[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37895-37896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16841]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2017-N118; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-178]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public
Teleconference
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). The Council provides advice about wildlife and
habitat conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources;
encourage partnership among the public, sporting conservation
organizations, states, Native American tribes, and the Federal
Government; and benefit recreational hunting.
DATES: Meeting: Wednesday August 30, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Daylight Time). For deadlines and directions on registering to
participate, submitting written material, and giving an oral
presentation, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2639; or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, we announce that
the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (Council) will
hold a teleconference.
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, sporting conservation
organizations, states, Native American tribes, and the Federal
Government; and
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);
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Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 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;
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 issues including:
1. Implementing Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3347--
Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation;
2. Status of the Recreation Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Plan,
as directed by Executive Order 13443; and
3. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Public Input
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You must contact the Council
Designated Federal Officer
If you wish to: (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) no later than:
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Listen to the Teleconference.............. August 17, 2017.
Submit written information or questions August 17, 2017.
before the teleconference for the Council
to consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the August 17, 2017.
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 public teleconference.
Written statements must be received by the date in Public Input so that
the information may be made available to the Council for consideration
prior to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to the
Council Designated Federal Officer 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 who want to make an oral presentation during
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 Designated Federal Officer, in writing
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be
placed on the public speaker list for this teleconference.
Nonregistered public speakers cannot be accommodated during the
teleconference. 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 subsequent to the
teleconference.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the teleconference will be maintained by the
Council Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). They will be available for public inspection within 90 days
of the teleconference, and will be posted on the Council's Web site at
http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, please be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may 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. Appendix 2.
Joshua Winchell,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16841 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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