[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13403]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[FWS-HQ-NWRS-2020-N011; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]


Renewal of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council 
Charter

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the 
General Services Administration, has renewed the Hunting and Shooting 
Sports Conservation Council (Council) for 2 years. The Council provides 
recommendations on aspects of the implementation of a number of 
Departmental authorities and other authorities applicable to specific 
bureaus.

ADDRESSES: For more information on the Council, see https://www.fws.gov/hsscc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-EA; Falls Church, VA 22041; 
[email protected]; 703-358-2336.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), 
after consultation with the General Services Administration, has 
renewed the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (Council) 
for 2 years. The Council provides recommendations on aspects of the 
implementation of a number of Department of the Interior authorities, 
including 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), and other authorities applicable to specific Interior bureaus.
    The Council, established in May 2018, conducts its activities in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2). It reports to the Secretary of the Interior and 
Secretary of Agriculture and functions solely as an advisory body. The 
Council provides recommendations and advice regarding wildlife and 
habitat conservation endeavors that (1) benefit wildlife resources; (2) 
encourage partnerships among the public, sporting conservation 
organizations, and Federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments; 
and (3) benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports. 
For more information about duties and membership, please visit the 
Council website (see ADDRESSES).
    We have filed a copy of the Council's charter with the Committee 
Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate; the Committee on 
Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives; and the 
Library of Congress.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation 
Council is necessary and in the public interest and serves to further 
efforts by the Department of the Interior to implement a number of its 
authorities, including 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; Executive 
Order 13443--Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife 
Conservation; Secretary's Order 3347--Conservation Stewardship and 
Outdoor Recreation; and Secretary's Order 3356--Hunting, Fishing, 
Recreational Shooting, and Wildlife Conservation Opportunities and 
Coordination with States, Tribes, and Territories. The Council will 
assist the Department of the Interior by providing advice and 
recommendations on all aspects of implementation of these legal 
authorities and related Secretarial Orders.

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

    Dated: June 16, 2020.
David L. Bernhardt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2020-13403 Filed 6-22-20; 8:45 am]
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