81 FR 11832 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 44 (March 7, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04962 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 11832-11833] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04962] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-R-2016-N024;FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-167] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (Council). The Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; encourage partnership among the public, the sporting conservation organizations, the States, Native American tribes, and the Federal Government; and benefit recreational hunting. DATES: Meeting: Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). For deadlines and directions on registering to attend, submitting written material, and giving an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the South Penthouse Room, Main Interior Building, 1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone: (703) 358-2639; or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will hold a meeting. Background Formed in February 2010, the Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that: 1. Benefit wildlife resources; 2. Encourage partnership among the public, the sporting conservation organizations, the states, Native American tribes, and the Federal Government; and 3. Benefit recreational hunting. The Council advises the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, reporting through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in consultation with the Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Director, National Park Service (NPS); Chief, Forest Service (USFS); Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); and Administrator, Farm Services Agency (FSA). The Council's duties are strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing recommendations for: 1. Implementing the Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation; 2. Increasing public awareness of and support for the Wildlife Restoration Program; 3. Fostering wildlife and habitat conservation and ethics in hunting and shooting sports recreation; 4. Stimulating sportsmen and women's participation in conservation and management of wildlife and habitat resources through outreach and education; 5. Fostering communication and coordination among State, tribal, and Federal governments; industry; hunting and shooting sportsmen and women; wildlife and habitat conservation and management organizations; and the public; 6. Providing appropriate access to Federal lands for recreational shooting and hunting; 7. Providing recommendations to improve implementation of Federal conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor recreation on private lands; and 8. When requested by the Designated Federal Officer in consultation with the Council Chairperson, performing a variety of assessments or reviews of policies, programs, and efforts through the Council's designated subcommittees or workgroups. Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc. Meeting Agenda The Council will convene to consider issues including: 1. Wildlife habitat and health; 2. Funding for public lands and wildlife management; 3. Enhancing and expanding outdoor recreation opportunities; and 4. Other Council business.. The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc. Public Input ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER If you wish to INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend the meeting........................ March 10, 2016. Submit written information or questions March 10, 2016. before the meeting for the council to consider during the meeting. Give an oral presentation during the March 10, 2016. meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attendance To attend this meeting, register by close of business on the dates listed in ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Submitting Written Information or Questions Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the Council to consider [[Page 11833]] during the public meeting. Written statements must be received by the date above, 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 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 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should contact the Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. Nonregistered public speakers will not be considered during the 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 Coordinator up to 30 days subsequent to the meeting. Meeting Minutes Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting, and will be posted on the Council's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc. James W. Kurth, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2016-04962 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR winchell@fws.gov. education;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 5. Fostering communication and
Fish and Wildlife Service accordance with the requirements of the coordination among State, tribal, and
[FWS–HQ–R–2016– Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 Federal governments; industry; hunting
N024;FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000– U.S.C. App., we announce that Wildlife and shooting sportsmen and women;
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Council will hold a meeting. management organizations; and the
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage public;
Background
Conservation Council; Public Meeting
Formed in February 2010, the Council 6. Providing appropriate access to
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, provides advice about wildlife and Federal lands for recreational shooting
Interior. habitat conservation endeavors that: and hunting;
ACTION: Notice of meeting. 1. Benefit wildlife resources; 7. Providing recommendations to
2. Encourage partnership among the improve implementation of Federal
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and public, the sporting conservation conservation programs that benefit
Wildlife Service, announce a public organizations, the states, Native wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting American tribes, and the Federal recreation on private lands; and
Heritage Conservation Council Government; and
(Council). The Council provides advice 8. When requested by the Designated
3. Benefit recreational hunting. Federal Officer in consultation with the
about wildlife and habitat conservation The Council advises the Secretary of
endeavors that benefit wildlife Council Chairperson, performing a
the Interior and the Secretary of
resources; encourage partnership among variety of assessments or reviews of
Agriculture, reporting through the
the public, the sporting conservation policies, programs, and efforts through
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
organizations, the States, Native the Council’s designated subcommittees
(Service), in consultation with the
American tribes, and the Federal Director, Bureau of Land Management or workgroups.
Government; and benefit recreational (BLM); Director, National Park Service Background information on the
hunting. (NPS); Chief, Forest Service (USFS); Council is available at http://
DATES: Meeting: Wednesday, March 23, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation www.fws.gov/whhcc.
2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Service (NRCS); and Administrator, Meeting Agenda
Daylight Time). For deadlines and Farm Services Agency (FSA). The
directions on registering to attend, Council’s duties are strictly advisory The Council will convene to consider
submitting written material, and giving and consist of, but are not limited to, issues including:
an oral presentation, please see ‘‘Public providing recommendations for: 1. Wildlife habitat and health;
Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY 1. Implementing the Recreational
Hunting and Wildlife Resource 2. Funding for public lands and
INFORMATION. wildlife management;
Conservation Plan—A Ten-Year Plan for
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Implementation; 3. Enhancing and expanding outdoor
the South Penthouse Room, Main 2. Increasing public awareness of and recreation opportunities; and
Interior Building, 1849 C St. NW., support for the Wildlife Restoration 4. Other Council business..
Washington, DC 20240. Program; The final agenda will be posted on the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3. Fostering wildlife and habitat
Internet at http://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Joshua Winchell, Council Designated conservation and ethics in hunting and
Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife shooting sports recreation; Public Input
You must contact the Council Coordinator
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON-
If you wish to TACT)
no later than
Attend the meeting .......................................................................................................................... March 10, 2016.
Submit written information or questions before the meeting for the council to consider during March 10, 2016.
the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the meeting ................................................................................ March 10, 2016.
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Attendance time of arrival, email address, and Submitting Written Information or
phone number to the Council Questions
To attend this meeting, register by Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
close of business on the dates listed in INFORMATION CONTACT). Interested members of the public may
‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY submit relevant information or
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during the public meeting. Written maintaining transportation assets that • Implement coordinated and
statements must be received by the date provide access to Service-managed cooperative transportation partnerships
above, so that the information may be lands in the Northeast Region (Maine, in an effort to improve the Service’s
made available to the Council for their New Hampshire, Vermont, transportation infrastructure.
consideration prior to this meeting. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, • Integrate transportation planning
Written statements must be supplied to Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and funding for wildlife refuges and fish
the Council Coordinator in both of the New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, hatcheries into existing and future
following formats: One hard copy with Virginia, and West Virginia) over the Service management plans and
original signature, and one electronic next 20 years. strategies (e.g., comprehensive
copy via email (acceptable file formats DATES: To ensure our consideration of conservation plans and comprehensive
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS your written comments, please send hatchery management plans).
PowerPoint, or rich text file). them no later than April 6, 2016. • Increase awareness of Alternative
Giving an Oral Presentation ADDRESSES: Send your comments or Transportation Systems and associated
Individuals or groups requesting to requests for copies of the draft LRTP for benefits.
make an oral presentation at the meeting Service lands in the Northeast Region by • Develop best management practices
will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, one of the following methods. for transportation improvements on
with no more than a total of 30 minutes • Agency Web site: View or download Service lands.
for all speakers. Interested parties the draft document on the Web at • Serve as a pilot project for the
should contact the Council Coordinator, http://www.fws.gov/northeast/refuges/ implementation of a Region-level
in writing (preferably via email; see FOR roads/pdf/northeast-region-long-range- transportation planning process within
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be
transportation-plan.pdf. the Service.
• U.S. Mail: Carl Melberg, Acting
placed on the public speaker list for this LRTP Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Regional Transportation Program
meeting. Nonregistered public speakers
Coordinator, Northeast Region, U.S. Through a collaborative effort, the
will not be considered during the
Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Service’s National Wildlife Refuge
meeting. Registered speakers who wish
Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035. System (Refuge System) and Fish and
to expand upon their oral statements, or
• Email: carl_melberg@fws.gov. Aquatic Conservation program, in
those who had wished to speak but
Please put the words ‘‘Draft Long Range cooperation with the Division of Refuge
could not be accommodated on the
Transportation Plan’’ in the subject line Field Support within the Service’s
agenda, may submit written statements
of your electronic mail. Northeast Region, have contributed to
to the Council Coordinator up to 30
days subsequent to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl defining the mission, goals, and
Melberg, Acting Regional objectives presented in this document.
Meeting Minutes Transportation Program Coordinator, The resulting mission, goals, and
Summary minutes of the conference phone: 413–253–8586; facsimile: 413– objectives are intended to provide a
will be maintained by the Council 253–8468; or electronic mail: carl_ systematic approach to guide the
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER melberg@fws.gov. process for evaluating and selecting
INFORMATION CONTACT). They will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transportation improvement for the
available for public inspection within Service lands in the Northeast Region.
Introduction
90 days of the meeting, and will be These guiding principles have shaped
posted on the Council’s Web site at With this notice, we make the draft the development, conclusions, and
http://www.fws.gov/whhcc. LRTP for the Northeast Region of the recommendations of this LRTP.
Service available for public review and
James W. Kurth, Mission
comment. When finalized, the LRTP
Acting Director. will apply to Service-managed lands in To support the Service’s mission by
[FR Doc. 2016–04962 Filed 3–4–16; 8:45 am] Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, connecting people to fish, wildlife, and
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Massachusetts, Rhode Island, their habitats through strategic
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, implementation of transportation
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, programs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Virginia, and West Virginia.
Goals and Objectives
Fish and Wildlife Service Background
This LRTP has six categories of goals:
[FWS–R5–R–2015–N238; The Fixing America’s Surface
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Coordinated Opportunities; Asset
Transportation Act (FAST Act) requires
Management; Safety; Environmental;
all Federal land management agencies to
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in Access, Mobility, and Connectivity; and
conduct long-range transportation
the Northeast Region; Draft Long Visitor Experience. Under each goal, we
planning in a manner that is consistent
Range Transportation Plan present distinct objectives that move us
with metropolitan planning
to the goal.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, organization and state Department of
Transportation planning. This LRTP 1. Coordinated Opportunities: The
Interior. program will seek joint transportation
was initiated within the Service to
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ACTION: Notice of availability; request opportunities that support the Service
for comments. achieve the following:
• Establish a defensible structure for mission, maximize the utility of Service
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and sound transportation planning and resources, and provide mutual benefits
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the decision-making. to the Service and external partners.
availability of a draft long-range • Establish a vision, mission, goals, Objectives:
transportation plan (LRTP) for public and objectives for transportation • Identify and increase key internal
review and comment. The draft LRTP planning in the Service’s Northeast and external partnerships at the
outlines a strategy for improving and Region. national, regional, and unit levels.
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| Dates | Meeting: Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). For deadlines and directions on registering to attend, submitting written material, and giving an oral presentation, please see ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. | |
| Contact | Joshua Winchell, Council Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone: (703) 358-2639; or email: [email protected] | |
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