81_FR_62653 81 FR 62478 - General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the General Advisory Committee; Conference Call Announcement

81 FR 62478 - General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the General Advisory Committee; Conference Call Announcement

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 175 (September 9, 2016)

Page Range62478-62478
FR Document2016-21765

NMFS announces a conference call of the General Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the GAC on September 23, 2016. The meeting and call topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE779


General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee 
to the General Advisory Committee; Conference Call Announcement

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a conference call of the General Advisory 
Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission (IATTC) and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to 
the GAC on September 23, 2016. The meeting and call topics are 
described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The conference call with the GAC and SAS will be held on 
September 23, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time 
(or until business is concluded).

ADDRESSES: The call will be held via conference line: 1-888-790-6181, 
passcode: 55049.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Debevec, West Coast Region, 
NMFS, at Taylor.Debevec@noaa.gov, or at (562) 980-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act 
(16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended, the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Department of State (the State Department), 
appoints a GAC to the U.S. Section to the IATTC, and a SAS that advises 
the GAC. The U.S. Section consists of four U.S. Commissioners to the 
IATTC and representatives of the State Department, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce, other agencies of the U.S. Government, and other 
stakeholders. The purpose of the GAC is to advise the U.S. Section with 
respect to scientific research about, and management of, tuna and tuna-
like species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean conducted by the 
IATTC, with particular reference to development of U.S. policies, 
positions, and negotiating tactics. The purpose of the SAS is to advise 
the GAC on matters of science. NMFS West Coast Region provides 
administrative support for the GAC and SAS. The meetings of the GAC and 
SAS shall generally be open to the public, unless the meetings go into 
executive session for specific topics. The time and manner of public 
comment will be at the discretion of the chairs for the GAC and SAS.
    The 90th meeting of the IATTC was held in La Jolla, CA, from June 
27 to July 1, 2016, but not all agenda items were addressed and the 
meeting was temporarily adjourned. As such, the 90th meeting of the 
IATTC will be resumed from October 12 to October 14, 2016, in La Jolla, 
CA. For more information on the resumed meeting, please visit the 
IATTC's Web site: https://www.iattc.org/MeetingsENG.htm.

GAC and SAS Call Topics

    The call topics will include, but are not limited to, the 
following:
    1. Formulation of advice on issues that may arise at the resumed 
90th meeting of the IATTC, including the IATTC staff's recommended 
conservation measures, U.S. proposals, and proposals from other IATTC 
members; and
    2. Other issues as they arise.

Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Taylor Debevec (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) by September 16, 2016.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21765 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    initial planning for 10 to 20-day field                 the U.S. Department of Commerce, in                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    program; introduction of NEFSC                          consultation with the Department of
                                                    Working Group on transition options                     State (the State Department), appoints a              National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                    (i.e., to transition to industry based                  GAC to the U.S. Section to the IATTC,                 Administration
                                                    sampling platforms—in full or in part);                 and a SAS that advises the GAC. The                   RIN 0648–XE865
                                                    and next steps for NTAP including                       U.S. Section consists of four U.S.
                                                    discussion about additional funding for                 Commissioners to the IATTC and                        Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
                                                    future meetings.                                        representatives of the State Department,              Council; Public Meeting
                                                                                                            NOAA, Department of Commerce, other
                                                    Special Accommodations                                                                                        AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                            agencies of the U.S. Government, and
                                                      The meeting is physically accessible                  other stakeholders. The purpose of the                Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                    to people with disabilities. Requests for               GAC is to advise the U.S. Section with                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    sign language interpretation or other                   respect to scientific research about, and             Commerce.
                                                    auxiliary aid should be directed to M.                  management of, tuna and tuna-like                     ACTION: Notice of a public meeting via
                                                    Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5                species in the eastern tropical Pacific               webinar.
                                                    days prior to the meeting date.                         Ocean conducted by the IATTC, with
                                                                                                            particular reference to development of                SUMMARY:   The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                                                      Dated: September 6, 2016.
                                                                                                            U.S. policies, positions, and negotiating             Management Council will hold a
                                                    Tracey L. Thompson,                                                                                           meeting via webinar of its Data
                                                    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           tactics. The purpose of the SAS is to
                                                                                                            advise the GAC on matters of science.                 Collection Technical Committee.
                                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                                                                            NMFS West Coast Region provides                       DATES: The meeting will convene
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–21730 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            administrative support for the GAC and                Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 9
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                                                                        a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
                                                                                                            SAS. The meetings of the GAC and SAS
                                                                                                            shall generally be open to the public,                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  unless the meetings go into executive                 via webinar; you may register at: https://
                                                                                                            session for specific topics. The time and             attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        manner of public comment will be at                   5388009774335661059.
                                                    Administration                                          the discretion of the chairs for the GAC                Council address: Gulf of Mexico
                                                                                                            and SAS.                                              Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
                                                    RIN 0648–XE779                                                                                                Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
                                                                                                              The 90th meeting of the IATTC was
                                                                                                            held in La Jolla, CA, from June 27 to                 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
                                                    General Advisory Committee to the
                                                    U.S. Section to the Inter-American                      July 1, 2016, but not all agenda items                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                    Tropical Tuna Commission and                            were addressed and the meeting was                    John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist-
                                                    Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to                     temporarily adjourned. As such, the                   Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                                                    the General Advisory Committee;                         90th meeting of the IATTC will be                     Management Council; john.froeschke@
                                                    Conference Call Announcement                            resumed from October 12 to October 14,                gulfcouncil.org; telephone: (813) 348–
                                                                                                            2016, in La Jolla, CA. For more                       1630.
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      information on the resumed meeting,                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The items
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    please visit the IATTC’s Web site:                    of discussion on the agenda are as
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      https://www.iattc.org/                                follows:
                                                    Commerce.                                               MeetingsENG.htm.                                         The Data Collection Technical
                                                    ACTION: Notice of public meetings.                                                                            Committee will meet to discuss the
                                                                                                            GAC and SAS Call Topics
                                                    SUMMARY:   NMFS announces a                                                                                   minimum data elements necessary to
                                                                                                              The call topics will include, but are               implement electronic reporting of for-
                                                    conference call of the General Advisory
                                                                                                            not limited to, the following:                        hire fisheries data in the Gulf of Mexico.
                                                    Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to
                                                    the Inter-American Tropical Tuna                          1. Formulation of advice on issues                  The Technical Committee will review
                                                    Commission (IATTC) and the Scientific                   that may arise at the resumed 90th                    data elements collected by existing for-
                                                    Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the                      meeting of the IATTC, including the                   hire programs in the Gulf and other
                                                    GAC on September 23, 2016. The                          IATTC staff’s recommended                             regions as well as the data elements
                                                    meeting and call topics are described                   conservation measures, U.S. proposals,                recommended for consideration by the
                                                    under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION                     and proposals from other IATTC                        National Marine Fisheries Service
                                                    section of this notice.                                 members; and                                          Southeast Regional Office. The
                                                                                                              2. Other issues as they arise.                      objectives are to improve timeliness and
                                                    DATES: The conference call with the
                                                                                                                                                                  data quality of fisheries data from the
                                                    GAC and SAS will be held on                             Special Accommodations
                                                                                                                                                                  federal for-hire sector that will be used
                                                    September 23, 2016, from 10 a.m. to
                                                                                                              Requests for sign language                          to support fisheries science and
                                                    11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (or
                                                                                                            interpretation or other auxiliary aids                management. The Technical Committee
                                                    until business is concluded).
                                                                                                            should be directed to Taylor Debevec                  is expected to discuss and provide
                                                    ADDRESSES: The call will be held via
                                                                                                            (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)                 recommendations to the Gulf of Mexico
                                                    conference line: 1–888–790–6181,
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                                                                                                            by September 16, 2016.                                Fishery Management Council regarding
                                                    passcode: 55049.                                                                                              about the minimum data elements to
                                                                                                              Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              achieve the goals of the program.
                                                    Taylor Debevec, West Coast Region,                        Dated: September 6, 2016.
                                                    NMFS, at Taylor.Debevec@noaa.gov, or                    Jennifer M. Wallace,                                  Meeting Adjourns
                                                    at (562) 980–4066.                                      Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                  Please register for Data Collection
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                           Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.         Technical Committee meeting on
                                                    accordance with the Tuna Conventions                    [FR Doc. 2016–21765 Filed 9–8–16; 8:45 am]            Thursday, September 29, 2016, 9 a.m.
                                                    Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended,                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                EDT at: https://


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Document Created: 2018-02-09 13:15:30
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 13:15:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meetings.
DatesThe conference call with the GAC and SAS will be held on September 23, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (or until business is concluded).
ContactTaylor Debevec, West Coast Region, NMFS, at [email protected], or at (562) 980-4066.
FR Citation81 FR 62478 
RIN Number0648-XE77

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