83 FR 33210 - International Whaling Commission; 67th Meeting; Announcement of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

Page Range		33210-33210
FR Document		2018-15237

This notice announces the date, time, and location of the public meeting being held prior to the 67th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Because the meeting will address U.S. positions, any U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest in U.S. whale conservation policy may participate, but NOAA reserves the authority to inquire about the interests of any person who appears at the meeting and to determine the appropriateness of that person's participation.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG336


International Whaling Commission; 67th Meeting; Announcement of 
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, and location of the 
public meeting being held prior to the 67th meeting of the 
International Whaling Commission (IWC). Because the meeting will 
address U.S. positions, any U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest 
in U.S. whale conservation policy may participate, but NOAA reserves 
the authority to inquire about the interests of any person who appears 
at the meeting and to determine the appropriateness of that person's 
participation.

DATES: The public meeting will be held August 7, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Silver Spring Civic Center, 
1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, in the Spring Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Doherty, Office of 
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA Fisheries (phone: 
(301) 427-8385 or email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for 
discharging the domestic obligations of the United States under the 
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. 
IWC Commissioner has responsibility for the preparation and negotiation 
of U.S. positions on international issues concerning whaling and for 
all matters involving the IWC. The U.S. IWC Commissioner 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 
U.S. Government agencies.
    Additional information about the IWC meeting, including a draft 
agenda for the meeting, is posted on the IWC Secretariat's website at 
https://iwc.int/iwc67.
    NOAA will a hold public meeting to discuss the tentative U.S. 
positions for the September 2018 IWC meeting in Florianopolis, Brazil. 
Because the meeting will address U.S. positions, the substance of the 
meeting must be kept confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an 
identifiable interest in U.S. whale conservation policy may 
participate, but NOAA reserves the authority to inquire about the 
interests of any person who appears at the meeting and to determine the 
appropriateness of that person's participation. In particular, persons 
who represent foreign interests may not attend. Persons deemed by NOAA 
to be ineligible to attend will be asked to leave the meeting. These 
stringent measures are necessary to protect the confidentiality of U.S. 
negotiating positions.
    The August 7, 2018, meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Spring 
Room of the Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Carolyn Doherty, [email protected] or 
(301) 427-8385, by July 23, 2018.

    Dated: July 12, 2018.
Christopher W. Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood 
Inspection, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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vessel surveys and when using a DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE substance of the meeting must be kept
remotely operated vehicle to study confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an
brumating behavior. Up to 540 green, 40 National Oceanic and Atmospheric identifiable interest in U.S. whale
hawksbill, 210 Kemp’s ridley, and 130 Administration conservation policy may participate, but
loggerhead sea turtles would be RIN 0648–XG336 NOAA reserves the authority to inquire
captured, annually, by hand, or dip, about the interests of any person who
tangle, or strike net, marked, International Whaling Commission; appears at the meeting and to determine
biologically sampled (blood, tissue, 67th Meeting; Announcement of Public the appropriateness of that person’s
scute), tagged (flipper and passive Meeting participation. In particular, persons who
integrated transponder [PIT]), measured, represent foreign interests may not
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries attend. Persons deemed by NOAA to be
weighed, and photographed prior to Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and ineligible to attend will be asked to
release. A subset of captured sea turtles Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), leave the meeting. These stringent
would receive a satellite tag or a Commerce. measures are necessary to protect the
combination of an acoustic and archival ACTION: Notice of public meeting. confidentiality of U.S. negotiating
tag and a subset of green sea turtles positions.
would be lavaged prior to release. The SUMMARY: This notice announces the The August 7, 2018, meeting will be
permit would be valid for 10 years from date, time, and location of the public held at 9:00 a.m. in the Spring Room of
the date of issuance. meeting being held prior to the 67th the Silver Spring Civic Center, 1
meeting of the International Whaling Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
File No. 22123: Jeffrey Schmid, Ph.D.,
Commission (IWC). Because the meeting
Conservancy of Southwest Florida, 1495 Special Accommodations
will address U.S. positions, any U.S.
Smith Preserve Way, Naples, FL 34102, citizen with an identifiable interest in
proposes to continue long-term in-water The meeting is physically accessible
U.S. whale conservation policy may to people with disabilities. Requests for
studies of sea turtles inhabiting the participate, but NOAA reserves the sign language interpretation or other
Charlotte Harbor and Ten Thousand authority to inquire about the interests auxiliary aids should be directed to
Islands estuarine complexes on the of any person who appears at the Carolyn Doherty, Carolyn.Doherty@
southwest coast of Florida to determine meeting and to determine the noaa.gov or (301) 427–8385, by July 23,
species composition, abundance, size- appropriateness of that person’s 2018.
class distribution, migration patterns, participation.
Dated: July 12, 2018.
growth, habitat preference, and site DATES: The public meeting will be held
fidelity. Up to 60 Kemp’s ridley and 30 Christopher W. Rogers,
August 7, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Acting Director, Office of International Affairs
loggerhead sea turtles, annually, would
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at and Seafood Inspection, National Marine
be captured by strike net, biologically
the Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Fisheries Service.
sampled (blood, scute, tissue), tagged Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, in [FR Doc. 2018–15237 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am]
(PIT, flipper), transported to and the Spring Room. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
temporarily held in a facility for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
opportunistic fecal collection,
Carolyn Doherty, Office of International
photographed, measured, and weighed Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
prior to release. A subset of captured Fisheries (phone: (301) 427–8385 or
Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead sea turtles email: Carolyn.Doherty@noaa.gov). National Oceanic and Atmospheric
also would receive a satellite tag or Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
radio and sonic tags prior to release. Up Secretary of Commerce is responsible
to 20 green sea turtles, annually, would Proposed Information Collection;
for discharging the domestic obligations Comment Request; Environmental
be captured by strike net, biologically of the United States under the Compliance Questionnaire for National
sampled (blood, scute, tissue), tagged International Convention for the Oceanic and Atmospheric
(PIT, flipper), photographed, measured, Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Administration Federal Financial
weighed, and receive a satellite tag or IWC Commissioner has responsibility Assistance Applicants
radio and sonic tags prior to release. Up for the preparation and negotiation of
to five hawksbill sea turtles, annually, U.S. positions on international issues AGENCY: National Oceanic and
would be captured by strike net, concerning whaling and for all matters Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
biologically sampled (blood, scute, involving the IWC. The U.S. IWC Commerce.
tissue), tagged (PIT, flipper), Commissioner is staffed by the ACTION: Notice.
photographed, measured, and weighed Department of Commerce and assisted
SUMMARY: The Department of
prior to release. The permit would be by the Department of State, the
Commerce, as part of its continuing
valid for 10 years from the date of Department of the Interior, the Marine
effort to reduce paperwork and
issuance. Mammal Commission, and other U.S.
respondent burden, invites the general
Government agencies.
Dated: July 12, 2018. public and other Federal agencies to
Additional information about the IWC
Julia Marie Harrison, take this opportunity to comment on
meeting, including a draft agenda for the
proposed and/or continuing information
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, meeting, is posted on the IWC
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Office of Protected Resources, National collections, as required by the
Secretariat’s website at https://iwc.int/
Marine Fisheries Service. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
iwc67.
[FR Doc. 2018–15196 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] NOAA will a hold public meeting to DATES: Written comments must be
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for submitted on or before September 17,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
the September 2018 IWC meeting in 2018.
Florianopolis, Brazil. Because the ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
meeting will address U.S. positions, the to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The public meeting will be held August 7, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
Contact		Carolyn Doherty, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA Fisheries (phone: (301) 427-8385 or email: [email protected]).
FR Citation		83 FR 33210
RIN Number		0648-XG33

83 FR 33210 - International Whaling Commission; 67th Meeting; Announcement of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 137 (July 17, 2018)

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