98-30972. U.S. Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (Committee Renewal)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64308-64309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30972]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice # 2929]


U.S. Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section of the North Pacific 
Anadromous Fish Commission (Committee Renewal)

    The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the U.S. 
Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish 
Commission (NPAFC) for another two years, effective September 3, 1998.
    The NPAFC is a venue for consultation and coordination of 
cooperative high seas fishery enforcement among Convention parties.
    The NPAFC was established by the Convention for the Conservation of 
Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, signed on February 12 by 
Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the United States, and 
entered into force on February 16, 1993. The U.S. Advisory Panel will 
continue to work with the U.S. Section to promote the conservation of 
anadromous fish stocks, particularly salmon, throughout their migratory 
range in the North Pacific Ocean, as well as ecologically related 
species.
    The U.S. Section of the Commission is composed of three 
Commissioners who are appointed by the President. Each Commissioner is 
appointed for a term not to exceed four years, but is eligible for 
reappointment. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, may designate alternate commissioners. The 
Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section is composed of 14 members appointed 
by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, and 
serve for a term not to exceed 4 years, and may not serve more than two 
consecutive terms.
    The Advisory Panel will continue to follow the procedures 
prescribed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Meetings will 
continue to be open to the public unless a determination is made in 
accordance with Section 10 of the FACA, 5 U.S.C.

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Secs. 552b(c) (1) and (4), that a meeting or a portion of the meeting 
should be closed to the public. Notice of each meeting will continue to 
be provided for publication in the Federal Register as far in advance 
as possible prior to the meeting.
    For further information on the renewal of the Advisory Panel, 
please contact Bernard Link, International Relations Officer in the 
Office of Marine Conservation in the Department of State, (202) 647-
2335.

    Dated: October 7, 1998.
Bernard E. Link,
International Relations Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30972 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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