[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9544]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 032895A]


International Whaling Commission; Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NOAA makes use of a public Interagency Committee (Committee) 
to assist in preparing for meetings of the International Whaling 
Commission (IWC). This document sets forth guidelines for participating 
on the Committee and the date and place of the next meeting.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for May 8, 1995, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
in Washington, D.C.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this upcoming meeting should be directed 
to Kevin Chu, Office of International Affairs, Room 14247, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910. The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce, Herbert 
C. Hoover Building (Room 6009), 14th and Constitution, Washington, D.C. 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Chu at (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with 
the responsibility of discharging the obligations of the United States 
under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. 
This authority has been delegated to the Under Secretary of NOAA. The 
U.S. Commissioner to the IWC has primary responsibility for the 
preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues 
concerning whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He is staffed 
by the Department of Commerce, and assisted by the Department of State, 
the Department of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and other 
interested agencies.
    Each year, NOAA conducts a series of meetings and other actions to 
prepare for the annual meeting of the IWC, which is usually held in the 
spring or summer. The major purpose of these preparatory meetings is to 
provide for input in the development of policy by members of the public 
and non-governmental organizations interested in whale conservation. 
NOAA believes that this participation is important for the effective 
development and implementation of U.S. policy concerning whaling.
    Any person with an identifiable interest in U.S. whale conservation 
policy may participate in the meetings, but NOAA reserves the authority 
to inquire about the interest of any person who appears at a meeting 
and to determine the appropriateness of that person's participation. 
Foreign nationals and persons who represent foreign governments may not 
attend. These measures are necessary to promote the candid exchange of 
information. Such measures are a necessary basis for the relatively 
open process of preparing for IWC meetings that characterizes current 
practice.
    The 47th Annual Meeting of the IWC will take place from May 22 to 
June 2, 1995, in Dublin, Ireland. In order to finalize preparations for 
the 1995 annual meeting, a meeting of the public Interagency Committee 
has been scheduled for May 8, 1995, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (see 
ADDRESSES). The first 2 hours of the meeting have been reserved for 
public review of proposed U.S. position papers. The remaining time will 
be spent discussing these proposed positions.

    Dated: April 11, 1995.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9544 Filed 4-17-95; 8:45 am]
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