[Federal Register: February 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2008-N0025]
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service announces a public meeting of
the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 10, 2008, from 1:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, March 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time). Members of the public wishing to participate in the
meeting must notify Douglas Hobbs by close of business on Friday,
February 29, 2008, per instructions under the Supplementary Information
section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of the Interior,
Room 5160, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20240; telephone (703)
358-2336.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, Virginia 22203,
telephone (703) 358-2336, fax (703) 358-2548, or via e-mail at
doug_hobbs@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given
that the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a
meeting on Monday, March 10, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
Tuesday, March 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on
nationally significant recreational fishing, boating, and aquatic
resource conservation issues. The Council represents the interests of
the public and private sectors of the sport fishing, boating, and
conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among
industry, constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council,
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, includes the Director of
the Service and the president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, who both serve in ex officio capacities. Other Council
members are Directors from State agencies
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responsible for managing recreational fish and wildlife resources and
individuals who represent the interests of saltwater and freshwater
recreational fishing, recreational boating, the recreational fishing
and boating industries, recreational fisheries resource conservation,
Native American tribes, aquatic resource outreach and education, and
tourism. Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.govv/sfbpc
.
The Council will convene to consider: (1) The Council's continuing
role in providing input to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the
Service's strategic plan for its Fisheries Program; (2) the Council's
work in addressing the issue of boating and fishing access; (3) the
Council's role as a facilitator of discussions with Federal and State
agencies and other sport fishing and boating interests concerning a
variety of national boating and fisheries management issues; (4) the
Council's work to assess the Clean Vessel Act Grant Program; (5) the
potential Council role in providing information to Service and
Department on the upcoming reauthorization of the Sport Fish
Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; (6) the Council's role in providing
the Secretary with information about the implementation of the
Strategic Plan for the National Outreach and Communications Program,
authorized by the 1998 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act, that is now
being implemented by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, a
private, nonprofit organization; and (7) other Council business. The
final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc
.
Procedures for Public Input: Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral information for the Council to consider
during the public meeting. Questions from the public will not be
considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their
oral statements or those who had wished to speak but could not be
accommodated on the agenda are invited to submit written statements to
the Council.
Individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at the public
Council meeting will be limited to two minutes per speaker, with no
more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator, in writing
(preferably via e-mail), by Friday, February 22, 2008, at the contact
information noted above, to be placed on the public speaker list for
this meeting. Written statements should be received by Friday, February
29, 2008, so that the information may be made available to the Council
for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements
should be supplied to the Council Coordinator in the following formats:
One heard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-
mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word,
MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM--PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of
business Friday, February 29, 2008, in order to attend. Because entry
to Federal buildings is restricted, all visitors are required to pre-
register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-
mail address and phone number to Douglas Hobbs, and he will provide you
with instructions for admittance. Mr. Hobbs' e-mail address is
doug_hobbs@fws.gov and his phone number is (703) 358-2236.
Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS-3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203,
and will be available for public inspection during regular business
hours within 30 days following the meeting. Personal copies may be
purchased for the cost of duplication.
Dated: February 6, 2008
Kenneth Stansell,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 08-764 Filed 2-19-08; 8:45 am]
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