[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29564-29565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13563]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2018-N090; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-189]
Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
public meeting of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council
(HSSCC), in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
HSSCC's purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal
Government, through the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture, regarding policies and endeavors that benefit wildlife
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resources; encourage partnership among the public; sporting
conservation organizations; and Federal, state, tribal, and territorial
governments; and benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting
sports.
DATES: Meeting: Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
meeting is open to the public. Deadline for Attendance or
Participation: For security purposes, signup or request for
accommodations is required no later than July 3, 2018. For more
information, contact the HSSCC Designated Federal Officer (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For participation during the meeting, see
Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Department of the Interior, South
Penthouse, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Comment Submission: You may submit written comments in advance of
the meeting by emailing them to the HSSCC Designated Federal Officer
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
Officer, HSSCC, by telephone at (703) 358-2336, or by email at
doug_hobbs@fws.gov. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to
providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct
all requests for sign language interpretation service, closed
captioning, or other accommodations to Douglas Hobbs by close of
business on Friday, July 3, 2018. If you are hearing impaired or speech
impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the Federal Relay Service at 800-
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), announce a public meeting of the Hunting and Shooting Sports
Conservation Council (HSSCC). The HSSCC was established to further the
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd), other Acts applicable to specific bureaus, and Executive Order
13443 (August 17, 2007), ``Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and
Wildlife Conservation.'' The council's membership is composed of 18
discretionary members. The HSSCC's purpose is to provide
recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding policies and
endeavors that (a) benefit wildlife resources; (b) encourage
partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations;
Federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments; and (c) benefit
recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports.
Meeting Agenda
Overview and update on the implementation of outdoor
recreation Secretarial Orders.
Update from Department of the Interior and Department of
Agriculture and bureaus from both agencies regarding efforts to create
or expand hunting and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal
lands.
Overview of Federal programs that benefit species and
habitat conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities, particularly
hunting and the shooting sports.
Public comment period.
The final agenda and other related meeting information will be
posted on the HSSCC website at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc. The Designated
Federal Officer will maintain detailed minutes of the meeting, which
will be posted for public inspection within 90 days after the meeting
at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc.
Public Input
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You must contact the Council
Designated Federal Officer (see
If you wish to: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) no later than:
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Attend the meeting..................... July 3, 2018.
Submit written information before the July 3, 2018.
meeting for the Council to consider
during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the July 3, 2018.
public comment period.
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Submitting Written Information
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information
for the Council to consider during the public meeting. Written
statements must be received by the date in Public Input, 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 Designated Federal Officer in the following
formats: One hard copy with original signature, and/or one electronic
copy via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word,
MS PowerPoint, or rich text file).
Giving an Oral Presentation
Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be
limited. Interested parties must contact the Council Designated Federal
Officer, in writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT), to be placed on the public speaker list for this 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 Designated Federal
Officer up to 30 days following the meeting. Requests to address the
Council during the public comment period will be accommodated in the
order the requests are received.
Availability of Public Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix
2).
Dated: May 7, 2018.
Greg Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-13563 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
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