02-24233. Advisory Panel to the United States Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission; Notice of a Closed Meeting

The Advisory Panel to the United States Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission will meet on October 7, 2002, at the Hotel Hyundai, 29 Semenovskaya Street, Vladivostok, 690090, Russia. This session will involve discussion of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, to be held on October 6-11, 2002. The discussion will begin at 8 a.m. and is closed to the public.

The members of the Advisory Panel will examine various options for the U.S. position at the Tenth Annual Meeting. These considerations must necessarily involve review of sensitive matters, the disclosure of which would frustrate U.S. participation at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, the determination has been made to close the 8:00 a.m. meeting pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. Section 552b(c)(9).

Requests for further information on the meeting should be directed to Ms. Sally Cochran, International Relations Officer, Office of Marine Conservation (OES/OMC), Room 5806, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-7818. Ms. Cochran can be reached by telephone on [phone] or by FAX [phone].

Dated: September 19, 2002.

Mary Beth West,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Department of State.