[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17718-17719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07133]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2016-N050; FF09F42300-FVWF97920900000-XXX]
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
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 Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
(Council). A Federal advisory committee, the Council was created in
part to foster partnerships to enhance public awareness of the
importance of aquatic resources and the social and economic benefits of
recreational fishing and boating in the United States. This meeting is
open to the public, and interested persons may make oral statements to
the Council or may file written statements for consideration.
DATES: The meeting will take place Tuesday, May 3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. For deadlines and directions on registering to attend the
meeting, submitting written material, and/or giving an oral
presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East
Quay Road, Key West, Florida 33040.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bohnsack, Sport Fishing and
Boating Partnership Council Coordinator, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Mailstop
FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone (703) 358-2435; fax (703) 358-
2487; or email brian_bohnsack@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a meeting.
Background
The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Director of the Service, on aquatic
conservation endeavors that benefit recreational fishery resources and
recreational boating and that encourage partnerships among industry,
the public, and government. The 18-member Council, appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior, includes the Service Director and the
president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, who both
serve in ex officio capacities. Other Council members are directors
from State agencies responsible for managing recreational fish and
wildlife resources and individuals who represent the interests of
saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing, recreational boating,
the recreational fishing and boating industries, recreational fisheries
resource conservation, Native American tribes, aquatic resource
outreach and education, and tourism. Background information on the
Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
Meeting Agenda
During the meeting, the Council will consider issues affecting
recreational fishing and boating programs on Federal lands. An
abbreviated list of planned agenda items includes:
An update and discussion on the Council's assessment of
the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation's implementation of the
National Outreach and Communication Program (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number 15.653);
An update and discussion regarding the Council's proposed
pilot project to improve the efficiency of Federal agencies' permitting
review processes associated with boating infrastructure projects (e.g.,
boat dock replacement and maintenance, boat ramp construction and
maintenance);
An update of the fishing and boating programs administered
by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
Status of the Council's nomination process and charter
update; and
Other miscellaneous Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
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Public Input
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Then you must contact the
Council Coordinator (see FOR
If you wish to FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
no later than
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Attend the meeting........................ Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
Submit written information or questions Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
before the meeting for the Council to
consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
meeting.
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Attendance
The Council meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East
Quay Road, Key West, Florida. Signs will be posted to direct attendees
to the specific conference room.
Submitting Written Information or Questions
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or
questions for the Council to consider during the meeting. Written
statements must be received by the date listed above in ``Public
Input.'' Written statements must be supplied to the Council Coordinator
either by sending one hard copy with original signature via the mail 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
Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation
during 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. To ensure an opportunity to speak during
the public comment period of the meeting, members of the public must
register with the Council Coordinator. Registered speakers who want to
expand on their oral statements, or those who wanted to speak but could
not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements to the
Council Coordinator up to 30 days after the meeting.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the meeting 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. They will be
posted on the Council's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-07133 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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