[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00849]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2015-N011; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]


Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation 
Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) 
will meet via telephone to select North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act (NAWCA) U.S. small grant proposals for recommendation to the 
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). This 
teleconference is open to the public, and interested persons may 
present oral or written statements.

DATES: The teleconference is scheduled for February 25, 2015, at 2 p.m. 
If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, 
contact the acting Council Coordinator no later than February 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Because this is a conference call, there is no meeting 
venue. Participants should call the toll-free number 866-692-4541; when 
prompted, enter participant passcode 51659890.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Kreger, Acting Council 
Coordinator, by phone at 703-358-1784; by email at [email protected]; or by 
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: MB, 
Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

About the Council

    In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 
13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-Federal Council meets to 
consider wetland acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management 
projects for recommendation to, and final funding approval by, the 
Commission.

About NAWCA

    The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 provides 
matching grants to organizations and individuals who have developed 
partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United 
States, Canada, and Mexico. These projects must involve long-term 
protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated 
uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory 
birds. Project proposal due dates, application instructions, and 
eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA Web site at http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA.

Public Input

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                                             You must contact the Acting
                                            Council Coordinator (see FOR
              If you wish to:               FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
                                                    no later than
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(1) Listen to Council Meeting.............  February 25, 2015.
(2) Submit written information or           February 20, 2015.
 questions before the Council meeting for
 consideration during the meeting.
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Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting. If you 
wish to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made 
available to the Council for their consideration prior to this meeting, 
you must contact the acting Council Coordinator by the date above. 
Written statements must be supplied to the acting Council Coordinator 
in both of the following formats: One hard copy with original 
signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats 
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file).

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation at 
the meetings will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more 
than a total of 10 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should 
contact the acting Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list. Nonregistered public speakers will 
not be considered during the Council meeting. Registered speakers who 
wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to 
speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, are invited to 
submit written statements to the Council within 30 days following the 
meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the Council meeting will be maintained by the 
acting Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Meeting notes will be available by contacting the acting 
Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. Personal 
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.

Michael Johnson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2015-00849 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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