[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00849]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2015-N011; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet via telephone to select North American Wetlands Conservation
Act (NAWCA) U.S. small grant proposals for recommendation to the
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). This
teleconference is open to the public, and interested persons may
present oral or written statements.
DATES: The teleconference is scheduled for February 25, 2015, at 2 p.m.
If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting,
contact the acting Council Coordinator no later than February 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Because this is a conference call, there is no meeting
venue. Participants should call the toll-free number 866-692-4541; when
prompted, enter participant passcode 51659890.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Kreger, Acting Council
Coordinator, by phone at 703-358-1784; by email at dbhc@fws.gov; or by
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: MB,
Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
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.
About NAWCA
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 provides
matching grants to organizations and individuals who have developed
partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United
States, Canada, and Mexico. 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. 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 Acting
Council Coordinator (see FOR
If you wish to: FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
no later than
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(1) Listen to Council Meeting............. February 25, 2015.
(2) Submit written information or February 20, 2015.
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 acting Council Coordinator by the date above.
Written statements must be supplied to the acting 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 meetings will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of 10 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should
contact the acting Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be
placed on the public speaker list. Nonregistered 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 meeting will be maintained by the
acting Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Meeting notes will be available by contacting the acting
Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. Personal
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.
Michael Johnson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2015-00849 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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