[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59640-59641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24147]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2019-N090; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]


Hunting and Shooting Sports 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 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. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: 
    Meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time. 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 November 
15, 2019. 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.
    Other Deadlines: For a summary of all deadlines related to this 
meeting, including registration, requests for accommodation, and 
comment submission, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
    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, by email at [email protected], by telephone at 703-358-2336, 
via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339, or by U.S. mail or hand-
delivery at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS:EA, 5275 Leesburg 
Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 16, 2007), ``Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and 
Wildlife Conservation.'' 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 (a) benefit wildlife resources; (b) encourage 
partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations; and 
Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments; and (c)

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benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports.

Meeting Agenda

     Council subcommittee reports.
     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.
     Update from Federal agencies on efforts to implement 
Council recommendations.
     Consideration of subcommittee reports and discussion of 
possible recommendations.
     Public comment period.
     Other miscellaneous Council business.
    The final agenda and other related meeting information will be 
posted on the Council website at https://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 https://www.fws.gov/hsscc.

Public Input

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                                             You must contact the Council Designated Federal Officer (see FOR
             If you wish to                             FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
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Request special accommodations..........  November 13, 2019.
Submit written information before the     November 15, 2019.
 meeting for the Council to consider
 during the meeting.
Provide a public comment during the       November 15, 2019.
 meeting.
Submit a copy of public comment or        Up to 30 days after the meeting date.
 expanded comment, or to submit comment
 because time constraints prevented
 presentation during the meeting.
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Submitting Written Information

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information 
for the Council to consider during the meeting. Written statements must 
be received by the Council Designated Federal Officer no later than the 
date 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 Designated Federal Officer 
via mail (for signed hard copies) or email (acceptable file formats are 
Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file) (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Depending on the number of people who want 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 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for 
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Registered 
speakers who wish to expand upon their public comment, or those who had 
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit 
written comments to the Council Designated Federal Officer up to 30 
days following the meeting. Requests to address the Council during the 
meeting will be accommodated in the order the requests are received.

Accommodations

    The Service is committed to providing access to this meeting to all 
participants. Please direct all requests for accommodations to Douglas 
Hobbs by close of business on the date in Public Input. If you are 
hearing impaired or speech impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the 
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

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).

Matthew Huggler,
Acting Assistant Director--External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-24147 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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