[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7629-7630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02784]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-N017; FF09F42300-FVWF97920900000-XXX]


Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

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 Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council 
(Council). A Federal advisory committee, the Council was created in 
part to foster partnerships to enhance public awareness of the 
importance of aquatic resources and the social and economic benefits of 
recreational fishing and boating in the United States. This meeting is 
open to the public, and interested persons may make oral statements to 
the Council or may file written statements for consideration.

DATES: The meeting will take place Tuesday, February 24, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Wednesday, February 
25, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For deadlines and directions on 
registering to attend the meeting, submitting written material, and/or 
giving an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the J.N. ``Ding'' Darling 
National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel, Florida 33957.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bohnsack, Council Coordinator, 
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-3C016A-FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone 
(703) 358-2435; fax (703) 358-2210; or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the 
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a meeting.

Background

    The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of 
the Interior, through the Director of the Service, on aquatic 
conservation endeavors that benefit recreational fishery resources and 
recreational boating and that encourage partnerships among industry, 
the public, and government. The Council represents the interests of the 
public and private sectors of the recreational fishing, boating, and 
conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among 
industry, constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council, 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, includes the Service 
Director and the president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies, who both serve in ex officio capacities. Other Council 
members are directors from State agencies responsible for managing 
recreational fish and wildlife resources and individuals who represent 
the interests of saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing, 
recreational boating, the recreational fishing and boating industries, 
recreational fisheries resource conservation, Native American tribes, 
aquatic resource outreach and education, and tourism. Background 
information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

Meeting Agenda

    The Council will hold a meeting to consider:
     An update from the FWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation 
Program on their new strategic plan and other programs;
     An update and discussion on the Council's assessment of 
the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation's implementation of the 
National Outreach and Communication Program (Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance number 15.653);
     An update and discussion regarding a proposed pilot 
project to improve the efficiency of Federal agencies' permitting 
review processes associated with boating infrastructure projects (e.g., 
boat dock replacement and maintenance, boat ramp construction and 
maintenance);
     An update of the boating access expenditure component of 
the Sport Fish Restoration Program;
     An update on Tribal fish and wildlife conservation 
programs as they pertain to priorities of the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council;
     Other miscellaneous Council business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

Public Input

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                                   Then you must contact the Council
        If you wish to          Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                         CONTACT) no later than
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Attend the meeting...........  Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
Submit written information or  Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
 questions before the meeting
 for the council to consider
 during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation      Wednesday, February 18, 2015.
 during the meeting.
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Attendance

    The Council meeting will be held at the J.N. ``Ding'' Darling 
National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters complex, 1 Wildlife Drive, 
Sanibel, Florida. Signs will be posted to direct attendees to the 
specific conference room.

Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Council to consider during the meeting. Written 
statements must be received by the date listed above in ``Public 
Input,'' so that the information may be made available to the Council 
for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements must 
be supplied to the Council Coordinator in one 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 
during the meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no 
more than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties 
should contact the Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably via 
email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the public 
speaker list for this meeting. To ensure an opportunity to speak during 
the public comment period of the meeting, members of the public must 
register with the Council Coordinator. 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, may submit written statements 
to the Council Coordinator up to 30 days subsequent to the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Council 
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and will be available 
for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting and will be posted 
on the Council's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

Stephen Guertin,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-02784 Filed 2-10-15; 8:45 am]
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