80_FR_48098 80 FR 47945 - Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking

80 FR 47945 - Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47945-47946
FR Document2015-19516

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council). The Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and information for consideration during the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019; FXIA167109ADV15-156-FF09A00000]


Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking

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 Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking 
(Council). The Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to 
the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the 
meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time, 
we are inviting submissions of questions and information for 
consideration during the meeting.

DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015, 
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Registering to Attend the Meeting: To attend the meeting in person, 
you must register by close of business on August 17, 2015. (You do not 
need to register to listen via phone.) Please submit your name, email 
address, and phone number to Ms. Christina Meister to complete the 
registration process (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Because 
there is limited seating available, registrations will be taken on a 
first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public requesting 
reasonable accommodations, such as hearing interpreters, must contact 
Ms. Meister, in writing (preferably by email), no later than August 15, 
2015.
    Submitting Questions or Information: If you want to provide us with 
questions and information to be considered during the meeting, your 
material must be received or postmarked on or before August 14, 2015. 
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(see ADDRESSES section) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
August 14, 2015.
    Making an Oral Presentation at the Meeting: If you want to make an 
oral presentation at the meeting (in person or by phone), contact Ms. 
Meister no later than August 14, 2015 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT). For more information, see Making an Oral Presentation under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting will be held at the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, South Interior Building Auditorium, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240.
    Meeting Call-In Numbers: Members of the public unable to attend the 
meeting in person may call in at 800-369-3144 (toll free) or 1-312-470-
7152 (toll) using the passcode 6368856#. Members may register to give 
an oral presentation over the phone as well. For more information, see 
Making an Oral Presentation under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Submitting Questions or Information: You may submit questions or 
information for consideration during the meeting by one of the 
following methods:
    1. Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019. Then 
click on the ``Search'' button. You may submit questions or information 
by clicking on ``Comment Now!''
    2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public 
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-IA-2015-0019; Division of Policy, 
Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ABHC; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
    We will not accept email or faxes. We request that you send 
comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments 
on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post 
any personal information you provide us (see the Submitting Public 
Comments section below for more information).
    Reviewing Comments Received by the Service: See Reviewing Public 
Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christina Meister, International 
Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email at 
[email protected] (preferable method of contact); by U.S. mail at 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls 
Church, VA 22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2284; or by fax at 
(703) 358-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), we announce that the 
Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council) will hold a meeting 
to discuss the implementation of the National Strategy for Combating 
Wildlife Trafficking, and other Council business as appropriate. The 
Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to the 
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.
    You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via 
telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and 
information for consideration during the meeting.

Background

    Executive Order 13648 established the Advisory Council on Wildlife 
Trafficking on August 30, 2013, to advise the Presidential Task Force 
on Wildlife Trafficking, through the Secretary of the Interior, on 
national strategies to combat wildlife trafficking, including, but not 
limited to:
    1. Effective support for anti-poaching activities;
    2. Coordinating regional law enforcement efforts;
    3. Developing and supporting effective legal enforcement 
mechanisms; and
    4. Developing strategies to reduce illicit trade and consumer 
demand for illegally traded wildlife, including protected species.
    The eight-member Council, appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior, includes former senior leadership within the U.S. Government, 
as well as chief executive officers and board members from conservation 
organizations and the private sector. For more information on the 
Council and its members, visit

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 http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/.

Meeting Agenda

    The Council will consider:
    1. National Strategy updates and Task Force discussions,
    2. Administrative topics, and
    3. Public comment and response.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/ as 
well as at http://www.regulations.gov.

Making an Oral Presentation

    Members of the public who want to make an oral presentation in 
person or by telephone at the meeting will be prompted during the 
public comment section of the meeting to provide their presentation 
and/or questions. If you want to make an oral presentation in person or 
by phone, contact Ms. Christina Meister (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) no later than the date given in the DATES section for Making 
an Oral Presentation at the Meeting.
    Registered speakers who want to expand on their oral statements, or 
those who wanted to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, 
are invited to submit written statements to the Council after the 
meeting. Such written statements must be received by Ms. Meister, in 
writing (preferably via email), no later than August 31, 2015.

Submitting Public Comments

    You may submit your questions and information by one of the methods 
listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you send comments by only one of 
the methods described in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(http://www.regulations.gov), your entire submission--including any 
personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site.
    If your submission is made via a hardcopy that includes personal 
identifying information, you may request at the top of your document 
that we withhold this information from public review. However, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all 
hardcopy submissions at http://www.regulations.gov.

Reviewing Public Comments

    Comments and materials we receive will be available for public 
inspection at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you may view 
them by appointment during normal business hours at 5275 Leesburg Pike 
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Please contact Ms. Meister (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Obtaining Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be available on the Council Web 
site at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/ as well as at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, 
you may view them by appointment during normal business hours at 5275 
Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Please contact Ms. Meister 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Gloria Bell,
Deputy Assistant Director, International Affairs, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices 47945 Comments to Ms. Christina Meister to complete the the methods described above. We will Comments may be submitted as registration process (see FOR FURTHER post all comments on http:// indicated in the ADDRESSES caption INFORMATION CONTACT). Because there is www.regulations.gov. This generally above. Comments are solicited to (a) limited seating available, registrations means that we will post any personal evaluate whether the proposed data will be taken on a first-come, first- information you provide us (see the collection is necessary for the proper served basis. Members of the public Submitting Public Comments section performance of the agency, including requesting reasonable accommodations, below for more information). whether the information shall have such as hearing interpreters, must Reviewing Comments Received by the practical utility; (b) evaluate the contact Ms. Meister, in writing Service: See Reviewing Public accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the (preferably by email), no later than Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY burden of the proposed collection of August 15, 2015. INFORMATION section. information, including the validity of Submitting Questions or Information: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. the methodology and assumptions used; If you want to provide us with questions Christina Meister, International Affairs, (c) enhance the quality, utility, and and information to be considered during U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email clarity of the information to be the meeting, your material must be at acwtmeeting@fws.gov (preferable collected; and (d) minimize the burden received or postmarked on or before method of contact); by U.S. mail at U.S. of the collection of information on those August 14, 2015. Comments submitted Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 who are to respond, including through electronically using the Federal Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA the use of appropriate automated, eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES 22041–3803; by telephone at (703) 358– electronic, mechanical, or other section) must be received by 11:59 p.m. 2284; or by fax at (703) 358–2276. technological collection techniques or Eastern Time on August 14, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In other forms of information technology, Making an Oral Presentation at the accordance with the requirements of the e.g., permitting electronic submission of Meeting: If you want to make an oral Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 responses. presentation at the meeting (in person or U.S.C. App.), we announce that the by phone), contact Ms. Meister no later Advisory Council on Wildlife Dated: July 31, 2015. than August 14, 2015 (see FOR FURTHER Janice Waller, Trafficking (Council) will hold a INFORMATION CONTACT). For more meeting to discuss the implementation Acting Director, Records Management information, see Making an Oral Division, Mission Support, Federal of the National Strategy for Combating Presentation under SUPPLEMENTARY Wildlife Trafficking, and other Council Emergency Management Agency, Department INFORMATION. of Homeland Security. business as appropriate. The Council’s [FR Doc. 2015–19591 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The purpose is to provide expertise and BILLING CODE 9110–21–P meeting will be held at the U.S. support to the Presidential Task Force Department of the Interior, South on Wildlife Trafficking. Interior Building Auditorium, 1951 You may attend the meeting in Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, person, or you may participate via DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DC 20240. telephone. At this time, we are inviting Fish and Wildlife Service Meeting Call-In Numbers: Members of submissions of questions and the public unable to attend the meeting information for consideration during the [FWS–HQ–IA–2014–0019; in person may call in at 800–369–3144 meeting. FXIA167109ADV15–156–FF09A00000] (toll free) or 1–312–470–7152 (toll) using the passcode 6368856#. Members Background Advisory Council on Wildlife may register to give an oral presentation Executive Order 13648 established the Trafficking over the phone as well. For more Advisory Council on Wildlife AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, information, see Making an Oral Trafficking on August 30, 2013, to Interior. Presentation under SUPPLEMENTARY advise the Presidential Task Force on ACTION: Notice of meeting. INFORMATION. Wildlife Trafficking, through the Submitting Questions or Information: Secretary of the Interior, on national SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and You may submit questions or strategies to combat wildlife trafficking, Wildlife Service (Service), announce a information for consideration during the including, but not limited to: public meeting of the Advisory Council meeting by one of the following 1. Effective support for anti-poaching on Wildlife Trafficking (Council). The methods: activities; Council’s purpose is to provide 1. Electronically: Go to the Federal 2. Coordinating regional law expertise and support to the Presidential eRulemaking Portal: http:// enforcement efforts; Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 3. Developing and supporting may attend the meeting in person, or enter FWS–HQ–IA–2014–0019. Then effective legal enforcement mechanisms; you may participate via telephone. At click on the ‘‘Search’’ button. You may and this time, we are inviting submissions of submit questions or information by 4. Developing strategies to reduce questions and information for clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ illicit trade and consumer demand for consideration during the meeting. 2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail illegally traded wildlife, including DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be or hand-delivery to: Public Comments protected species. held on Monday, August 24, 2015, from Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ–IA–2015– The eight-member Council, appointed tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time. 0019; Division of Policy, Performance, by the Secretary of the Interior, includes Registering to Attend the Meeting: To and Management Programs; U.S. Fish former senior leadership within the U.S. attend the meeting in person, you must and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Government, as well as chief executive register by close of business on August Pike, MS: ABHC; Falls Church, VA officers and board members from 17, 2015. (You do not need to register 22041–3803. conservation organizations and the to listen via phone.) Please submit your We will not accept email or faxes. We private sector. 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47946 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices http://www.fws.gov/international/ Ms. Meister (see FOR FURTHER with the provisions of the Federal advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/. INFORMATION CONTACT). Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the Task Force Meeting Agenda Obtaining Meeting Minutes through the Secretary of the Interior or The Council will consider: Summary minutes of the meeting will her designee and functions solely as an 1. National Strategy updates and Task be available on the Council Web site at advisory body. The Council advises and Force discussions, http://www.fws.gov/international/ makes recommendations on issues 2. Administrative topics, and advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/ as related to combating wildlife trafficking, 3. Public comment and response. well as at http://www.regulations.gov. including, but not limited to: The final agenda will be posted on the Alternatively, you may view them by (1) Effective support for anti-poaching Internet at http://www.fws.gov/ appointment during normal business activities, international/advisory-council-wildlife- hours at 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls (2) Coordinating regional law trafficking/ as well as at http:// Church, VA 22041–3803. Please contact enforcement efforts, www.regulations.gov. Ms. Meister (see FOR FURTHER (3) Developing and supporting Making an Oral Presentation INFORMATION CONTACT). effective legal enforcement mechanisms, Members of the public who want to Gloria Bell, and make an oral presentation in person or Deputy Assistant Director, International (4) Developing strategies to reduce by telephone at the meeting will be Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. illicit trade and reduce consumer prompted during the public comment [FR Doc. 2015–19516 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] demand for illegally traded wildlife, section of the meeting to provide their BILLING CODE 4310–55–P including protected species. presentation and/or questions. If you The Council meets approximately 3– want to make an oral presentation in 4 times annually, and at such time as person or by phone, contact Ms. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR designated by the Designated Federal Christina Meister (FOR FURTHER Officer. INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than the Fish and Wildlife Service Members must include date given in the DATES section for [FWS–HQ–IA–2015–N100; knowledgeable individuals from the Making an Oral Presentation at the FXIA167109ADV15–156–FF09A00000] private sector, former governmental Meeting. officials, representatives of Registered speakers who want to Request for Nominees for the Advisory nongovernmental organizations, and expand on their oral statements, or Council on Wildlife Trafficking others who are in a position to provide those who wanted to speak but could AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, expertise and support to the Task Force. not be accommodated on the agenda, are Interior. No member of the Council may be an invited to submit written statements to employee of the Federal Government. ACTION: Request for nominees. the Council after the meeting. Such Members’ appointments will be for 3- written statements must be received by SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior year terms. Ms. Meister, in writing (preferably via (Secretary), after consultation with the Individuals who are federally email), no later than August 31, 2015. Co-Chairs of the Presidential Task Force registered lobbyists are ineligible to on Wildlife Trafficking (Task Force), is serve on all FACA and non-FACA Submitting Public Comments seeking nominations for individuals to boards, committees, or councils in an You may submit your questions and serve on the Advisory Council on individual capacity. The term information by one of the methods Wildlife Trafficking (Council). ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to listed in ADDRESSES. We request that DATES: Nominations must be received individuals who are appointed to you send comments by only one of the by September 9, 2015. exercise their own individual best methods described in ADDRESSES. judgment on behalf of the government, ADDRESSES: Send nominations, If you submit information via the such as when they are designated preferably by email, to Mr. Cade Federal eRulemaking Portal (http:// Special Government Employees, rather London, Special Assistant, Assistant www.regulations.gov), your entire than being appointed to represent a Director for International Affairs, at submission—including any personal particular interest. acwtnominations@fws.gov. You may identifying information—will be posted also send nominations via U.S. mail to Nominating Potential Council Members on the Web site. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; If your submission is made via a The Department of the Interior is now Attention: Mr. Cade London; 5275 hardcopy that includes personal seeking nominations for individuals to Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA identifying information, you may be considered as Council members. 22041–3803. request at the top of your document that Nominations should include a resume we withhold this information from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. providing contact information and an public review. However, we cannot Christina Meister, International Affairs, adequate description of the nominee’s guarantee that we will be able to do so. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email qualifications, including information We will post all hardcopy submissions at acwtnominations@fws.gov (preferable that would enable the Department of the at http://www.regulations.gov. method of contact); by U.S. mail at U.S. Interior to make an informed decision Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 regarding whether individual nominees Reviewing Public Comments Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA meet the membership requirements of tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Comments and materials we receive 22041–3803; by telephone at (703) 358– the Council. will be available for public inspection at 2284; or by fax at (703) 358–2276. http://www.regulations.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Gloria Bell, Alternatively, you may view them by Acting Assistant Director for International appointment during normal business The Council’s Role and Membership Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. hours at 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls The Council was formed and [FR Doc. 2015–19519 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] Church, VA 22041–3803. Please contact conducts its operations in accordance BILLING CODE 4310–55–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Aug 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesMeeting: The meeting will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
ContactMs. Christina Meister, International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email at [email protected] (preferable method of contact); by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2284; or by fax at (703) 358-2276.
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