[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11242-11243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05199]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2018-N024; FF09F42300-FVWF97920900000-XXX]


Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council Meeting

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 anyone interested may make oral statements to 
the Council or file written statements for consideration.

DATES: The meeting will take place April 4, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. (Eastern Time) and April 5, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 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 Department of the Interior, 
1849 C Street NW, Room 5160, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Friar, Designated Federal 
Officer, Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, 5275 Leesburg 
Pike, Mailstop FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; telephone (703) 358-2056; 
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 April 
4 and 5, 2018.

Background

    The Council was formed in January 1993 under the provisions of 41 
CFR 101-6.1007 to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the 
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on aquatic conservation 
endeavors that benefit recreational fishery resources and recreational 
boating and that encourage partnerships among industry, the public, and 
government. The Council represents the interests of the public and 
private sectors of the recreational fishing, boating, and conservation 
communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry, 
constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council, appointed 
by the Secretary of the Interior, includes, as ex officio members, the 
Service Director and the president of the Association of Fish and 
Wildlife Agencies. 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 organizations, and tourism. Additional background information 
on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

Meeting Agenda

    An abbreviated list of planned agenda items for the meeting 
includes:
     Review the Report to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
Wildlife and Parks, Subject: Response to Secretary's Order 3347--
Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation which was prepared by 
the Assistant Secretaries for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and Land and 
Minerals Management; this report provides recommendations to enhance 
and expand recreational fishing access;
     Based on the report, develop consensus-based Council 
recommendations to enhance and expand recreational fishing access;
     Hear and discuss updates on several U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service programs and other Council business.

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    The final agenda will be posted on the internet at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

                              Public Input
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                                    Then you must contact the Council
                                       Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
      If you want to . . .        INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than . .
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Attend the meeting.............  March 30, 2018.
Submit written information or    March 30, 2018.
 questions before the meeting
 for the Council to consider
 during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation        March 30, 2018.
 during the meeting.
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Attendance

    The Council meeting will be held at the Department of the Interior, 
1849 C Street NW, Room 5160, Washington, DC 20240. Signs will be posted 
to direct attendees to the specific conference room. Individuals who 
plan to attend must bring a form of identification and pass through a 
security checkpoint.

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, 
so that the information may be made available to the Council for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements must be supplied 
to the Council Coordinator in one of the following formats: One hard 
copy with original signature, or one electronic copy via email 
(acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 
or rich text file).
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
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.

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Individuals or groups who request 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 register and be placed 
on the public speaker list for the meeting. Registered speakers who 
wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had 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

    The Council's Designated Federal Officer will maintain meeting 
minutes (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Minutes will be 
available for public inspection within 90 days after the meeting and 
will be posted on the Council's website at http://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.

Gregory J. Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-05199 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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