[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93704-93705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30749]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2016-N214]; [FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-178]


Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public 
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 
(Council). The Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat 
conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; encourage 
partnership among the public, sporting conservation organizations, 
States, Native American tribes, and the Federal Government; and benefit 
recreational hunting.

DATES: Meeting: Tuesday, February 7, 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and Wednesday, February 8, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern 
Standard Time). For deadlines and directions on

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registering to attend, submitting written material, and giving an oral 
presentation, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 5160 at the Main Interior 
Building, 1849 C Street NW., Washington DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated 
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 
22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2639; or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the 
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will hold a meeting.

Background

    Formed in February 2010, the Council provides advice about wildlife 
and habitat conservation endeavors that:
    1. Benefit wildlife resources;
    2. Encourage partnership among the public, sporting conservation 
organizations, States, Native American tribes, and the Federal 
Government; and
    3. Benefit recreational hunting.
    The Council advises the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture, reporting through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service), in consultation with the Director, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM); Director, National Park Service (NPS); Chief, Forest 
Service (USFS); Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); 
and Administrator, Farm Services Agency (FSA). The Council's duties are 
strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing 
recommendations for:
    1. Implementing the Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource 
Conservation Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
    2. Increasing public awareness of and support for the Wildlife 
Restoration Program;
    3. Fostering wildlife and habitat conservation and ethics in 
hunting and shooting sports recreation;
    4. Stimulating sportsmen and women's participation in conservation 
and management of wildlife and habitat resources through outreach and 
education;
    5. Fostering communication and coordination among State, tribal, 
and Federal governments; industry; hunting and shooting sportsmen and 
women; wildlife and habitat conservation and management organizations; 
and the public;
    6. Providing appropriate access to Federal lands for recreational 
shooting and hunting;
    7. Providing recommendations to improve implementation of Federal 
conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor 
recreation on private lands; and
    8. When requested by the Designated Federal Officer in consultation 
with the Council Chairperson, performing a variety of assessments or 
reviews of policies, programs, and efforts through the Council's 
designated subcommittees or workgroups.
    Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

Meeting Agenda

    The Council will convene to consider issues including:
    1. Wildlife habitat and health;
    2. Funding for public lands and wildlife management;
    3. Endangered Species Act; and
    4. Other Council business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

Attendance

    To attend this meeting, register by close of business on the dates 
listed in Public Input. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email 
address, and phone number to the Council Designated Federal Officer 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Public Input

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                                          You must contact the Council
                                        Designated  Federal Officer (see
            If you wish to                  FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION
                                             CONTACT) no later than
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Attend the meeting....................  January 26, 2017.
Submit written information or           January 26, 2017.
 questions before the meeting for the
 council to consider during the
 meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the    January 26, 2017.
 meeting.
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Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting. 
Written statements must be received by the date in Public Input, so 
that the information may be made available to the Council for their 
consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be 
supplied to the Council Designated Federal Officer 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 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 Designated Federal Officer, in writing (preferably 
via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the 
public speaker list for this meeting. Nonregistered public speakers 
will not be considered during the meeting. 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 Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days 
subsequent to the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council 
Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They 
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/whhcc.

Joshua Winchell,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30749 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am]
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