80 FR 33304 - Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)

Page Range33304-33304
FR Document2015-14260

The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) U.S. Standard grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or written statements.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2015-N116; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]


Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation 
Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) 
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) 
U.S. Standard grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird 
Conservation Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the 
public, and interested persons may present oral or written statements.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for June 23, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. (PDT). 
If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, 
contact the acting Council Coordinator no later than June 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Meeting venue will be located at The Westerly Hotel and 
Convention Centre, 1590 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2K4, Canada. 
Participants can join the meeting via telephone by calling the toll-
free number 1-877-413-4791; when prompted, enter participant passcode 
6532444#.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Johnson, Acting Council 
Coordinator, by phone at 703-358-1784; by email at [email protected]; or by 
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: MB, 
Falls Church, VA 22041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

About the Council

    In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 
13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-Federal Council meets to 
consider wetland acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management 
projects for recommendation and final funding approval by the 
Commission.

About NAWCA

    The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 provides 
matching grants to organizations and individuals who have developed 
partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United 
States, Canada, and Mexico. These projects must involve long-term 
protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated 
uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory 
birds. Project proposal due dates, application instructions, and 
eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA Web site at http://www.fws.gov/birds/grants.

                              Public Input
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                                          You must  contact the  Acting
                                          Council  Coordinator (see FOR
            If you wish to:              FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no
                                                    later than
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(1) Listen to Council Meeting..........  June 23, 2015.
(2) Submit written information or        June 19, 2015.
 questions before the Council meeting
 for consideration during the meeting.
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Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting. If you 
wish to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made 
available to the Council for their consideration prior to this meeting, 
you must contact the acting Council Coordinator by the date above. 
Written statements must be supplied to the acting Council Coordinator 
in both of the following formats: One hard copy with original 
signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats 
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file).

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation at 
the meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more than 
a total of 10 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should 
contact the acting Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list. Nonregistered public speakers will 
not be considered during the Council 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, are invited to 
submit written statements to the Council within 30 days following the 
meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the Council meeting will be maintained by the 
acting Council Coordinator at the address listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Meeting notes can be obtained by contacting the 
acting Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. 
Personal copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.

Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2015-14260 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting is scheduled for June 23, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. (PDT). If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact the acting Council Coordinator no later than June 19, 2015.
ContactMichael Johnson, Acting Council Coordinator, by phone at 703-358-1784; by email at [email protected]; or by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041.
FR Citation80 FR 33304 

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