[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 36111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12852]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC104]
15th Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the General Advisory
Committee and 30th General Advisory Committee 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 public meeting of the 15th Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the General Advisory Committee (GAC),
and the 30th GAC to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission (IATTC). This meeting will be held as a combined SAS
and GAC meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, June 29-30, 2022, 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 Wednesday
and Thursday, June 29-30, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT (or until
business is concluded).
ADDRESSES: Please notify William Stahnke (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) if you plan to attend the webinar. Instructions will be
emailed to meeting participants before the meeting occurs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Stahnke, West Coast Region,
NMFS, at [email protected], or at (562) 980-4088.
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 convened its 13th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
(SAC) on May 16-20, 2022, and the 100th Annual Meeting of the IATTC
will be held on August 1-5, 2022. For 2022, the combined U.S. SAS and
GAC Meeting will be held after the IATTC SAC Meeting and before the
IATTC Annual Meeting on June 29 and 30. 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 presentation 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.), 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 TCA, the SAS
advises the GAC and the U.S. Commissioners 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 these upcoming 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 100th 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 2022;
(3) Potential U.S. proposal(s) to the IATTC, including on North
Pacific albacore;
(4) Updates for upcoming Joint IATTC-WCPFC NC Working Group on PBF
meeting;
(5) Recommendations and evaluations by the SAS and GAC; and
(6) Other issues as they arise.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to William Stahnke (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: June 9, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-12852 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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