[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15386-15387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6251]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2012-N055; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public
teleconference of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation
Council (Council).
DATES: Teleconference: Tuesday April 3, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(Eastern daylight time). For deadlines and directions on registering to
listen to the teleconference, submitting written material, and giving
an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358-2639; fax (703) 358-2548; 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
teleconference.
Background
Formed in February 2010, the Council provides advice about wildlife
and habitat conservation endeavors that:
1. Benefit recreational hunting;
2. Benefit wildlife resources; and
3. Encourage partnership among the public, the sporting
conservation community, the shooting and hunting sports industry,
wildlife conservation organizations, the States, Native American
tribes, and the Federal Government.
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 Sport
Wildlife Trust Fund;
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 Government; 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 recommendation to improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
8. When requested by the agencies' designated ex officio members or
the Designated Federal Officer in consultation with the Council
Chairman, 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 hold a teleconference to consider:
1. Clean Water Act implementation: impacts to habitat and wildlife
management
2. Pending legislation affecting public hunting access and
opportunities
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
If you wish to Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
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Listen to the teleconference........ March 26, 2012.
Submit written information or March 26, 2012.
questions before the teleconference
for the council to consider during
the teleconference.
Give an oral presentation during the March 26, 2012.
teleconference.
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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 teleconference.
Written statements must be received by the date listed in ``Public
Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, so that the information may be
made available to the Council for their consideration prior to this
teleconference. Written statements must be supplied to the Council
Coordinator in one 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 teleconference 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 teleconference. To ensure an opportunity to speak
during the public comment period of the teleconference, members of the
public must register with the Council Coordinator. 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 teleconference.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the teleconference 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.
Rowan W. Gould,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-6251 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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