[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12715]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As provided in Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the Service announces a meeting designed to foster 
partnerships to enhance recreational fishing and boating in the United 
States. This meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council (Council), is open to the public and interested 
persons may make oral statements to the Council or may file written 
statements for consideration.

DATES: June 2, 1997, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Salon S, Washington, DC 20004-1796, telephone 
(202) 393-2000.
    Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the 
Coordinator for the Council at 1033 North Fairfax Street, Suite 200, 
Arlington, VA 22314, and will be available for public inspection during 
regular business hours within 30 days following the meeting. Personal 
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Alcorn, Council Coordinator, at 703/836-1392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Partnership Council will hear a briefing 
by representatives from the American League of Anglers and Boaters 
(ALAB) on ALAB's consensus position on the proposed language for 
reauthorizing the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration (Wallop-Breaux) 
Program, to be considered by the Congress later this year. The 
Partnership Council will also hear briefings on two initiatives 
recommended by recreational fisheries stakeholders: (1) To address fish 
habitat through an amendment to the Clean Water Act, and (2) to 
catalyze state-led outreach efforts for recruiting and maintaining a 
strong constituency of anglers. The Partnership Council's Technical 
Working Group for boating issues will give a status report on the 
Recreational Lakes Initiative and the status of the Boating Initiative 
assigned to the Working Group in October 1996. The Partnership 
Council's Technical Working Group for recreational fisheries issues 
will present annual findings from its evaluation of Federal agency 
activities for providing and enhancing recreational fishery resources, 
pursuant to the President's 1995 Executive Order (Number 12962) for 
Recreational Fisheries. the topic of discussion will be the Technical 
Working Group's objective assessment of how well Federal agencies have 
implemented their respective strategic plans to accomplish goals 
established one year ago in the nationally-comprehensive Recreational 
Fishery Resources Conservation Plan. Based on the Technical Working 
Group's findings, the Partnership Council will make recommendation for 
consideration by the National Recreational Fisheries Coordination 
Council, also established by the President in Executive Order 12962. 
The Partnership Council will also consider comments from the public 
before closing.

    Dated: April 30, 1997.
Jay L. Gerst,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 97-12715 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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