[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47133-47134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11974]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE002]
32nd General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission and 17th Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee to the General Advisory Committee; 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 public meeting of the 32nd General Advisory
Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) and the 17th Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS)
to the GAC. This meeting will be held on July 22 and 23, 2024, via
webinar. The meeting topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The virtual meeting of the SAS and GAC will be held on Monday
July 22, 2024, and Tuesday July 23, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT
each day (or until business is concluded). You must complete the
registration process by June 17, 2024, if you plan to attend the
meeting (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: If you plan to attend the meeting, which will be held by
webinar, please register at https://forms.gle/DpUoHLpXrMNyRBJ79.
Instructions for attending the meeting will be emailed to meeting
participants before the meeting occurs. This meeting may be audio
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recorded for the purposes of generating notes of the meeting. As public
comments will be made publicly available, participants and public
commenters are urged not to provide personally identifiable information
(PII) at this meeting. Participation in the meeting by web conference
or by telephone constitutes consent to the audio recording. Executive
sessions are not open to the public, and are therefore not recorded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Munro, NMFS West Coast Region,
(619) 407-9284 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The timing of U.S. SAS and GAC meetings are
adjusted based on the dates of the IATTC Annual Meeting. This year, the
IATTC will convene its 15th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory
Committee (SAC) in June 2024, and the 102nd Annual Meeting of the IATTC
will be held on August 26-September 6, 2024. For 2024, the combined
U.S. SAS and GAC Meeting will be held on July 22-23, after the IATTC
SAC Meeting and before the IATTC Annual Meeting. This timing allows for
scientific topics presented at the IATTC SAC Meeting, including stock
assessments, to be discussed and used to inform U.S. positions at the
combined U.S. SAS and GAC Meeting. This meeting will also include
updates from IATTC working groups and is expected to include
presentations of draft U.S. proposals to be submitted to the IATTC. An
executive session may be called in order to discuss sensitive
information, including possible U.S. negotiating positions for the
upcoming IATTC Annual Meeting.
In accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.)
(TCA), the U.S. Department of Commerce, in consultation with the
Department of State (the State Department), appoints a GAC to the U.S.
Section to the IATTC and a SAS that advises the GAC. The U.S. Section
consists of the four U.S. Commissioners and alternate U.S.
Commissioners to the IATTC and representatives of the State Department,
NOAA, Department of Commerce, other U.S. Government agencies, and
stakeholders. The GAC provides recommendations to the U.S. section of
the IATTC. The purpose of the SAS is to advise the GAC on scientific
matters and provide recommendations to the GAC. Per the TCA, the SAS
advises the GAC on matters including the conservation of ecosystems,
the sustainable uses of living marine resources related to the tuna
fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the long-term conservation
and management of stocks of living marine resources in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean. NMFS West Coast Region staff provides
administrative and technical support services as necessary for the
effective functioning of the SAS and GAC.
The meetings of the SAS and GAC are open to the public, unless in
executive session. The time and manner of public comment will be at the
discretion of the Chairs for the SAS and GAC. For more information and
updates on the upcoming IATTC meetings, please visit the IATTC's
website: https://www.iattc.org/MeetingsENG.htm.
SAS and GAC Meeting Topics
Given the virtual nature of these meetings, the agenda will be
concise. The SAS and GAC meeting to prepare for the 101st IATTC Annual
Meeting is expected to cover a broad spectrum of topics including but
not limited to:
(1) Outcomes of the most recent IATTC stock assessments and updates
for tuna, tuna-like species, and other species caught in association
with those fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean;
(2) Evaluation of the IATTC Staff's Recommendations to the
Commission for 2024;
(3) Potential proposal(s) to the IATTC;
(4) Updates from Joint IATTC-Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission Northern Committee Working Group on Pacific Bluefin Tuna;
(5) Recommendations from the SAS and GAC members; and
(6) Other issues as they arise.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Amanda Munro (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: May 24, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11974 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
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