[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19646-19647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7852]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB127
International Whaling Commission; 64th Annual Meeting;
Nominations
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a call for nominees for the U.S. Delegation to
the July 2012 International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting.
The non-federal representative(s) selected as a result of this
nomination process is(are) responsible for providing input and
recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions
of non-governmental organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental
position is selected for the U.S. Delegation.
DATES: The IWC is holding its 64th annual meeting from July 2-6, 2012,
at the El Panama Hotel in Panama City, Panama. All written nominations
for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual meeting must be received by
May 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual
meeting should be addressed to Ms. Monica Medina, U.S. Commissioner to
the IWC, and sent via post to: Melissa Andersen, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315
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East-West Highway, SSMC3 Room 10876.2, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Andersen at
[email protected] or 301-427-8385.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with
the responsibility of 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 by other agencies. The non-federal
representative(s) selected as a result of this nomination process
is(are) responsible for providing input and recommendations to the U.S.
IWC Commissioner representing the positions of non-governmental
organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental position is
selected for the U.S. Delegation.
Dated: March 28, 2012.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7852 Filed 3-30-12; 8:45 am]
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