[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29564-29565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13563]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2018-N090; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-189]


Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation 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 Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council 
(HSSCC), in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
HSSCC's purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal 
Government, through the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture, regarding policies and endeavors that benefit wildlife

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resources; encourage partnership among the public; sporting 
conservation organizations; and Federal, state, tribal, and territorial 
governments; and benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting 
sports.

DATES: Meeting: Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
meeting is open to the public. Deadline for Attendance or 
Participation: For security purposes, signup or request for 
accommodations is required no later than July 3, 2018. For more 
information, contact the HSSCC Designated Federal Officer (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For participation during the meeting, see 
Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Department of the Interior, South 
Penthouse, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
    Comment Submission: You may submit written comments in advance of 
the meeting by emailing them to the HSSCC Designated Federal Officer 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal 
Officer, HSSCC, by telephone at (703) 358-2336, or by email at 
[email protected]. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to 
providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct 
all requests for sign language interpretation service, closed 
captioning, or other accommodations to Douglas Hobbs by close of 
business on Friday, July 3, 2018. If you are hearing impaired or speech 
impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the Federal Relay Service at 800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service), announce a public meeting of the Hunting and Shooting Sports 
Conservation Council (HSSCC). The HSSCC was established to further the 
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
668dd), other Acts applicable to specific bureaus, and Executive Order 
13443 (August 17, 2007), ``Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and 
Wildlife Conservation.'' The council's membership is composed of 18 
discretionary members. The HSSCC's purpose is to provide 
recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding policies and 
endeavors that (a) benefit wildlife resources; (b) encourage 
partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations; 
Federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments; and (c) benefit 
recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports.

Meeting Agenda

     Overview and update on the implementation of outdoor 
recreation Secretarial Orders.
     Update from Department of the Interior and Department of 
Agriculture and bureaus from both agencies regarding efforts to create 
or expand hunting and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal 
lands.
     Overview of Federal programs that benefit species and 
habitat conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities, particularly 
hunting and the shooting sports.
     Public comment period.
    The final agenda and other related meeting information will be 
posted on the HSSCC website at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc. The Designated 
Federal Officer will maintain detailed minutes of the meeting, which 
will be posted for public inspection within 90 days after the meeting 
at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc.

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.....................  July 3, 2018.
Submit written information before the    July 3, 2018.
 meeting for the Council to consider
 during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the     July 3, 2018.
 public comment period.
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Submitting Written Information

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information 
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 the following 
formats: One hard copy with original signature, and/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

    Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time 
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be 
limited. Interested parties must 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. 
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 following the meeting. Requests to address the 
Council during the public comment period will be accommodated in the 
order the requests are received.

Availability of Public Comments

    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.

    Authority:  Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 
2).

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Greg Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-13563 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
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