[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 8157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02919]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD077


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Spring Species 
Working Group Meeting

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 on March 4-5, 2014. The Committee 
will meet with its Technical Advisors to discuss matters relating to 
ICCAT, including the 2013 Commission meeting results; research and 
management activities; global and domestic initiatives related to 
ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required report on any 
identification of countries that are diminishing the effectiveness of 
ICCAT; the results of meetings of the Committee's Species Working 
Groups; and other matters relating to the international management of 
ICCAT species.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March 
4, 2014, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and March 5, 2014, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. 
Closed sessions will be held on March 4, 2014, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 
on March 5, 2014, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 1750 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The phone number is (301) 468-1100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information 
on the 2013 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. A copy of 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 4, 2014, and for one hour on the morning of 
March 5, 2014. 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 5, 2014.

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 Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 5, 2014.
Jean-Pierre Pl[eacute],
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-02919 Filed 2-10-14; 8:45 am]
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