[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2900-2901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00826]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2016-N006; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]


Announcement of Public Meeting Via Teleconference: North American 
Wetlands Conservation Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) 
will meet via teleconference to select North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act (NAWCA) U.S. small grant proposals for reporting 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 24, 2016, at 2 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time. If you are interested in presenting information 
at this public teleconference, contact the Council Coordinator no later 
than February 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Because this is a teleconference, there is no meeting venue. 
Individuals wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact 
the Council Coordinator no later than February 19, 2016, for the call-
in information and so we can ensure that we have an adequate number of 
lines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Mott, 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.
    The NAWCA 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 www.fws.gov/birds/grants/north-american-wetland-conservation-act.php.

                              Public Input
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                                            You must contact the Council
                                            Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
              If you wish to:                  INFORMATION CONTACT) no
                                                     later than
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(1) Request call-in information for the     February 19, 2016.
 Council teleconference.
(2) Submit written information or           February 19, 2016.
 questions before the Council for
 consideration during the teleconference.
(3) Listen to the Council Meeting.........  February 24, 2016.
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Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions to be consider during the public teleconference. If you wish 
to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made 
available to the Council for their consideration prior to the 
teleconference, you must contact the Council Coordinator by the date in 
Public Input. Written statements must be supplied to the 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 teleconference 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 by the date above, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list for this teleconference. 
Nonregistered public speakers will not be considered during the Council 
teleconference. 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 teleconference.

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Teleconference Minutes

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

Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2016-00826 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am]
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