[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46964-46965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20129]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2018-N120; 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 
(Council), in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
Council'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 
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: Tuesday, October 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 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 
September 25, 2018. For more information, contact the Council 
Designated Federal Officer (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For more 
information regarding participation during the meeting, see Public 
Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Location: Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 JM Keynes 
Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262.
    Comment Submission: You may submit written comments in advance of 
the meeting by emailing them to the Council 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 Wednesday, September 19, 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 (Council). The Council 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

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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; and 
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 the 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.
     Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council 
subcommittee reports.
     Consideration of subcommittee reports and discussion of 
strategic issues and possible recommendations.
     Other miscellaneous Council business.
     Public comment period.

The final agenda and other related meeting information will be posted 
on the Council 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.....................  September 25, 2018.
Submit written information before the    September 25, 2018.
 meeting for the Council to consider
 during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the     September 25, 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 should contact the Council Designated 
Federal Officer, in writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT), for advance placement 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: August 30, 2018.
James W. Kurth,
Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Exercising the 
Authority of the Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-20129 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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