[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 48888] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23678] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 091096B] ICCAT Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Action
Notice of public meetings.
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Summary
The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Highly Migratory Species Management Division of National Marine Fisheries Service announces the schedule of regional public meetings to be held this fall.
Dates
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the hearings.
Addresses
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of the meetings.
For Further Information Contact
Kim Blankenbeker, (301) 713-2276.
Supplementary Information
The meetings are scheduled as follows: 1. Monday, September 16, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--West Palm Beach Omni Hotel, 1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406; 2. Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Quality Inn Midtown, 3900 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119; 3. Friday, October 18, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--World Trade Center, 164 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210; 4. Saturday, October 19, 1996, 7 to 10 p.m.--Suffolk Community College, Shinnecock Building, Room S-101, Speonk/Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY 11901; 5. Monday, October 21, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Quality Inn Lake Wright Convention Center, 6280 Northampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502; 6. Tuesday, October 22, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Belmar Municipal Courtroom, 601 Main Street, Belmar, NJ 07719; and 7. The annual ICCAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held in Silver Spring, MD, November 6-8, 1996. There will be an additional opportunity for public comment on international issues on Wednesday, November 6 from 2-6 p.m. at NOAA Building 2, Room 2358, 1325 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The following topics may be discussed:
International Issues:
(1) Background on ICCAT (2) Information on the Advisory Committee and Commissioners (3) Status of Highly Migratory Species Managed by ICCAT (4) Topics for the 1996 ICCAT Annual Meeting
Domestic Issues:
(1) Upcoming Highly Migratory Species Rulemaking Actions (2) Regional Concerns/Issues The meetings may be lengthened or shortened based on the progress of the discussions. The first half of each meeting will be dedicated to international issues, followed by domestic issues. Representatives from the U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee and NMFS will be in attendance. For each issue, there will be an opportunity for public comment. The meeting locations are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kim Blankenbeker at (301) 713-2347 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 10, 1996. Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-23678 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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