97-20286. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Results of Tenth Regular Meeting; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41408-41409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20286]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Results of Tenth 
Regular Meeting; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: With this notice the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 
announces a public meeting to discuss the results of the tenth regular 
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES).

DATE: The public meeting will be held on August 28, 1997, from 10:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 7000 of the 
Department of the Interior, 18th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
Please note that the room is accessible to the handicapped. Persons 
planning to attend the meeting who require interpretation for the 
hearing impaired should notify the Office of Management Authority as 
soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth B. Stansell or Dr. Susan S. 
Lieberman, Office of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service: telephone [phone]; fax: [phone]; E-mail: 
[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora, hereinafter referred to as CITES or the Convention, is 
an international treaty designed to monitor and regulate international 
trade in certain animal and plant species which are or may become 
threatened with extinction, and are listed in Appendices to the treaty. 
Currently 139 countries, including the United States, are CITES 
Parties. CITES calls for biennial meetings of the Conference of the 
Parties which review its implementation, make provisions enabling the 
CITES Secretariat (in Switzerland) to carry out its functions, consider 
amending the list of species in Appendices I and II, consider reports 
presented by the Secretariat, and make recommendations for the improved 
effectiveness of the Convention. The tenth regular meeting of the 
Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP10) was held in Harare, 
Zimbabwe, from June 9 to 20, 1997.
    A series of Federal Register notices and two public meetings 
already held, provided the public with an opportunity to participate in 
the development of U.S. negotiating positions for COP10. A Federal 
Register notice concerning possible U.S. submissions of amendments to 
the CITES Appendices and resolutions for consideration at COP10 (with a 
request for public comments) was published on March 1, 1996 (61 FR 
8019). A Federal Register notice announcing a public meeting to discuss 
an international study of the effectiveness of CITES was published on 
June 14, 1996 (61 FR 30255). A Federal Register notice requesting 
information on the Service's consideration of amendments to the CITES 
Appendices was published on August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44324). A Federal 
Register notice concerning the provisional agenda of COP10 as well as 
proposed resolutions and agenda items being considered was also 
published on August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44332). A public meeting soliciting 
comments on proposed U.S. submissions of species amendments, 
resolutions, and agenda items for consideration at COP10 was held 
October 3, 1996. A Federal Register notice concerning resolutions and 
documents submitted by the United States for consideration at COP10 was 
published on March 27, 1997 (62 FR 14689). A Federal Register notice 
concerning proposals to amend the CITES Appendices submitted by the 
United States for consideration at COP10 was published on April 16, 
1997 (62 FR 18559). A Federal Register notice concerning proposed U.S. 
negotiating positions on proposals to amend the CITES Appendices 
submitted by other Parties for consideration at COP10 was published on 
April 17, 1997

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(62 FR 18731). A Federal Register notice concerning proposed U.S. 
negotiating positions on agenda items and resolutions submitted by 
other Parties for consideration at COP10 was also published on April 
17, 1997 (62 FR 18777). A public meeting allowing for discussion of 
U.S. positions on species amendments and resolutions submitted by other 
CITES Parties, and agenda items leading up to COP10, was held on April 
25, 1997. A Federal Register notice concerning decisions by the Service 
on negotiating positions to be taken by the United States with regard 
to proposals to amend the CITES Appendices submitted by other Parties 
for consideration at COP10 was published on June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31054). 
Finally, a Federal Register notice concerning final U.S. negotiating 
positions on agenda items and resolutions submitted by other Parties 
for consideration at COP10 was published on June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31127).
    The Service participated in COP10, and by this notice announces a 
public meeting to discuss the results of that meeting.
    Author: This notice was prepared by Mark R. Albert, Office of 
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Dated: July 23, 1997.
John G. Rogers,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

[Notice: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES); tenth regular meeting; public meeting to discuss the 
results of the meeting]

[FR Doc. 97-20286 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]
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