[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1976-1977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-735]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
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 series of meetings designed to
enhance recreational fishing and boating in the United States and
thereby instill a greater public appreciation of aquatic
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resources. These meetings, sponsored by the Sport Fishing and Boating
Partnership Council (Council), are open to the public and interested
persons may participate in facilitated, interactive discussions of
issues affecting public participation in recreational fishing and
boating activities.
Dates and Locations
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Location/hotel
Dates/times address Cost Telephone Reservation deadline
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Jan. 20, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Holiday Inn--Select $106/night.......... 602/273-7778 Jan. 5, 1998.
Airport, 4300 East
Washington St.,
Phoenix, AZ 85034.
Jan. 22, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Doubletree Hotel-- 98/night............ 206/246-8600 Jan. 10, 1998.
Seattle Airport, 800/222-8733
18740 Pacific Hwy
South, Seattle, WA
98188.
Feb.10, 1998, 8 am-5 pm..... Holiday Inn--Airport 96/night............ 404/762-8411 Jan. 13, 1998.
North, 1380
Virginia Ave.,
Atlanta, GA 30344.
Feb. 24, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Park Plaza Hotel at 104/night........... 617/426-2000 Feb. 6, 1998.
Back Bay, 64 800/225-2008
Arlington Street,
Boston, MA 02116-
3912.
Feb. 26, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Sheraton Hotel--Elk 107/night........... 847/290-1600 Feb. 5, 1998.
Grove, 121 N. West
Point Blvd., Elk
Grove Village, IL
60007 (near
Chicago).
Apr. 1, 1998, 8 am-5 pm..... Renaissance Hotel-- 75/night............ 314/429-1100 Mar. 10, 1998.
Airport, 9801 85/night
Natural Bridge
Road, St. Louis, MO
63134.
Apr. 21, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Harvey DFW Hotel, 94/night............ 972/929-4500 Mar. 30, 1998.
4545 W. John
Carpenter Freeway,
Irving, TX 75063
(Near Dallas).
Apr. 23, 1998, 8 am-5 pm.... Clarion Hotel, 401 113/night........... 650/692-6363 Apr. 8, 1998.
East Millbrae Ave.,
Millbrae, CA 94030
(Near SF).
May 5, 1998, 8 am-5 pm...... Orlando Airport 77/night............ 407/851-9000 Apr. 11, 1998.
Marriott, 7499
Agusta National
Drive, Orlando, FL
32822.
May 7, 1998, 8 am-5 pm...... Radisson Pen-- 68/night............ 717/763-7117 Apr. 15, 1998.
Harrison Hotel, 800/333-3333
1150 Camp Hill
Bypass, Camp Hill,
PA 17011
(Harrisburg).
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Summary minutes of the conferences 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 each meeting. Personal
copies may be downloaded from web site http://www.fws.gov/__r9sfbpc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Alcorn, Council Coordinator, at 703/836-1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Outreach Committee of the Council will
gather input from recreational fishing and boating constituents to
develop a national outreach strategy for increasing public
participation in these activities. Meeting participants will identify
and rank challenges or barriers to increasing participation. Meeting
participants will, as they progress through the series of meetings, be
asked to identify solutions or set objectives for meeting the
challenges identified and ranked at earlier meetings. The meetings will
be professionally facilitated and each participant will have an
opportunity to provide input anonymously through use of a computer
network provided at the meetings. Results, findings, or recommendations
of all meetings will be posted at web site http://www.fws.gov/
__r9sfbpc/ within 30 days of the conclusion of each meeting. The
Council's Outreach Committee is co-chaired by Mr. Tom Bedell, President
of Outdoor Technologies Group, and Mr. Earl Bentz, President of Triton
Boats. Other Committee members include Mr. Michael Sciulla, Vice
President of BOAT/U.S. and Ms. Arva Jackson, a retired employee of
NOAA.
Dated: January 7, 1998.
Jamie Rappaport Clark,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-735 Filed 1-12-98; 8:45 am]
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