[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25886-25887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019; FXIA16710900000-134-FF09A30000]


Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking; Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 
public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking 
(Council). The Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to 
the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the 
meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time, 
we are inviting submissions of questions and information for 
consideration during the meeting.

DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014, from 
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Registering to Attend the On-Site Meeting: In order to attend the 
meeting on site, you must register by close of business on June 2, 
2014. (You do not need to register in order to participate via phone.) 
Please submit your name, email address, and phone number to Mr. Cade 
London to complete the registration process (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). Because there is limited seating available, 
registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Members of the public requesting reasonable accommodations, such as 
hearing interpreters, must contact Mr. London, in writing (preferably 
by email), no later than May 24, 2014.
    Submitting Questions or Information: If you wish to provide us with 
questions and information to be considered during the meeting, your 
material must be received or postmarked on or before June 2, 2014. 
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(see ADDRESSES section) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
June 2, 2014.
    Making An Oral Presentation at the Meeting: If you wish to make an 
oral presentation at the meeting (in person or by phone), contact Mr. 
London no later than June 2, 2014 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT). For more information, see Making An Oral Presentation under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting will be held in the U.S. 
General Services Administration Building at 1800 F Street NW., Room 
1153; Washington, DC 20405.
    Meeting Call-In Numbers: Members of the public unable to attend the 
meeting in person may call in at 888-790-3559 (toll free) or 1-210-234-
0087 (toll). Please provide the passcode ``TRAFFIC'' to the operator.
    Submitting Questions or Information: You may submit questions or 
information for consideration during the meeting by one of the 
following methods:
    1. Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019. Then 
click on the ``Search'' button. You may submit questions or information 
by clicking on ``Comment Now!''
    2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public 
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019; Division of Policy and 
Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax 
Drive, MS 2042-PDM; Arlington, VA 22203.
    We will not accept email or faxes. We request that you send 
comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments 
on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post 
any personal information you provide us (see the Submitting Public 
Comments section below for more information).
    Reviewing Comments Received by the Service: See Reviewing Public 
Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cade London, Special Assistant, 
International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email at 
[email protected] (preferable method of contact); by U.S. mail at 
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203; by telephone 
at (703) 358-2584; or by fax at (703) 358-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), we announce that the 
Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council) will hold a meeting 
to discuss the implementation of the National Strategy for Combating 
Wildlife Trafficking, and other Council business as appropriate. The 
Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to the 
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.
    You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via 
telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and 
information for consideration during the meeting.

Background

    Pursuant to Executive Order 13648, the Advisory Council on Wildlife 
Trafficking was formed on August 30, 2013, to advise the Presidential 
Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, through the Secretary of the 
Interior, on national strategies to combat wildlife trafficking, 
including but not limited to:
    1. Effective support for anti-poaching activities;
    2. Coordinating regional law enforcement efforts;
    3. Developing and supporting effective legal enforcement 
mechanisms; and
    4. Developing strategies to reduce illicit trade and consumer 
demand for illegally traded wildlife, including protected species.
    The eight-member Council, appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior, includes former senior leadership within the U.S.

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Government, as well as chief executive officers and board members from 
conservation organizations and the private sector. For more information 
on the Council and its members, visit http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/.

Meeting Agenda

    The Council will consider:
    1. Recommendations for the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife 
Trafficking, including but not limited to legal frameworks, 
communication, enforcement, and public/private partnerships;
    2. Administrative topics; and
    3. Public comment and response.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/, as 
well as at http://www.regulations.gov.

Making an Oral Presentation

    Members of the public who want to make an oral presentation in 
person or by telephone will be prompted during the public comment 
section of the meeting to provide their presentation and/or questions. 
Such presentations may be limited to a total of 30 minutes, to be 
distributed among all speakers. However, where time permits and if 
deemed appropriate by the Council Chair and the Designated Federal 
Official, additional time for public comment may be allotted. If you 
want to make an oral presentation in person or by phone, contact Mr. 
Cade London (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than the date 
given in the DATES section for Making An Oral Presentation at the 
Meeting.
    Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or 
those who wanted to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, 
are invited to submit subsequent written statements to the Council 
after the meeting. Such written statements must be received by Mr. 
London, in writing (preferably via email), no later than June 16, 2014.

Submitting Public Comments

    You may submit your questions and information by one of the methods 
listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you send comments only by one of 
the methods described in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(http://www.regulations.gov), your entire submission--including any 
personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site.
    If your submission is made via a hardcopy that includes personal 
identifying information, you may request at the top of your document 
that we withhold this information from public review. However, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all 
hardcopy submissions on http://www.regulations.gov.

Reviewing Public Comments

    Comments and materials we receive will be available for public 
inspection on http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you may view 
them by appointment during normal business hours at 4401 N. Fairfax 
Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203. Please contact Mr. London (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Obtaining Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be available on the Council Web 
site at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/, as well as at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, 
you may view them by appointment during normal business hours at 4401 
N. Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203. Please contact Mr. 
London (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

    Dated: April 30, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10295 Filed 5-5-14; 8:45 am]
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