Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA is soliciting nominations for a resident of Alaska to serve as a United States Commissioner to the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). This action is necessary to ensure that the interests of the United States and all of its stakeholders in the Pacific halibut fishery are adequately represented. The intended effect of this solicitation is to ensure stakeholder participation in the process of filling a vacant Commissioner position.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF956] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification; call for nominations. SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting nominations for a resident of Alaska to serve as a United States Commissioner to the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). This action is necessary to ensure that the interests of the United States and all of its stakeholders in the Pacific halibut fishery are adequately represented. The intended effect of this solicitation is to ensure stakeholder participation in the process of filling a vacant Commissioner position. DATES: Nominations must be received by September 14, 2026. ADDRESSES: Nominations to be a U.S. Commissioner to the IPHC should be made in writing to Doug Duncan, Sustainable Fisheries Division, National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668. Nominations can also be submitted via email to the contact listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Duncan, doug.duncan@noaa.gov , (907) 266-1158. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The IPHC is a bilateral regional fishery management organization established pursuant to the Convention between Canada and the United States for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea (Convention). The Convention was signed at Ottawa, Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and wa…
Citation: 91 FR 54700
