Notice2024-17448
Nominations for Advisory Committee and Species Working Group Technical Advisor Appointments to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
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Published
August 7, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NMFS is soliciting nominations (which may include self- nominations) to the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting nominations for Technical Advisors to the Advisory Committee's species working groups.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64432-64433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17448]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE161]
Nominations for Advisory Committee and Species Working Group
Technical Advisor Appointments to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting nominations (which may include self-
nominations) to the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
as established by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is
also soliciting nominations for Technical Advisors to the Advisory
Committee's species working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received by September 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae, should be sent via email to Bryan Keller at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d5c5ced6d999dcd2dbdbd2c5f7d9d8d6d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="583a2a21393676333d34343d2a1836373939763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the subject line whether the
nomination is for a position as an Advisory Committee member or as a
Technical Advisor to one of the Committee's species working groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eecfcf7efe0a0e5ebe2e2ebfccee0e1efefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d6c6cdd5da9adfd1d8d8d1c6f4dadbd5d59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 301-
427-7725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Convention and the Commission
ICCAT was established to provide an effective program of
international cooperation in research and conservation in recognition
of the unique problems related to the highly migratory nature of tunas
and tuna-like species. The International Convention for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Convention), which established ICCAT,
entered into force in 1969. ICCAT usually holds an Annual Meeting in
November of each year, and convenes meetings of its working groups and
other subsidiary bodies between annual meetings as needed. Under ATCA
(see 16 U.S.C. 971a), the United States is represented at ICCAT by not
more than three U.S. Commissioners. Additional information about ICCAT
is available at <a href="http://www.iccat.int">www.iccat.int</a>.
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT and its Species Working
Groups
ATCA (see 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) establishes an advisory committee
comprising: (1) Not less than 5 nor more than 20 individuals appointed
by the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who shall select such individuals
from the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the
ICCAT Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their designees) of the New
England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Councils. Each member of the Advisory Committee
shall serve for a term of 2 years and be eligible for reappointment.
The Committee meets at least twice a year during which members receive
information and provide advice on ICCAT-related matters. All members of
the Advisory Committee are appointed in their individual professional
capacity and undergo a background screening. Any individual appointed
to the Committee who is unable to attend all or part of an Advisory
Committee meeting may not appoint another person to attend such
meetings as his or her proxy. Nominees should be able to fulfill the
time and travel commitments required to participate in the Committee's
annual spring and fall meetings, in addition to ad hoc meetings as
necessary throughout the year. The annual spring and fall meetings are
normally 2 days long and are usually held in Silver Spring, Maryland,
or Miami, Florida.
Members of the Advisory Committee receive no compensation for their
services. The Secretary of Commerce
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and the Secretary of State may pay the necessary travel expenses of
members of the Advisory Committee. The terms of all currently appointed
Advisory Committee members expire on December 31, 2024. NMFS is
soliciting nominees to serve as members of the Advisory Committee for a
term of 2 years that will begin January 1, 2025, and expire December
31, 2026.
ATCA specifies that the U.S. Commissioners may establish species
working groups for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations
to the U.S. Commissioners and to the Advisory Committee on matters
relating to the conservation and management of any highly migratory
species covered by the ICCAT Convention (see 16 U.S.C. 971b-1). Any
species working group shall consist of no more than seven members of
the Advisory Committee and no more than four scientific or technical
personnel, as considered necessary by the Commissioners. Currently,
there are four species working groups advising the Committee and the
U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna and Albacore Working Group, a
Swordfish/Sharks Working Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a Bigeye,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working Group. Scientific or technical
personnel (known as Technical Advisors) appointed to species working
groups serve at the pleasure of the Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter these appointments at any time. As
with Committee Members, Technical Advisors may not be represented by a
proxy during meetings of the Advisory Committee. Nominees should be
able to fulfill the time and travel commitments required to participate
in the annual spring meeting of the Advisory Committee, when the
species working groups are convened, in addition to ad hoc meetings
throughout the year, as appropriate.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to either the Advisory Committee or a species working
group should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum
vitae that describes the individual's knowledge and experience in a
field related to the highly migratory species covered by the ICCAT
Convention. Self-nominations are acceptable. Letters of recommendation
are useful but not required. When making a nomination, please specify
which appointment (Advisory Committee member or Technical Advisor to a
species working group) is being sought. Nominees are also encouraged to
indicate which of the four species working groups is preferred,
although placement on the requested group is not guaranteed.
NMFS encourages nominations for women and for individuals from
underserved communities that meet the knowledge, experience, and other
requirements of the positions described in this notice. See Executive
Order (E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government) section 2 (defining
``underserved communities'' as populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of
economic, social, and civic life, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous
and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and
other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with
disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise
adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.). E.O. 13985 is
available at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government</a>.
Dated: August 2, 2024.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-17448 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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