[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47606-47607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19871]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2011-N149; 97600-9792-0000-5D]
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public
meeting of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, September 1, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Pacific time). Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting
must notify Douglas Hobbs by August 22, 2011. For deadlines and
directions on registering to attend, submitting written material, and
giving an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf
Hotel, 2500 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; (415) 362-5500
(phone).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358-2336; fax (703) 358-2548; or Doug_Hobbs@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a meeting (see
DATES).
Background
The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Director of the 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 responsible for
managing recreational
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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.gov/sfbpc.
Upcoming Meeting
The Council will convene to consider:
1. Progress in implementing the Council's assessment of the Fish
and Wildlife Service Fisheries Program;
2. Progress in implementing the Council's assessment of the
activities of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation;
3. Issues related to implementation of the America's Great Outdoors
Initiative;
4. Issues related to Marine Protected Areas and implementation of
the National Ocean Policy;
5. Updates on activities of the Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program and Fisheries Program; and
6. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
Public Input
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You must contact Douglas
Hobbs (see FOR FURTHER
If you wish to INFORMATION CONTACT) no later
than
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Attend the meeting....................... August 22, 2011.
Submit written information or questions August 22, 2011.
before the meeting for the council to
consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the August 17, 2011.
meeting.
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Attendance
In order to attend this meeting, you must register by close of
business on the date above. Because entry to Federal buildings is
restricted, all visitors are required to preregister to be admitted.
Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address, and phone
number to Douglas Hobbs (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Written Information or Questions
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or
questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting.
Written statements must be received by the date under DATES, so that
the information may be made available to the Council for their
consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be
supplied to the Council Coordinator in both of the following formats:
One hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-
mail (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS
Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file).
Giving an Oral Presentation
Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation at
the meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more than
a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should
contact Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably via
e-mail; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the
public speaker list for this meeting. Nonregistered public speakers
will not be considered during the meeting. Registered 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 after the meeting.
Meeting Minutes
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: July 28, 2011.
James J. Slack,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-19871 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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