83 FR 31172 - Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; Call for Nominations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 128 (July 3, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 128 (July 3, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-14253 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31172-31173] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14253] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-FAC-2018-N074; FF09F42300-FVWF97920900000-XXX] Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; Call for Nominations AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Call for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) seeks nominations for individuals to be considered for membership on the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council). DATES: Written nominations must be postmarked by July 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please address your nomination letters to Mr. Greg Sheehan, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Submit your nomination letters via U.S. mail or hand-delivery to Linda Friar, Designated Federal Officer; Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Mailstop 3C016A-FAC; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Friar, at the above address, via email at [email protected], or by telephone at (703) 358-2056. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary seeks nominations for individuals to be considered for membership on the Council. The Council advises the Secretary, through the Director, on aquatic conservation endeavors that benefit recreational fishery resources and recreational boating and that encourage partnerships among industry, the public, and government. The Council conducts its operations in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). The Council functions solely as an advisory body. Current members' terms expire August 29, 2018. Council Duties The Council's duties and responsibilities, where applicable, are as follows: a. Providing advice that will assist the Secretary in carrying out the authorities of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. b. Fulfilling responsibilities established by Executive Order 12962: (1) Monitoring specific Federal activities affecting aquatic systems and the recreational fisheries they support. (2) Reviewing and evaluating the relation of Federal policies and activities to the status and conditions of recreational fishery resources. c. Recommending policies or programs to increase public awareness and support for the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. d. Recommending policies or programs that foster conservation and ethics in recreational fishing and boating. e. Recommending policies or programs to stimulate angler and boater participation in the conservation and restoration of aquatic resources through outreach and education. f. Advising how the Secretary can foster communication and coordination among government, industry, anglers, boaters, and the public. g. Providing recommendations for implementation of Secretary's Order 3347--Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation, and Secretary's Order 3356--Hunting, Fishing, Recreational Shooting, and Wildlife Conservation Opportunities and Coordination with States, Tribes, and Territories. h. Providing recommendations for implementation of regulatory reform initiatives and policies specified in section 2 of Executive Order 13777--Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Executive Order 12866--Regulatory Planning and Review, as amended; and section 6 of Executive Order 13563--Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Council Makeup The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the President of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies are ex officio members. The Council may consist of no more than 18 members and up to 16 alternates appointed by the Secretary for a term not to exceed 3 years. Appointees will be selected from among, but not limited to, the following national interest groups: a. State fish and wildlife resource management agencies (two members--one a Director of a coastal State, and one a Director of an inland State); b. Saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing organizations; c. Recreational boating organizations; d. Recreational fishing and boating industries; e. Recreational fishery resources conservation organizations; f. Tribal resource management organizations; g. Aquatic resource outreach and education organizations; and h. The tourism industry. Nomination Method and Eligibility Members will be senior-level representatives of recreational fishing, boating, and aquatic resources conservation organizations, and must have the ability to represent their designated constituencies. Nominations should include a resume that provides contact information and a description of the nominee's qualifications that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed decision regarding the candidate's suitability to serve on the Council. Current members are eligible to be renominated and reappointed to the Council. Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA and [[Page 31173]] non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated special Government employees, rather than being appointed to represent a particular interest. Public Disclosure: Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. Dated: June 20, 2018. Ryan K. Zinke, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2018-14253 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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instructions for submitting comments membership on the Sport Fishing and among government, industry, anglers,
on Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2017–0105. Boating Partnership Council (Council). boaters, and the public.
• Hard Copy: Submit by U.S. mail or DATES: Written nominations must be g. Providing recommendations for
hand-delivery to Public Comments postmarked by July 24, 2018. implementation of Secretary’s Order
Processing, Attn: FWS–R2–ES–2017– ADDRESSES: Please address your 3347—Conservation Stewardship and
0105; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nomination letters to Mr. Greg Sheehan, Outdoor Recreation, and Secretary’s
Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Order 3356—Hunting, Fishing,
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. Wildlife Service. Submit your Recreational Shooting, and Wildlife
• Public Meetings: We will also Conservation Opportunities and
nomination letters via U.S. mail or
accept written and oral comments at Coordination with States, Tribes, and
hand-delivery to Linda Friar, Designated
four public meetings, to be announced. Territories.
We request that you submit comments Federal Officer; Sport Fishing and
Boating Partnership Council; U.S. Fish h. Providing recommendations for
by only the methods described above. implementation of regulatory reform
We will post all information received on and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Mailstop 3C016A–FAC; Falls initiatives and policies specified in
http://www.regulations.gov. This section 2 of Executive Order 13777—
generally means we will post any Church, VA 22041–3803.
Reducing Regulation and Controlling
personal information you provide us FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulatory Costs; Executive Order
(see Public Availability of Comments). Linda Friar, at the above address, via 12866—Regulatory Planning and
email at linda_friar@fws.gov, or by Review, as amended; and section 6 of
Public Availability of Comments telephone at (703) 358–2056. Executive Order 13563—Improving
Written comments we receive become SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulation and Regulatory Review.
part of the public record associated with Secretary seeks nominations for
this action. Before including your individuals to be considered for Council Makeup
address, phone number, email address, membership on the Council. The The Director of the U.S. Fish and
or other personal identifying Council advises the Secretary, through Wildlife Service, and the President of
information in your comment, you the Director, on aquatic conservation the Association of Fish and Wildlife
should be aware that your entire endeavors that benefit recreational Agencies are ex officio members. The
comment—including your personal fishery resources and recreational Council may consist of no more than 18
identifying information—may be made boating and that encourage partnerships members and up to 16 alternates
publicly available at any time. While among industry, the public, and appointed by the Secretary for a term
you can request in your comment that government. The Council conducts its not to exceed 3 years. Appointees will
we withhold your personal identifying operations in accordance with the be selected from among, but not limited
information from public review, we provisions of the Federal Advisory to, the following national interest
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). The groups:
do so. All submissions from Council functions solely as an advisory a. State fish and wildlife resource
organizations or businesses, and from body. Current members’ terms expire management agencies (two members—
individuals identifying themselves as August 29, 2018. one a Director of a coastal State, and one
representatives or officials of a Director of an inland State);
organizations or businesses, will be Council Duties
b. Saltwater and freshwater
made available for public disclosure in The Council’s duties and recreational fishing organizations;
their entirety. responsibilities, where applicable, are as c. Recreational boating organizations;
Authority: We provide this notice under follows: d. Recreational fishing and boating
section 10(c) of the ESA and its a. Providing advice that will assist the industries;
implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 and Secretary in carrying out the authorities e. Recreational fishery resources
17.32) and NEPA and its implementing of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. conservation organizations;
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). b. Fulfilling responsibilities f. Tribal resource management
established by Executive Order 12962: organizations;
Amy L. Lueders,
(1) Monitoring specific Federal g. Aquatic resource outreach and
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. activities affecting aquatic systems and education organizations; and
Fish and Wildlife Service.
the recreational fisheries they support. h. The tourism industry.
[FR Doc. 2018–14254 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] (2) Reviewing and evaluating the
Nomination Method and Eligibility
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activities to the status and conditions of Members will be senior-level
recreational fishery resources. representatives of recreational fishing,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR c. Recommending policies or boating, and aquatic resources
programs to increase public awareness conservation organizations, and must
Fish and Wildlife Service have the ability to represent their
and support for the Sport Fish
[FWS–HQ–FAC–2018–N074; FF09F42300– Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. designated constituencies. Nominations
FVWF97920900000–XXX] d. Recommending policies or should include a resume that provides
programs that foster conservation and contact information and a description of
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership ethics in recreational fishing and the nominee’s qualifications that would
Council; Call for Nominations enable the Department of the Interior to
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boating.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, e. Recommending policies or make an informed decision regarding
Interior. programs to stimulate angler and boater the candidate’s suitability to serve on
ACTION: Call for nominations. participation in the conservation and the Council. Current members are
restoration of aquatic resources through eligible to be renominated and
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior outreach and education. reappointed to the Council. Individuals
(Secretary) seeks nominations for f. Advising how the Secretary can who are federally registered lobbyists
individuals to be considered for foster communication and coordination are ineligible to serve on all FACA and
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non-FACA boards, committees, or Certification: I hereby certify that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
councils in an individual capacity. The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership accordance with the Paperwork
term ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to Council is necessary and is in the public Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
individuals who are appointed to interest in connection with the general public and other Federal
exercise their own individual best performance of duties imposed on the agencies with an opportunity to
judgment on behalf of the government, Department of the Interior. comment on new, proposed, revised,
such as when they are designated Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. and continuing collections of
special Government employees, rather information. This helps us assess the
than being appointed to represent a Dated: June 20, 2018. impact of our information collection
particular interest. Ryan Zinke, requirements and minimize the public’s
Public Disclosure: Before including Secretary of the Interior. reporting burden. It also helps the
your address, phone number, email [FR Doc. 2018–14252 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] public understand our information
address, or other personal identifying BILLING CODE 4333–15–P collection requirements and provide the
information in your nomination, you requested data in the desired format.
should be aware that your entire We are soliciting comments on the
nomination—including your personal DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR proposed ICR that is described below.
identifying information—may be made We are especially interested in public
publicly available at any time. While Office of Surface Mining Reclamation comment addressing the following
you can ask us to withhold your and Enforcement issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
personal identifying information from the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
public review, we cannot guarantee that 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
we will be able to do so. how might the OSMRE enhance the
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0119] quality, utility, and clarity of the
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
information to be collected; and (4) how
Dated: June 20, 2018. Agency Information Collection might the OSMRE minimize the burden
Ryan K. Zinke, Activities: Contractor Eligibility and of this collection on the respondents,
Secretary of the Interior. the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor including through the use of
[FR Doc. 2018–14253 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] Information Form information technology.
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Comments that you submit in
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining response to this notice are a matter of
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. public record. We will include or
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACTION: Notice of Information summarize each comment in our request
Collection; request for comment. to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
Office of the Secretary including your address, phone number,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the email address, or other personal
[FWS–HQ–FAC–2018–N073; FF09F42300–
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, identifying information in your
FVWF97920900000–XXX]
the Office of Surface Mining comment, you should be aware that
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), your entire comment—including your
Council; Charter Renewal are announcing our intention to request personal identifying information—may
renewed approval for the collection of be made publicly available at any time.
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. information that provides a tool for While you can ask us in your comment
ACTION: Notice of renewal. OSMRE and the States/Indian tribes to to withhold your personal identifying
help them prevent persons with information from public review, we
SUMMARY: This notice is published in outstanding violations from conducting
accordance with the Federal Advisory cannot guarantee that we will be able to
further mining or AML reclamation do so.
Committee Act. Following consultation activities in the State. This information This notice provides the public with
with the General Services collection activity was previously 60 days in which to comment on the
Administration, the Secretary of the approved by the Office of Management following information collection
Interior (Secretary) has renewed the and Budget (OMB), and assigned control activity:
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership number 1029–0119. Title of Collection: 30 CFR 874.16—
Council (Council) charter for 2 years. Contractor Eligibility and the
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abandoned Mine Land Contractor
submit comments on or before
Linda Friar, Designated Federal Officer, Information Form.
September 4, 2018.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 703– OMB Control Number: 1029–0119.
358–2056, linda_friar@fws.gov. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
Abstract: 30 CFR 874.16 requires that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
this information collection request (ICR) every successful bidder for an AML
Secretary has renewed the Council by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining contract must be eligible under 30 CFR
charter for 2 years. The Council advises Reclamation and Enforcement, 773.15(b)(1) at the time of contract
the Secretary, through the Director, on Information Collection Clearance award to receive a permit or conditional
aquatic conservation endeavors that Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C permit to conduct surface coal mining
benefit recreational fishery resources Street NW; Mail Stop 4559, Washington, operations. Further, the regulation
and recreational boating and that DC 20240. Comments may also be requires the eligibility to be confirmed
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encourage partnerships among industry, submitted electronically to jtrelease@ by OSMRE’s automated Applicant/
the public, and government. The osmre.gov. Violator System (AVS) and the
Council will conduct its operations in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To contractor must be eligible under the
accordance with the provisions of the request additional information about regulations implementing Section 510(c)
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 this ICR, contact John Trelease by email of the Surface Mining Control and
U.S.C. Appendix 2.). The Council will at jtrelease@osmre.gov, or by telephone Reclamation Act to receive permits to
function solely as an advisory body. at (202) 208–2783. conduct mining operations. This form
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