service announces the schedule of regional public meetings to 
be held this fall.

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DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of 
the hearings.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Krieger -International issues 
(301) 713-2276 and/or Sarah McLaughlin -Domestic issues, (301) 713-
2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. Wednesday, September 10, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., Parkwood Inn, Route 
24 at Cooks Corner, Brunswick, ME 04011;
    2. Thursday, September 11, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., Best Western 
Sovereign Hotel, 9 Whitehill Avenue, Mystic, CT 06340;
    3. Friday, September 12, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., Holiday Inn, Crown 
Plaza, 333 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130;
    4. Wednesday, September 17, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., Westin Resort Miami 
Beach, 4833 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140;
    5. Wednesday, October 1, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., Holiday Inn, 290 State 
Highway 37 East, Toms River, NJ 08753;
    6. Friday , October 3, 1997, 7 to 10 p.m., North Carolina Aquarium, 
Airport Road, Manteo, NC 27954;
    7. The annual ICCAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held in the 
Silver Spring, MD, November 2-4, 1997. There will be opportunity for 
public comment on the international issues on Sunday, November 2 from 
2-6 p.m. at NOAA Building 3, room 4527, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.
    The following topics may be presented to the public for discussion 
at the ICCAT/HMS Regional Advisory Committee Meetings:

International Issues:

    (1) Background on ICCAT
    (2) Information on the Advisory Committee and Commissioners
    (3) Status of Highly Migratory Species Managed by ICCAT
    (4) Topics for the 1997 ICCAT Annual Meeting

Domestic Issues:

    (1) Highly Migratory Species Rulemaking Actions
    (2) HMS Activities under the Magnuson-Stevens Act
    (3) Regional Concerns/Issues
    Representatives from the U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee and NMFS 
will be in attendance. The first half of each regional meeting will be 
dedicated to international issues, followed by domestic issues. There 
will be an opportunity for public comment on each issue. The meetings 
may be lengthened or shortened based on the progress of the 
discussions. The meeting locations are physically accessible to people 
with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jonathon Krieger at (301) 713-2276 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 21, 1997.
George Darcy
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-22842 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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