Notice2022-20203
International Whaling Commission; 68th Meeting; Announcement of Public Meeting
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Published
September 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
This notice announces the date, time, and location of the public meeting being held, in a hybrid format, prior to the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The meeting is open to U.S. citizens only.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20203]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC352]
International Whaling Commission; 68th Meeting; Announcement of
Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, and location of the
public meeting being held, in a hybrid format, prior to the 68th
meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The meeting is
open to U.S. citizens only.
DATES: The public meeting will be held September 27, 2022 at 1 p.m.
EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in a hybrid format. In-person
attendees will join the meeting at the Silver Spring Civic Center, 1
Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Virtual attendees can register to
attend the public meeting by registering at the following link: <a href="https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r45c98c107d00773a8d62670ff3f302f7">https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r45c98c107d00773a8d62670ff3f302f7</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madison Harris,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c715d58554f535212745d4e4e554f7c52535d5d125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82cfe3e6ebf1edecaccae3f0f0ebf1c2ecede3e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-480-4592.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for
implementing 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
Marine Mammal Commission, and other U.S. Government agencies.
Additional information about the IWC meeting, including a draft
agenda for the meeting, is posted on the IWC Secretariat's website at
<a href="https://iwc.int/events-and-workshops/iwc68">https://iwc.int/events-and-workshops/iwc68</a>.
NOAA will hold a public meeting to discuss the tentative U.S.
positions for the October 2022 IWC meeting in Portoro[zcaron],
Slovenia. Any U.S. citizen with an identifiable interest in U.S. whale
conservation and management policy may participate, but NOAA reserves
the authority to inquire about the interests of any person who appears
at the meeting and to determine the appropriateness of that person's
participation. In particular, persons who represent foreign interests
may not attend. Persons deemed by NOAA to be ineligible to attend will
be asked to leave the meeting. These measures are necessary to limit
statements to those conveying U.S. interests.
The September 27, 2022, meeting will be held at 1 p.m. EDT in a
hybrid format. In-person attendees can join the meeting in the Fenton
Room of the Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. Persons may also attend virtually. Meeting access and
conferencing platform information will be sent to those who register.
To participate virtually, interested persons must register in advance
via the following link: <a href="https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r45c98c107d00773a8d62670ff3f302f7">https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?RGID=r45c98c107d00773a8d62670ff3f302f7</a>.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Madison Harris, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e331f1a170d111050361f0c0c170d3e10111f1f50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="511c303538223e3f7f193023233822113f3e30307f363e27">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-
480-4592, by September 21, 2022.
Dated: September 14, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20203 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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