[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53558-53559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22044]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-N153; 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, October 6, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) and Wednesday, October 7, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service's Bozeman Fish Technology Center, 4050 Bridger Canyon Road, 
Bozeman, Montana 59715. For directions or other information on the 
Bozeman Fish Technology Center, please contact Robert Muth, Center 
Director, at 406-994-9902 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bohnsack, Sport Fishing and 
Boating Partnership 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, the status of the national fish 
hatchery program and other related programs;
     An update and discussion regarding a proposed pilot 
project with several agencies to improve the transparency and 
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 status of aquatic education and outreach 
programs funded through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration 
Program;
     An update on federal and state programs associated with 
aquatic invasive species and efforts to prevent their spread by boaters 
and anglers;
     An update on Tribal fish and wildlife conservation 
programs as they pertain to priorities of the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council;
     An update 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);
     Other miscellaneous Council business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

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Public Input

 
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                                            Then you must contact the
                                           Council Coordinator (see FOR
             If you wish to              FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no
                                                    later than
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Attend the meeting.....................  Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
Submit written information or questions  Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
 before the meeting for the council to
 consider during the meeting for the
 council to consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the     Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
 meeting.
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Attendance

    The Council meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service's Bozeman Fish Technology Center, 4050 Bridger Canyon Road, 
Bozeman, Montana. 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.

    Dated: August 18, 2015.
James W. Kurth,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-22044 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-55-P