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groupings. Priority will be given to 

elected officials (first) and individuals 

representing organizations or tribes 

(second), with the remaining time 

allotted to individuals testifying on their 

own behalf. The testimony schedule 

will be published on the Department of 

Commerce Coastal Zone Management 

Act Web site (http://www.ogc.doc.gov/ 

czma.htm) before the hearing. 

Speakers from the general public will 

receive up to three minutes to present 

oral comments. Elected officials and 

individuals representing organizations 

or tribes will receive up to five minutes 

to speak. In order to accommodate the 

maximum number of speakers, time 

limits will be strictly enforced. If any 

member of the public, elected official, or 

organizational or tribal representative 

misses his or her assigned speaking slot, 

there will be no ability to make it up. 

Speakers will not be permitted to cede 

time to another speaker, and only one 

person may speak on behalf of an 

organization or tribe. 

Written comments on issues relevant 

to the Secretary’s decision in this appeal 

may be submitted to NOAA at the 

hearing by any person in attendance. In 

addition, written comments may be 

submitted by e-mail to 

gcos.comments@noaa.gov or by mail 

addressed to Thomas Street, NOAA 

Office of General Counsel for Ocean 

Services, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Comments must be received by October 

2, 2008. 

NOAA officials administering the 

hearing will not entertain questions, and 

will not be making any substantive 

decisions at the hearing. This hearing is 

being held to obtain information on 

issues the Secretary will likely consider 

in deciding the TCA’s appeal. A 

summary of relevant issues as well as 

additional background on the appeal 

appeared in the Federal Register notice 

of March 17, 2008, announcing the 

appeal, and may be found on the 

Internet at http://www.ogc.doc.gov/ 

czma.htm. This Web site also includes 

additional information on the hearing, 

including conduct and decorum that is 

required, restrictions on the use of 

cameras and recording equipment and 

the display of signs and banners in the 

hearing room, the process by which 

testimony will be transcribed and made 

part of the record, and other rules and 

guidelines. 

Questions concerning the hearing 

should be directed to Thomas Street, 

Attorney-Advisor, NOAA Office of the 

General Counsel, 301–713–2967, or 

Stephanie Campbell, Attorney-Advisor, 

NOAA Office of the General Counsel, 

301–713–2967, or 

gcos.inquiries@noaa.gov. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

[Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.] 

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BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ87 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Section of the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); First Fall 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2008 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

meeting, the Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing 

the convening of the first of two fall 

meetings. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 15–16, 2008. There will be 

an open session on Monday, September 

15, 2008, beginning from 9 a.m. through 

1 p.m. The remainder of the meeting 

will be closed to the public. There will 

be no opportunity for oral public 

comments during the meeting. Written 

comments on issues being considered at 

the meeting will be made available to 

the Advisory Committee, and must be 

received no later than September 8, 

2008 (see ADDRESSES). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia 

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries, 

Office of International Affairs, Room 

12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. Written comments 

can also be provided via fax (301–713–

2313) or email 

(Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terra Lederhouse, Office of 

International Affairs, 301–713–9090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 

to ICCAT will meet September 15–16, 

2008, first in an open session to 

consider information on stock status of 

Atlantic highly migratory species, 

particularly bluefin tuna, yellowfin 

tuna, skipjack tuna, and sharks. There 

will be no opportunity for oral public 

comment during the open session. 

Written comments, however, may be 

submitted before the September open 

session by mail, fax or email and should 

be received by September 11, 2008 (see 

ADDRESSES). 

After the open session, the Advisory 

Committee will meet in closed session 

to discuss sensitive information relating 

to upcoming international negotiations 

regarding the management of Atlantic 

highly migratory species. The Advisory 

Committee will also consider fleet 

capacity management and monitoring, 

control and surveillance issues. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting locations are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Terra Lederhouse 

at (301) 713–9090 by at least 5 days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 27, 2008. 

Christopher Rogers, 

Acting Director, Office of International 

Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20278 Filed 8–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ88 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Section of the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas; Second Fall Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2008 

ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Section of the 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

will convene its second and final fall 

meeting in October 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 26–28, 2008. There will be an 

open session the afternoon of Sunday, 

October 26, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

The remainder of the meeting will be 

closed to the public. Oral comments can 


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