83 FR 25684 - International Wildlife Conservation Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 107 (June 4, 2018)

Page Range		25684-25685
FR Document		2018-11878

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announces a public meeting of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (Council).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25684-25685]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-11878]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2018-N083; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-189]


International Wildlife Conservation Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announces a public meeting of the 
International Wildlife Conservation Council (Council).

DATES: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service Southeast Region Headquarters Building, 1875 Century Boulevard 
NE, Atlanta, GA 30345.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Hobbs, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service--
External Affairs, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; by 
telephone at (703) 358-2336; or by email at doug_hobbs@fws.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The council provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) regarding 
the benefits that result from United States citizens traveling to 
foreign nations to engage in hunting.

Background

    Formed in December 2017, the council is an advisory body whose 
duties include but are not limited to:
    (a) Developing a plan for public engagement and education on the 
benefits of international hunting.
    (b) Reviewing and making recommendations for changes, when needed, 
on all Federal programs, and/or regulations, to ensure support of 
hunting as:
    1. An enhancement to foreign wildlife conservation and survival, 
and
    2. An effective tool to combat illegal trafficking and poaching.
    (c) Recommending strategies to benefit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service's permit office in receiving timely country data and 
information so as to remove barriers that impact consulting with range 
states.
    (d) Recommending removal of barriers to the importation into the 
United States of legally hunted wildlife.
    (e) Ongoing review of import suspension/bans and providing 
recommendations that seek to resume the legal trade of those items, 
where appropriate.
    (f) Reviewing seizure and forfeiture actions/practices, and 
providing recommendations for regulations that will lead to a reduction 
of unwarranted actions.
    (g) Reviewing the Endangered Species Act's foreign listed species 
and interaction with the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, with the goal of 
eliminating regulatory duplications.
    (h) Recommending methods for streamlining/expediting processing of 
import permits.

Meeting Agenda

    The council will convene to discuss issues that include:
    1. International wildlife conservation strategies;
    2. U.S. ports of entry--importation security and customer service,
    3. Perspectives from range countries, and
    4. Other business.
    The final agenda will be posted on the internet at http://www.fws.gov/iwcc.

Attendance

    If you plan to attend this meeting, you must register by close of 
business on the date listed in Public Input. Please submit your name, 
time of arrival, email address, and phone number to the Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Space 
is limited and requests to attend will be accommodated in the order 
they are received.

Public Input

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                                                You must contact the
                                            Alternate Designated Federal
           If you wish to . . .               Officer (see FOR FURTHER
                                               INFORMATION CONTACT) no
                                                  later than . . .
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Attend the meeting........................  June 14, 2018.
Submit written information or questions     June 14, 2018.
 before the meeting for the council to
 consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the        June 14, 2018.
 public comment period.
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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. 
Written statements must be received by the date in the table above so 
that the information may be made available to the Council for 
consideration prior to the meeting. Submit written statements to the 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer in the following formats: One hard 
copy with original signature, and/or one electronic copy via email 
(acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 
or rich text file).

Giving an Oral Presentation

    Requests to address the council during the public comment period 
will be accommodated in the order the requests are received. Interested 
parties must contact the Alternate Designated Federal Officer in 
writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 
Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time 
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be 
limited. Nonregistered public speakers will not be permitted to present 
material 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 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days after the meeting.

Public Disclosure of Comments

    Written comments we receive become part of the administrative 
record associated with this action. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their 
entirety.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Designated 
Federal Officer. They will be available for public inspection within 90 
days of the meeting.

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

Gregory J. Sheehan,
Principal Deputy Director.
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment HUD encourages interested parties to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
submit comment in response to these Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
This notice is soliciting comments questions. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
from members of the public and affected announces a public meeting of the
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
parties concerning the collection of Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. International Wildlife Conservation
information described in Section A on Council (Council).
the following: Dated: May 23, 2018.
DATES: Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 8
Anna P. Guido,
(1) Whether the proposed collection a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). For
Department Reports Management Officer, deadlines and directions on registering
of information is necessary for the
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
proper performance of the functions of to attend, submitting written material,
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the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; BILLING CODE 4210–67–P see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
collection of information;
Southeast Region Headquarters
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Fish and Wildlife Service Building, 1875 Century Boulevard NE,
utility, and clarity of the information to [FWS–HQ–R–2018–N083; Atlanta, GA 30345.
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(4) Ways to minimize the burden of Doug Hobbs, Alternate Designated
the collection of information on those International Wildlife Conservation Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S.
who are to respond; including through Council; Public Meeting Fish and Wildlife Service—External
the use of appropriate automated AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Affairs, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
collection techniques or other forms of Interior. Church, VA 22041–3803; by telephone
information technology, e.g., permitting at (703) 358–2336; or by email at doug_
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
electronic submission of responses. hobbs@fws.gov.

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Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern 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		Doug Hobbs, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-- External Affairs, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2336; or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 25684

83 FR 25684 - International Wildlife Conservation Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 107 (June 4, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service