[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 48737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17627]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0021]


National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife 
Services Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 2, 3, and 4, 2016, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. On August 2, 2016, the Committee will 
participate in an off-site activity to observe local Wildlife Services 
field projects. The Committee's business meeting will take place August 
3 and 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express located 
at 2102 South C Street, Tacoma, WA 98402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal 
Officer, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-3999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture 
concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the 
Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public 
forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the 
program's policies.
    The meeting will focus on operational and research activities. The 
Committee will discuss WS efforts to increase operational capacity 
through prioritizing research objectives. Additionally, the Committee 
will discuss pertinent national programs and how to increase their 
effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an active participant in 
the goal of agricultural protection.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, due to time 
constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the 
discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics 
may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending 
them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to 
Docket No. APHIS-2016-0021 when submitting your statements.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of July 2016.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-17627 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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