[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37895-37896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16841]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2017-N118; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-178]


Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public 
Teleconference

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public 
teleconference 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: Wednesday August 30, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(Eastern Daylight Time). For deadlines and directions on registering to 
participate, submitting written material, and giving an oral 
presentation, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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. Appendix 2, we announce that 
the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (Council) will 
hold a teleconference.

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);

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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;
    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. Implementing Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3347--
Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation;
    2. Status of the Recreation Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Plan, 
as directed by Executive Order 13443; and
    3. Other Council business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.

Public Input

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                                            You must contact the Council
                                             Designated Federal Officer
              If you wish to:               (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                               CONTACT) no later than:
 
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Listen to the Teleconference..............  August 17, 2017.
Submit written information or questions     August 17, 2017.
 before the teleconference for the Council
 to consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the        August 17, 2017.
 teleconference.
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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 teleconference. 
Written statements must be received by the date in Public Input so that 
the information may be made available to the Council for 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 who want to make an oral presentation during 
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 Designated Federal Officer, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list for this teleconference. 
Nonregistered public speakers cannot be accommodated during the 
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, may submit written statements to the 
Council Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days subsequent to the 
teleconference.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the teleconference 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 teleconference, and will be posted on the Council's Web site at 
http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, please be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Joshua Winchell,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16841 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
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