[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7247-7250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3241]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List for 
Conservation Projects

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing in the 
Federal Register the priority list of 18 wildlife and sport fish 
conservation projects submitted by the International Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies for funding under the Multistate 
Conservation Grant Program. This notice is required by the Wildlife and 
Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-
408). FY 2004 grants may be made from this priority list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Matthes, Multistate Conservation 
Grants Program Coordinator, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP-4020, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203; phone (703) 358-2066; or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Improvement Act) amended the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the 
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and 
established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Improvement 
Act authorizes grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available 
under each of the Restoration Acts, for a total of up to $6 million 
annually. Grants may be made from a priority list of projects submitted 
by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA), 
which represent the State fish and wildlife agencies. The Director of 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, exercising the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all recommended projects, but 
may not fund projects that are not recommended.
    To be eligible for consideration by the IAFWA, a project must 
benefit fish and/or wildlife conservation in at least 26 States, a 
majority of the States in a region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, or a regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies. 
Grants may be made to a State or group of States, to non-governmental 
organizations, and to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or a State or 
group of States for the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of 
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. IAFWA requires 
proposals to address its National Conservation Needs, which are 
announced annually at the same time as the request for proposals.
    The IAFWA prepares the priority list through a committee comprising 
the heads of State fish and game departments (or their designees) in 
consultation with non-governmental organizations that represent 
conservation organizations, sportsmen organizations, and industries 
that support or promote hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bow 
hunting, or archery. The priority list must be approved by majority 
vote of the heads of State fish and game departments (or their 
designees).
    The priority list of projects submitted by the IAFWA follows:

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                                                      IAFWA's Priority List of Projects for the 2004 Multistate Conservation Grant Program
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                                                                                                                 Funds requested
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  Proposal ID      Title of proposal       Submitted by              FY 2004                 FY 2005                 FY 2006                 FY 2007                 FY 2008            Totals
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                                                                 PR          WB          PR          WB          PR          WB          PR          WB          PR          WB
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04-002*........  Propagated Fish in    American Fisheries    ..........    $118,209  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $118,209
                  Resource Management   Society.
                  symposium &
                  workshpp.
04-003*........  Factors that Drive    American              ..........    $124,554  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $124,554
                  Sportfishing          Sportfishing
                  License Sales.        Association.
04-005*........  Becoming an Outdoors  Becoming an Outdoors-   $178,321  ..........     192,543  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........    $370,.864
                  Woman: Educating      Woman Program;
                  Women in Farmland     University of
                  Stewardship & Fish    Wisconsin-Stevens
                  and Wildlife-Based    Point.
                  Recreation.
04-007*........  Multistate            IAFWA-Executive          $48,490      48,490      50,350      50,350  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $197,680
                  Conservation Grant    Committee.
                  Program
                  Coordination.
04-009*........  Coordination of the   IAFWA-Agricultural      $117,000  ..........     123,300  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $240,000
                  Farm Bill             Conservation Task
                  Conservation          Force.
                  Program
                  Implementation.
04-010*........  Coordination of       IAFWA-Agricultural       $75,000  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........      $75,000
                  Revisions of the      Conservation Task
                  NRCS National         Force.
                  Handbook of
                  Conservation
                  Practices.
04-012.........  Trailblazer           US Sportsmen's           $80,000      80,000      80,000      80,000  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $320,000
                  Adventure Program.    Alliance.
04-013.........  Step Outside........  National Shooting        $78,800      78,800  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $157,600
                                        Sports Foundation.
04-014.........  National Archery in   National Alliance        $77,000  ..........      54,000  ..........      54,000  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $185,000
                  the School Program.   for the Development
                                        of Archery.
04-016*........  The Cost of Not       IAWFA-Animal Use         $67,860  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........      $67,860
                  Hunting and           Issues Committee &
                  Trapping.             Education, Outreach
                                        & Diversity
                                        Committee.
04-027.........  Public Opinion on     SEAFWA, Contractor:     $172,723     172,723  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $345,445
                  and Attitudes         Responsive
                  toward Fish and       Management.
                  Wildlife Management
                  in the 16 SEAFWA
                  States.

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04-041*........  State Wildlife Grant  IAFWA-Teaming With       $74,000      24,800      74,400      24,800  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $198,400
                  Plan Development:     Wildlife Committee.
                  National
                  Coordinated
                  Assistance for all
                  50 States.
04-043*........  The Conservation      IAFWA-Education,         $30,000      30,000  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........      $60,000
                  Communication Team.   Outreach &
                                        Diversity Committee
                                        and the Animal Use
                                        Issues Committee.
04-046*........  Furbearer Management  IAFWA-Furbearer         $187,897  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $187,897
                  and Regulated         Resources Task
                  Trapping              Force and the
                  Professional          Education,
                  Development           Outreach, &
                  Workshops &           Diversity Committee.
                  Communication
                  Planning Sessions
                  for Fish & Wildlife
                  Professionals.
04-048.........  Developing State      Tennessee Wildlife    ..........     $77,500  ..........      77,500  ..........      77,500  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $232,500
                  Aquatic Nuisance      Resources Agency.
                  Species Management
                  Plans & Strategies
                  for the
                  Southeastern United
                  States.
04-055*........  Facilitation &        Future Fisherman      ..........    $128,000  ..........     172,500  ..........     197,000  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........     $497,500
                  Continuation of the   Foundation.
                  Partnership between
                  the Foundation &
                  our State Partners
                  for the Planning &
                  Implementing of the
                  Hooked On Fishing--
                  Not on Drugs
                  Program.
04-035.........  Project Coordinator   USFWS...............    $190,452     190,452     172,190     172,190  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........      725,284
                  for the 2006
                  National Survey-
                  State-level Data.
04-040a........  2006 National Survey- USFWS...............  $1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387   1,357,387     110,454     110,454  $11,080,004
                  Option 6.
  Totals.......  ....................  ....................  $2,735,330   2,430,915   2,103,870   1,934,727   1,411,387   1,631,887   1,357,387   1,357,387     110,454     110,454  $15,183,797
 
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PR=Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.

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WB=Wallop Breaux (Dingell-Johnson) Sport Fish Restoration Act.
*Denotes proposal reviewed by more than one IAFWA committee.


    Dated: February 4, 2004.
Steve Williams,
Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 04-3241 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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