[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78778-78779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25332]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-OC-2023-N090; FXGO16600926000-245-FF09X60000]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) gives notice of a
meeting of the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council (HWCC), in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
DATES: Meeting: The HWCC will meet on Monday, December 4, 2023, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. (eastern time).
Registration: Registration to attend or participate in the meeting
is required. The registration deadline is Monday, November 27, 2023. To
register, please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Public Comment: If you wish to provide oral public comment or
provide a written comment for the HWCC to consider, contact the DFO
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than Monday, November
27, 2023.
Accessibility: The deadline for accessibility accommodation
requests is Monday, November 27, 2023. For more information, please see
Accessibility Information below.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Virtual participation
will also be available via teleconference and broadcast over the
internet. To register and receive the web address and telephone number
for virtual participation, contact the DFO (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 703-
358-2336. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hunting and Wildlife Conservation
Council (HWCC) was established to further the provisions of the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.), the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701-1785), the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee),
other statutes applicable to specific Department of the Interior
bureaus, and Executive Order 13443 (August 16, 2007), ``Facilitation of
Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation.'' The HWCC'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; and Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial governments;
and (c) benefit fair-chase recreational hunting and safe recreational
shooting sports.
Meeting Agenda
The meeting will include discussion of and potential
recommendations related to the future use or non-use of lead ammunition
on National Wildlife Refuge System lands; briefings from Federal agency
staff; reports by Council subcommittees; and other business. The HWCC
will also hear public comment if
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members of the public request to comment. The final agenda and other
related meeting information will be posted on the HWCC website, https://www.fws.gov/program/hwcc.
Public Input
Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be
limited. Interested parties should contact the DFO, in writing (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for placement on the public speaker list
for this meeting. Requests to address the HWCC during the meeting will
be accommodated in the order the requests are received. 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 DFO up to 30 days following the
meeting.
Accessibility Information
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. Please contact the DFO (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) no later than Monday, November 27, 2023, to give the Service
sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation
requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information, 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: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
Matthew Huggler,
Acting Assistant Director--Office of Communications.
[FR Doc. 2023-25332 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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