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the U.S. Section to the Inter-American 

Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) on 

November 2, 2007. 

DATES: The meeting of the General 

Advisory Committee will be held on 

November 2, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(or until business is concluded), Pacific 

time. Meeting topics can be found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via video conference at NMFS, 

Southwest Regional Office, 501 West 

Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long 

Beach, CA 90803–4213, and at the 

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, 

Large Conference Room, La Jolla, CA 

92037–1508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Routt at (562)980–4019 or (562) 

980–4030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Tuna Conventions 

Act, as amended, the Department of 

State has appointed a General Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Section to the 

IATTC. The U.S. Section consists of the 

four U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC 

and the representative of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans 

and Fisheries. The Advisory Committee 

supports the work of the U.S. Section in 

a solely advisory capacity with respect 

to U.S. participation in the work of the 

IATTC, with particular reference to the 

development of policies and negotiating 

positions pursued at meetings of the 

IATTC. NMFS, Southwest Region, 

administers the Advisory Committee in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State. 

Meeting Topics 

The General Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Section to the IATTC will meet 

to receive and discuss information on: 

(1) 2007 IATTC activities; (2) status of 

the stocks and status of the fishery in 

2007; (3) recent and upcoming meetings 

of the IATTC and its working groups; (4) 

conservation and management measures 

for yellowfin and bigeye tuna for 2008 

and beyond; (5) measures to be taken in 

cases of noncompliance with the 

IATTC’s conservation and management 

measures; (6) management of fishing 

capacity; (7) IATTC cooperation with 

other regional fishery management 

organizations; (8) Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act reauthorization; (9) Advisory 

Committee operational issues; and (10) 

ther issues. 

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 Allison Routt at 

(562) 980–4019 or (562) 980–4030 by 

October 26, 2007. 

Dated: October 5, 2007. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–20172 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Olympic 

Coast National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Olympic Coast National 

Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following vacant seats on its Sanctuary 

Advisory Council (council): Citizen-atlarge member and alternate, Tourism/ 

Chamber of Commerce/Recreation 

member and alternate, and 

Conservation/Environmental member 

and alternate. Applicants are chosen 

based upon their particular expertise 

and experience in relation to the seat for 

which they are applying; community 

and professional affiliations; philosophy 

regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

area affected by the sanctuary. The 

terms of the seats are for three years 

with the exception of the Conservation/ 

Environmental seat which has one year 

remaining on an unexpired term. 

DATES: Applications are due by 

November 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Andrew Palmer, Olympic 

Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115 

East Railroad Ave., Suite 301, Port 

Angeles, WA 98362. Completed 

applications should be sent to the same 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Palmer, Olympic Coast 

National Marine Sanctuary, 115 East 

Railroad Ave., Suite 301, Port Angeles, 

WA 98362, Phone (350) 457–6622, ext. 

15, e-mail andrew.palmer@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sanctuary 

Advisory Council members and 

alternates serve three-year terms. The 

Advisory Council meets bi-monthly in 

public sessions in communities in and 

around the Olympic Coast National 

Marine Sanctuary. 

The Olympic Coast National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council was 

established in December 1998 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the sanctuary. Serving 

in a volunteer capacity, the advisory 

council’s 15 voting members represent a 

variety of local user groups, as well as 

the general public. In addition, five 

Federal government agencies and one 

federally funded program serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. Since its 

establishment, the advisory council has 

played a vital role in advising the 

sanctuary and NOAA on critical issues. 

In addition to providing advice on 

management issues facing the 

Sanctuary, the Council members serve 

as a communication bridge between 

constituents and the Sanctuary staff. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program.) 

Dated: October 5, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–5053 Filed 10–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of State Coastal 

Management Programs and National 

Estuarine Research Reserves 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and 

notice of availability of final findings. 

SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean 

and Coastal Resource Management 

(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate 

the performance of the Grand Bay 

(Mississippi) National Estuarine 

Research Reserve, the Alabama Coastal 

Management Program, and the Virgin 

Islands Coastal Management Program. 

The Coastal Zone Management 

Program evaluations will be conducted 

pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal 

Zone Management Act of 1972, as 

amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15 

CFR Part 923, Subpart L. The National 

Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation 


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