[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 214 (Monday, November 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-27477]


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[Federal Register: November 7, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

 

The Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory 
Committee: Establishment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the Northeast Region of the Fish and Wildlife 
Service is announcing the establishment of the Silvio Conte National 
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory Committee. The purpose of the 
Committee is to assist the Secretary on community outreach and 
education programs that further the purposes of the Refuge.

DATES: The Charter was filed on March 1, 1993, under The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information regarding the 
Committee may be obtained from Mr. Lawrence Bandolin, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 38 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376, telephone 413/863-0209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with 
section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Following 
consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby 
given that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the Silvio 
Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory Committee.
    The Committee will consist of no more than 15 voting members 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to assure a balanced, cross-
sectional representation of public and private sector organizations. 
The Committee shall consist of representatives from the following 
organizations:
    (1) four members, including one from each of the affected States, 
to be recommended by the Governor of each State as representing the 
cities or towns bordering the Connecticut River and its tributaries;
    (2) four members, including one from each of the affected States, 
to be recommended by the Governor of each State as representing State 
agencies with responsibility for conservation or water quality 
programs;
    (3) four members, including one from each of the affected States, 
to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of that 
affected State, who shall represent nonprofit conservation 
organizations or citizen groups with direct interest in the purposes of 
the refuge;
    (4) one member of the Long Island Sound Management Conference; and
    (5) two members to be designated by the Secretary, including one 
who represents the energy and commerce interests associated with the 
Connecticut River.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the establishment of the Silvio 
Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Advisory Committee is necessary 
and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed on the Department of the Interior by those statutory 
authorities as defined in Federal laws including, but not restricted to 
the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act, The Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, the 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the Emergency Wetlands Resource Act, 
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act, the Refuge Recreation Act, the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act and in furtherance of the Secretary of 
the Interior's statutory responsibilities for administration of the 
Fish and Wildlife Service mission to conserve, protect, and enhance 
fish, wildlife, and habitats for the continuing benefit of the American 
people (Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956). The Committee will assist the 
Secretary and the Department of the Interior by providing advice on 
community outreach and education projects that further the purposes of 
the refuge.

    Dated: October 31, 1994.
Cathy Short,
Acting Regional Director, Region 5, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-27477 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]
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