[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74864-74865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30384]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-EA-2012-N288; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC0-134]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
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).
DATES: Meeting: Tuesday February 5, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday February 6, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 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 in the Room 104A at the USDA
Whitten Building, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC
20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
by U.S. mail at 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington,
VA 22203; by telephone at (703) 358-2639; by fax at (703) 358-2548; or
by email at 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;
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 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:
1. The Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource Conservation
Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
2. Wildlife health and wildlife disease; and
3. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
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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 25, 2013.
Submit written information or January 25, 2013.
questions before the meeting for the
council to consider during the
meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the January 25, 2013.
meeting.
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Attendance
Because entry to Federal buildings is restricted, all visitors are
required to preregister to be admitted. In order to attend this
meeting, you must 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 2 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) and 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. 2012-30384 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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