83 FR 6520 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03081

The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) announces its annual spring meeting to be held March 5-6, 2018.

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Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation 
to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

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

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
announces its annual spring meeting to be held March 5-6, 2018.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March 
5, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and March 6, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Closed sessions will be held on March 5, 2018, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on 
March 6, 2018, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring 
Hotel, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427-8360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information 
on recreational fisheries in ICCAT; management strategy evaluation and 
harvest control rules; ICCAT stock assessment methods; the 2017 ICCAT 
meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT decisions; NMFS 
research and monitoring activities; global and domestic initiatives 
related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required 
consultation on any identification of countries that are diminishing 
the effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the meetings of the 
Committee's Species Working Groups; and other matters relating to the 
international management of ICCAT species. The public will have access 
to the open sessions of the meeting, but there will be no opportunity 
for public comment. The agenda is available from the Committee's 
Executive Secretary upon request (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    The Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for part of 
the afternoon of March 5, 2018, and for one hour on the morning of 
March 6, 2018. These sessions are not open to the public, but the 
results of the Species Working Group discussions will be reported to 
the full Advisory Committee during the Committee's open session on 
March 6, 2018.

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 Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427-8360 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 9, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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or fishery management, and other (a) Security Clearance (on-line NMFS research and monitoring
oceanographic or marine science areas Background Security Check process and activities; global and domestic
as deemed appropriate by the fingerprinting conducted through initiatives related to ICCAT; the Atlantic
Administrator. Full-time officers or NOAA Workforce Management); and Tunas Convention Act-required
employees of the United States may not (b) Confidential Financial Disclosure consultation on any identification of
be appointed as a voting member. Any Report—As an SGE, you are required to countries that are diminishing the
voting member of the Panel who is an file a Confidential Financial Disclosure effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the
applicant for, or beneficiary of (as Report to avoid involvement in a real or meetings of the Committee’s Species
determined by the Administrator) any apparent conflict of interest. You may Working Groups; and other matters
assistance under 33 U.S.C. 892c shall find the Confidential Financial relating to the international
disclose to the Panel that relationship, Disclosure Report at the following management of ICCAT species. The
and may not vote on any other matter website. http://www.usoge.gov/forms/ public will have access to the open
pertaining to that assistance. form_450.aspx. sessions of the meeting, but there will
Voting members of the Panel serve a Dated: February 1, 2018. be no opportunity for public comment.
four-year term, except that vacancy The agenda is available from the
Kathryn Ries,
appointments are for the remainder of Committee’s Executive Secretary upon
the unexpired term of the vacancy. Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic request (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Members serve at the discretion of the CONTACT).
and Atmospheric Administration.
Administrator and are subject to The Committee will meet in its
[FR Doc. 2018–02969 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
government ethics standards. Any Species Working Groups for part of the
individual appointed to a partial or full BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P
afternoon of March 5, 2018, and for one
term may be reappointed for one hour on the morning of March 6, 2018.
additional full term. A voting member
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE These sessions are not open to the
may serve until his or her successor has
public, but the results of the Species
taken office. The Panel selects one National Oceanic and Atmospheric Working Group discussions will be
voting member to serve as the Chair and Administration reported to the full Advisory Committee
another to serve as the Vice Chair. The
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Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence
March 6, 2018.
or incapacity of the Chair but will not
automatically become the Chair if the Meeting of the Advisory Committee to Special Accommodations
Chair resigns. Meetings occur at least the United States Delegation to the
twice a year, and at the call of the Chair International Commission for the The meeting location is physically
or upon the request of a majority of the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas accessible to people with disabilities.
voting members or of the Administrator. Requests for sign language
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Voting members receive compensation Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
at a rate established by the should be directed to Terra Lederhouse
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), at (301) 427–8360 at least 5 days prior
Administrator, not to exceed the Commerce.
maximum daily rate payable under to the meeting date.
ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee
section 5376 of title 5, United States meeting. Dated: February 9, 2018.
Code, when engaged in performing John Henderschedt,
duties for the Panel. Members are SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee Director, Office of International Affairs and
reimbursed for actual and reasonable (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the Seafood Inspection, National Marine
expenses incurred in performing such International Commission for the Fisheries Service.
duties. Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) [FR Doc. 2018–03081 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
Past HSRP public meeting summary announces its annual spring meeting to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
reports, agendas, presentations, be held March 5–6, 2018.
transcripts, webinars, and other DATES: The open sessions of the
information is available online at: Committee meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ March 5, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
hsrp/meetings.htm. and March 6, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Closed sessions will be held on March Administration
Individuals Selected for Panel
Membership 5, 2018, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on March Proposed Information Collection;
Upon selection and agreement to 6, 2018, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Comment Request; Documentation of
serve on the HSRP Panel, you become ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Fish Harvest
a Special Government Employee (SGE) the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777
of the United States Government. 18 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
U.S.C. 202(a) an SGE (s) is an officer or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
employee of an agency who is retained, Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427–8360. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
designated, appointed, or employed to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commerce.
perform temporary duties, with or Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section ACTION: Notice.
without compensation, not to exceed to ICCAT will meet in open session to
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130 days during any period of 365 receive and discuss information on SUMMARY: The Department of
consecutive days, either on a fulltime or recreational fisheries in ICCAT; Commerce, as part of its continuing
intermittent basis. After the selection management strategy evaluation and effort to reduce paperwork and
process is complete, applicants selected harvest control rules; ICCAT stock respondent burden, invites the general
to serve on the Panel must complete the assessment methods; the 2017 ICCAT public and other Federal agencies to
following actions before they can be meeting results and U.S. take this opportunity to comment on
appointed as a Panel member: implementation of ICCAT decisions; proposed and/or continuing information

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.
Dates		The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March 5, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and March 6, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on March 5, 2018, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on March 6, 2018, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Contact		Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427-8360.
FR Citation		83 FR 6520
RIN Number		0648-XG00

83 FR 6520 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

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