Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)
Notices
Pages 71787-71788
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-28436
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS-HQ-EA-2014-N246; FF09F42300-FVWF97920900000-XXX
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public teleconference of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council).
DATES: Teleconference: Friday, December 19, 2014, 10:30 a.m. to 12 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: Brian Bohnsack, Council Coordinator, via U.S. mail at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Mailstop FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; via telephone at (703) 358-2435; via fax at (703) 358-2487; or via email at 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 teleconference.
Background
The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Service, on nationally significant recreational fishing, boating, and aquatic resource conservation issues. The Council represents the interests of the public and private sectors of the sport fishing, boating, and conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry, constituency groups, 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
The Council will hold a teleconference to:
Consider and approve the Council's Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Review Committee's funding recommendations for fiscal year 2015 proposals;
Discuss a proposed pilot project associated with permitting recreational projects;
Schedule an upcoming winter meeting; and
Consider other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
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... Monday, December 15, 2014.
Submit written information or Monday, December 15, 2014.
questions before the
teleconference for the council
to consider during the
teleconference.
Give an oral presentation Monday, December 15, 2014.
during the 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, 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 teleconference will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of 15 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
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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/sfbpc.
Rowan W. Gould,
Acting Director.
FR Doc. 2014-28436 Filed 12-2-14; 8:45 am
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