[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 23540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09251]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC613
General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission;
Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a combined meeting of the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee (SAS) and the General Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S.
Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) on May
15, 2013. Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The one-day combined meeting of the SAS and of the GAC will be
held on May 15, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT (or until business
is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NMFS Long Beach office: 501
West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. Please notify Heidi Taylor
prior to May 10, 2013, of your plans to attend either meeting, or
interest in a teleconference option.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Taylor, Southwest Region, NMFS,
at [email protected], or at (562) 980-4039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act,
16 U.S.C. 953 the Department of State has appointed a General Advisory
Committee (GAC) and a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the
U.S. Section to the IATTC. The U.S. Section consists of four U.S.
Commissioners to the IATTC and a representative of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries. The GAC and SAS support
the U.S. Section to the IATTC in an advisory capacity; in particular,
they provide advice on the development of U.S. policies and positions.
NOAA Fisheries Southwest Regional Office administers the GAC and SAS in
cooperation with the Department of State. The combined GAC and SAS
meeting is open to the public and time provided for public comment will
be at the discretion of the GAC and SAS chairmen.
The next annual meeting of the IATTC is scheduled from June 3
through June 14, 2013, in Veracruz, Mexico. For more information on the
IATTC meeting, please visit the IATTC's Web site: http://www.iattc.org/HomeENG.htm.
Meeting Topics
The SAS meeting topics will include, but are not limited to, the
following: (1) Relevant stock status updates, including yellowfin,
bigeye, skipjack, and Pacific bluefin tunas; (2) updates on bycatch
mitigation measures; (3) evaluation of the IATTC's recommended
conservation measures, U.S. proposals, and proposals from other IATTC
members; (4) input to the GAC; and (5) other issues that arise.
The GAC meeting topics will include, but are not limited to, the
following: (1) Relevant stock status updates, including yellowfin,
bigeye, skipjack, and Pacific bluefin tunas; (2) U.S. regulatory
changes that could affect tuna fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean;
(3) the status of U.S legislation to implement the Antigua Convention;
(4) input from the SAS; (5) formulation of advice on issues that may
arise at the upcoming 2013 IATTC meeting, including the IATTC's
recommended conservation measures, potential U.S. proposals, and
potential proposals from other IATTC members; and (6) other issues as
they arise.
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 Heidi Taylor at (562) 980-4039 by
May 10, 2013.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 15, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09251 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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