[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17718-17719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07133]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2016-N050; 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, May 3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 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 National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East 
Quay Road, Key West, Florida 33040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bohnsack, Sport Fishing and 
Boating Partnership Council Coordinator, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Mailstop 
FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone (703) 358-2435; fax (703) 358-
2487; 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 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

    During the meeting, the Council will consider issues affecting 
recreational fishing and boating programs on Federal lands. An 
abbreviated list of planned agenda items includes:
     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 the Council's 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 fishing and boating programs administered 
by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
     Status of the Council's nomination process and charter 
update; and
     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, April 27, 2016.
Submit written information or questions     Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
 before the meeting for the Council to
 consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the        Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
 meeting.
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Attendance

    The Council meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East 
Quay Road, Key West, 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.'' Written statements must be supplied to the Council Coordinator 
either by sending one hard copy with original signature via the mail or 
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 want to 
expand on their oral statements, or those who wanted to speak but could 
not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements to the 
Council Coordinator up to 30 days after 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. They will be 
posted on the Council's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

James W. Kurth,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-07133 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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