[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80793-80794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32598]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2016-N215; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-167]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public
Meeting
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 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
(Council). The Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat
conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; encourage
partnership among the public, the sporting conservation organizations,
the States, Native American tribes, and the Federal Government; and
benefit recreational hunting.
DATES: Meeting: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time). 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 National Wild Turkey
Federation Visitor Center, 770 Augusta Road, Edgefield, South Carolina,
29824.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife
Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
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Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone: (703) 358-2639; or email:
joshua_winchell@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will hold a meeting.
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 Conservation 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 Council will convene to consider issues including:
1. Wildlife habitat and health;
2. Funding for public lands and wildlife management;
3. Endangered Species Act; and
4. 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
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
If you wish to INFORMATION CONTACT) no
later than
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Attend the meeting........................ January 13, 2016.
Submit written information or questions January 13, 2016.
before the meeting for the council to
consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the January 13, 2016.
meeting.
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Attendance
To attend this meeting, register by close of business on the dates
listed in ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Please
submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to
the Council Coordinator (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 above, 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
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 meeting will be limited to two 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 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, may submit written statements to the
Council Coordinator up to 30 days subsequent to the meeting.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They 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,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-32598 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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