81_FR_94658 81 FR 94411 - Announcement of Public Meetings via Teleconference: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

81 FR 94411 - Announcement of Public Meetings via Teleconference: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)

Page Range94411-94411
FR Document2016-31026

The North American Wetlands Conservation Council will meet via teleconference to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act U.S. small grant proposals for reporting to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. This teleconference is open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or written statements.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 94411]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31026]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2016-N225; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]


Announcement of Public Meetings via Teleconference: North 
American Wetlands Conservation Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council will meet via 
teleconference to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act U.S. 
small grant proposals for reporting to the Migratory Bird Conservation 
Commission. This teleconference is open to the public, and interested 
persons may present oral or written statements.

DATES: Teleconference: The teleconference is scheduled for February 22, 
2017, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
    Attendance: Because this is a teleconference, there is no meeting 
venue. Individuals wishing to participate in the teleconference should 
contact the Council Coordinator for the call-in information (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than February 17, 2017.
    Presenting Information During the Teleconference: If you are 
interested in presenting information, contact the Council Coordinator 
no later than February 17, 2017.
    Submitting Information: To submit written information or questions 
before the Council meeting for consideration during the meeting, 
contact the Council Coordinator no later than February 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Mott, 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. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
during normal business hours. Also, FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

About the Council

    In accordance with the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
(Pub. L. 101-233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989, as amended; 
NAWCA), the State-private-Federal North American Wetlands Conservation 
Council (Council) meets to consider wetland acquisition, restoration, 
enhancement, and management projects for recommendation to, and final 
funding approval by, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission 
(Commission). NAWCA 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 www.fws.gov/birds/grants/north-american-wetland-conservation-act.php.

Public Input

Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions to be considered during the public meetings. If you wish to 
submit a written statement so information may be made available to the 
Council for their consideration prior to the meetings, you must contact 
the Council Coordinator by the date in DATES. 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 meetings 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 by the date in DATES, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list for either of these meetings. 
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 
Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Meeting notes will be available by contacting the 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. 2016-31026 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 247 / Friday, December 23, 2016 / Notices 94411 totaling 3.3 acres of basin area, beyond meet via teleconference to select North protection, restoration, and/or what is currently conserved within the American Wetlands Conservation Act enhancement of wetlands and MHPA. All other aspects of the U.S. small grant proposals for reporting associated uplands habitats for the Expanded Conservation Alternative to the Migratory Bird Conservation benefit of all wetlands-associated would be the same as the Proposed Commission. This teleconference is migratory birds. Project proposal due Action Alternative. open to the public, and interested dates, application instructions, and persons may present oral or written eligibility requirements are available on Request for Comments statements. the NAWCA Web site at www.fws.gov/ Consistent with section 10(c) of the birds/grants/north-american-wetland- DATES: Teleconference: The ESA, we invite your submission of conservation-act.php. teleconference is scheduled for February written data, views, or arguments with 22, 2017, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Public Input respect to the City’s permit application, Time. VPHCP, and permitting decision. Attendance: Because this is a Submitting Written Information or Public Availability of Comments teleconference, there is no meeting Questions Written comments we receive become venue. Individuals wishing to Interested members of the public may part of the public record associated with participate in the teleconference should submit relevant information or this action. Before including your contact the Council Coordinator for the questions to be considered during the address, phone number, email address, call-in information (see FOR FURTHER public meetings. If you wish to submit INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than a written statement so information may or other personal identifying information in your comment, you February 17, 2017. be made available to the Council for Presenting Information During the their consideration prior to the should be aware that your entire Teleconference: If you are interested in meetings, you must contact the Council comment—including your personal presenting information, contact the Coordinator by the date in DATES. identifying information—may be made Council Coordinator no later than Written statements must be supplied to publicly available at any time. While February 17, 2017. the Council Coordinator in both of the you may request in your comment that Submitting Information: To submit we withhold your personal identifying following formats: One hard copy with written information or questions before original signature, and one electronic information from public review, we the Council meeting for consideration cannot guarantee that we will be able to copy via email (acceptable file formats during the meeting, contact the Council are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS do so. We will not consider anonymous Coordinator no later than February 17, comments. All submissions from PowerPoint, or rich text file). 2017. organizations or businesses, and from Giving an Oral Presentation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of Sarah Mott, Council Coordinator, by Individuals or groups requesting to organizations or businesses, will be phone at 703–358–1784; by email at make an oral presentation at the made available for public disclosure in dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at U.S. meetings will be limited to 2 minutes their entirety. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 per speaker, with no more than a total Leesburg Pike MS: MB, Falls Church, of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested Authority VA 22041. Persons who use a parties should contact the Council We provide this notice under section telecommunications device for the deaf Coordinator by the date in DATES, in 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (TDD) may call the Federal Relay writing (preferably via email; see FOR and its implementing regulations (50 Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 during normal business hours. Also, placed on the public speaker list for et seq.) and its implementing FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days either of these meetings. Nonregistered regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). a week, to leave a message or question. public speakers will not be considered You will receive a reply during normal during the Council meeting. Registered Dated: December 19, 2016. business hours. speakers who wish to expand upon their Alexandra Pitts, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: oral statements, or those who had Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest About the Council wished to speak but could not be Region, Sacramento, California. accommodated on the agenda, are [FR Doc. 2016–31037 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] In accordance with the North invited to submit written statements to BILLING CODE 4333–15–P American Wetlands Conservation Act the Council within 30 days following (Pub. L. 101–233, 103 Stat. 1968, the meeting. December 13, 1989, as amended; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NAWCA), the State-private-Federal Meeting Minutes North American Wetlands Conservation Summary minutes of the Council Fish and Wildlife Service Council (Council) meets to consider meeting will be maintained by the [FWS–HQ–MB–2016–N225; 91100–3740– wetland acquisition, restoration, Council Coordinator at the address GRNT 7C] enhancement, and management projects under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION for recommendation to, and final CONTACT. Meeting notes will be Announcement of Public Meetings via funding approval by, the Migratory Bird available by contacting the Council Teleconference: North American Conservation Commission mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Coordinator within 30 days following Wetlands Conservation Council (Commission). NAWCA provides the meeting. Personal copies may be AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, matching grants to organizations and purchased for the cost of duplication. Interior. individuals who have developed partnerships to carry out wetlands Jerome Ford, ACTION: Notice of meetings. conservation projects in the United Assistant Director, Migratory Birds. SUMMARY: The North American States, Canada, and Mexico. These [FR Doc. 2016–31026 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] Wetlands Conservation Council will projects must involve long-term BILLING CODE 4333–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Dec 22, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesTeleconference: The teleconference is scheduled for February 22, 2017, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ContactSarah Mott, 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. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 during normal business hours. Also, FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation81 FR 94411 
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