2014 Federal Register, 79 FR 12216-12217; Centralized Library: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12216-12217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04656]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-EA-2014-N026; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-145]


Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public
teleconference of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation
Council (Council).

DATES: Teleconference: Friday March 14, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
(Mountain Daylight Time). For deadlines and directions on registering
to listen to the teleconference, submitting written material, and
giving an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358-2639; fax (703) 358-2548; or email joshua_winchell@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the

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Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will hold a
teleconference.

Background

    Formed in February 2010, the Council provides advice about wildlife
and habitat conservation endeavors that:
    1. Benefit wildlife resources;
    2. Encourage partnership among the public, the sporting
conservation organizations, the states, Native American tribes, and the
Federal Government; and
    3. Benefit recreational hunting.
    The Council advises the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture, reporting through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), in consultation with the Director, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM); Director, National Park Service (NPS); Chief, Forest
Service (USFS); Chief, Natural Resources Service (NRCS); and
Administrator, Farm Services Agency (FSA). The Council's duties are
strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing
recommendations for:
    1. Implementing the Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource
Conservation Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
    2. Increasing public awareness of and support for the Wildlife
Restoration Program;
    3. Fostering wildlife and habitat conservation and ethics in
hunting and shooting sports recreation;
    4. Stimulating sportsmen and women's participation in conservation
and management of wildlife and habitat resources through outreach and
education;
    5. Fostering communication and coordination among State, tribal,
and Federal governments; industry; hunting and shooting sportsmen and
women; wildlife and habitat conservation and management organizations;
and the public;
    6. Providing appropriate access to Federal lands for recreational
shooting and hunting;
    7. Providing recommendations to improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
    8. When requested by the Designated Federal Officer in consultation
with the Council Chairperson, performing a variety of assessments or
reviews of policies, programs, and efforts through the Council's
designated subcommittees or workgroups.
    Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

Meeting Agenda

    The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will discuss
Chronic Wasting Disease national standards, sequestration impacts on
the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Trust Funds, illegal wildlife
trafficking, and other Council business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

                              Public Input
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                                        You must contact the Council
          If you wish to                Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
                                     INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
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Listen to the teleconference......  Thursday March 6, 2014.
Submit written information or       Thursday March 6, 2014.
 questions before the
 teleconference for the council to
 consider during the
 teleconference.
Give an oral presentation during    Thursday March 6, 2014.
 the teleconference.
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Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or
questions for the Council to consider during the teleconference.
Written statements must be received by the date listed in ``Public
Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, so that the information may be
made available to the Council for their consideration prior to this
teleconference. Written statements must be supplied to the Council
Coordinator in one of the following formats: One hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file
formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text
file).

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation
during the teleconference will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker,
with no more than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact the Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably
via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the
public speaker list for this teleconference. To ensure an opportunity
to speak during the public comment period of the teleconference,
members of the public must register with the Council Coordinator.
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, may submit written statements to the Council Coordinator up to
30 days subsequent to the teleconference.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the teleconference will be maintained by the
Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and will be
available for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting and will
be posted on the Council's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

Stephen Guertin,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-04656 Filed 3-3-14; 8:45 am]
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