FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES); TWENTIETH REGULAR MEETING; TENTATIVE U.S. NEGOTIATING POSITIONS FOR AGENDA ITEMS AND SPECIES PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, THE PERMANENT CITES COMMITTEES, AND THE CITES SECRETARIAT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Twentieth Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments, the Permanent CITES Committees, and the CITES Secretariat.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 20 by Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: The United States, as a party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the twentieth regular conference of the parties to CITES (CoP20) in Samarkand, Uzbekist...