[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8559]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-FHC-2011-N061; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]


Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Teleconference Line 
Available for Public Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a 
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting on April 
27, 2011. The meeting is open to the public. This meeting was announced 
in the Federal Register on April 1, 2011. In-person registration is now 
closed due to full room capacity. A listen-only teleconference line is 
now available. The meeting agenda will include a presentation and 
discussion of the Service's Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines.

DATES: The meeting will take place on April 27, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Eastern Time. If you are a member of the public wishing to listen 
via the teleconference line, you must register online no later than 
April 20, 2011 (see ``Meeting Participation Information'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. 
Fairfax Drive, Room 530, Arlington, VA 22203 (see ``Meeting Location 
Information'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and 
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, (703) 358-2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On March 13, 2007, the Department of the Interior published a 
notice of establishment of the Committee in the Federal Register (72 FR 
11373). The Committee's purpose is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on 
developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife 
and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities. All 
Committee members serve without compensation. In accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), a copy of the 
Committee's charter is filed with the Committee Management Secretariat, 
General Services Administration; Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, U.S. Senate; Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of 
Representatives; and the Library of Congress. The Secretary appointed 
22 individuals to the Committee on October 24, 2007, representing the 
varied interests associated with wind energy development and its 
potential impacts to wildlife species and their habitats. The Committee 
provided its recommendations to the Secretary on March 4, 2010.

Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines

    The Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines were made available for 
public comment on February 18, 2011, with a comment-period ending date 
of May 19, 2011. The draft Guidelines are available for comment at 
http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/docs/Wind_Energy_Guidelines_2_15_2011FINAL.pdf. We will publish the final Guidelines for public use 
after consideration of any comments received. The purpose of the 
Guidelines, once finalized, will be to provide recommendations on 
measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate for effects to fish, 
wildlife, and their habitats. For more information, including how to 
comment on the draft Guidelines, see our Federal Register notice of 
February 18, 2011 (76 FR 9590).

Meeting Location Information

    Please note that the in-person meeting location is full to 
capacity.

Meeting Participation Information

    All Committee meetings are open to the public. The public has an 
opportunity to comment at all Committee meetings.
    We require that all persons planning to listen to the meeting via 
teleconference register at http://www.fws.gov/windenergy no later than 
April 20, 2011. We will give preference to registrants based on date 
and time of registration. The in-person meeting registration is closed 
due to a filled room capacity.

    Dated: April 6, 2011.
Rachel London,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2011-8559 Filed 4-8-11; 8:45 am]
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