[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31978-31979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12782]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2014-N099; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to consider proposals for U.S. Standard Grants, one of the
types of grants in the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
program, for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). The grants proposals involve wetland
acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management projects. This
meeting is open to the public, and interested persons may present oral
or written statements.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending or presenting information,
contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
by the appropriate deadline (see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION). The subsequent meeting at which the Commission will
consider the Council's recommendations is tentatively scheduled for
September, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will take place at Greenpoint
Environmental Learning Center, 3010 Maple Street, Saginaw, MI 48602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Perry, Council Coordinator, by
phone at 703-358-2432; by email at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MBSP 4075,
Arlington, VA 22203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
About the Council
In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233, 103 Stat. 1968, December
13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-Federal Council meets to
consider wetland acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management
projects for recommendation to, and final funding approval by, the
Commission.
U.S. Standard Grants Program
The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive matching grants
program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects
in the United States that further the goals of NAWCA. These projects
must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of
wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all
wetlands-associated migratory birds. Grant requests may not exceed $1
million, and funding priority is given to grantees or partners new to
the NAWCA Grants Program.
Project proposal due dates, application instructions, and
eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA Web site at http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA.
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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(1) Attend the Council meeting.. June 26, 2014.
(2) Submit written information June 9, 2014.
or questions before the Council
meeting for consideration
during the meeting.
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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 public meeting. If you
wish to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made
available to the Council for their consideration prior to this meeting,
you must contact the Council Coordinator by the date above. 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 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 at
the Council 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 the Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be
placed on the public speaker list for either of these meetings. Non-
registered public speakers will not be considered during the Council
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 within 30 days following the meeting.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the Council and meeting will be maintained by
the Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Council meeting minutes will be available by contacting the
Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. Personal
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.
Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2014-12782 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
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