Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Tenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Proposed Resolutions and Agenda Items Being Considered; Public Meeting

The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions and/or agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The tenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP10) will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe, June 9-20, 1997. With this notice the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service): (1) Publishes the provisional agenda for COP10; (2) lists potential proposed resolutions and/or agenda items that the United States is considering submitting for discussion at COP10; (3) invites comments and information from the public on these potential proposals; (4) announces a public meeting to discuss species proposals and proposed resolutions and agenda items that it is considering submitting for discussion at COP10; and (5) provides information on how non- governmental organizations based in the United States can attend COP10 as observers. A separate, concurrent Federal Register notice invites comments and information from the public on possible candidate species for U.S. proposals to amend the CITES Appendices at COP10.