[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7961-7963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2928]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List for 
Conservation Projects

AGENCY: 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 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 (Public Law 
106-408). FY 2005 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 FA-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 
must 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 nongovernmental 
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 comprised 
of 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:
Attachments

    Dated: December 6, 2004.
Matt Hogan,
Deputy Director.
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