73 FR 14 pgs. 3702-3703 - International Whaling Commission; Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the International Whaling Commission; Nominations
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 14Pages: 3702 - 3703
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-1036 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF08
International Whaling Commission; Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the International Whaling Commission; Nominations
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; request for nominations.
SUMMARY:
This notice calls for nominees for one non-federal position to the U.S. Delegation to the Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that will be held in March, 2008, in London, England. The non-federal representative selected as a result of this nomination process is responsible for providing input and recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions of non-governmental organizations.
DATES:
All written nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual meeting must be received by February 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES:
All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual meeting must be addressed to Bill Hogarth, U.S. Commissioner to the IWC, and sent via post to: Cheri McCarty, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 Room 12603, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090, ext. 183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Secretary of Commerce is charged with the responsibility of discharging the domestic obligations of the United States under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. IWC Commissioner (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 Commissioner is staffed by the Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Marine Mammal Commission, and by other agencies. The non-federal representative selected as a result of this nomination process is responsible for providing input and recommendations to the Commissioner regarding the positions of non-governmental organizations.-
The Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the IWC will be held March 6-8, 2008, at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel in London, England.
Dated: January 15, 2008.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1036 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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