[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56199-56200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28628]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Sport Fishing and Wildlife Service, Interior

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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 participate in a facilitated, interactive discussion of 
issues affecting public participation in recreational fishing and 
boating activities.

DATES: November 19, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N. 
Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, telephone (703) 683-6000.
    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 Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 
Council will convene representatives for recreational fishing and 
boating organizations, industry, federal and state resource agencies, 
and other interested parties to identify issues affecting public 
participation in recreational fishing and boating activities. Meeting 
participants will asked to provide their insights on the reasons why 
people never begin or no longer participate in recreational fishing and 
boating. Participants will identify and rank problems facing resource 
managers, service providers, and industry in maintaining an active 
recreational fishing and boating

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constituency. Input from the meeting participants will be used to 
complete a situation analysis (Phase I) in a three-phase process to 
develop a national outreach/marketing strategy to increase public 
participation in recreational fishing and boating.

    Dated: October 17, 1997.
Jamie Rappaport Clark,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-28628 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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