83 FR 46964 - Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 180 (September 17, 2018)
| Page Range | 46964-46965 | |
| FR Document | 2018-20129 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 46964-46965] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20129] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-R-2018-N120; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-189] Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (Council), in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Council's purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding policies and endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; encourage partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations; and Federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments; and benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports. DATES: Meeting: Tuesday, October 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Deadline for Attendance or Participation: For security purposes, signup or request for accommodations is required no later than September 25, 2018. For more information, contact the Council Designated Federal Officer (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For more information regarding participation during the meeting, see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 JM Keynes Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262. Comment Submission: You may submit written comments in advance of the meeting by emailing them to the Council Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal Officer, HSSCC, by telephone at 703-358-2336, or by email at [email protected]. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpretation service, closed captioning, or other accommodations to Douglas Hobbs by close of business on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. If you are hearing impaired or speech impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (Council). The Council was established to further the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), other Acts applicable to specific bureaus, and Executive Order 13443 (August 17, 2007), ``Facilitation of Hunting Heritage [[Page 46965]] and Wildlife Conservation.'' The Council's membership is composed of 18 discretionary members. The HSSCC's purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding policies and endeavors that (a) benefit wildlife resources; (b) encourage partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations; and Federal, state, tribal, and territorial governments; and (c) benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports. Meeting AgendaOverview and update on the implementation of outdoor recreation Secretarial Orders. Update from the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture and bureaus from both agencies regarding efforts to create or expand hunting and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal lands. Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council subcommittee reports. Consideration of subcommittee reports and discussion of strategic issues and possible recommendations. Other miscellaneous Council business. Public comment period. The final agenda and other related meeting information will be posted on the Council website at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc. The Designated Federal Officer will maintain detailed minutes of the meeting, which will be posted for public inspection within 90 days after the meeting at http://www.fws.gov/hsscc. Public Input ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You must contact the Council Designated Federal Officer (see If you wish to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend the meeting..................... September 25, 2018. Submit written information before the September 25, 2018. meeting for the Council to consider during the meeting. Give an oral presentation during the September 25, 2018. public comment period. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitting Written Information Interested members of the public may submit relevant information for the Council to consider during the public meeting. Written statements must be received by the date in Public Input, 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 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 Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Council Designated Federal Officer, in writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for advance placement on the public speaker list for this 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 Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days following the meeting. Requests to address the Council during the public comment period will be accommodated in the order the requests are received. Availability of Public Comments 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 ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). Dated: August 30, 2018. James W. Kurth, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Exercising the Authority of the Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2018-20129 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Security, 245 Murray Lane, Washington, To facilitate public participation, we Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
DC 20528–0205. invite public comment on the issues to Council’s purpose is to provide
Instructions: All submissions received be considered by the committee as listed recommendations to the Federal
must include the words ‘‘Department of in the ‘‘Agenda’’ below. Anyone is Government, through the Secretary of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket permitted to submit comments at any the Interior and the Secretary of
number. Comments received will be time, including orally during the Agriculture, regarding policies and
posted without alteration at http:// meeting. However, those who would endeavors that benefit wildlife
www.regulations.gov. like their comments reviewed by resources; encourage partnership among
Docket: For access to the docket to committee members prior to the meeting the public; sporting conservation
read the background documents or must submit them in written form no organizations; and Federal, state, tribal,
comments received by the HSSTAC, go later than September 24, 2018 per the and territorial governments; and benefit
to http://www.regulations.gov and enter instructions in the ADDRESSES section recreational hunting and recreational
the docket number into the search above. shooting sports.
function: DHS–2018–0053. DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IV. Agenda Meeting: Tuesday, October 2, 2018,
Michel Kareis, HSSTAC Designated This webinar is a follow on to the from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting is
Federal Official, Science and preceding September 13, 2018 in-person open to the public.
Technology Directorate (S&T) meeting, at which the Technology Deadline for Attendance or
Interagency Office (IAO), STOP 0205, Scouting Partnerships Report and Participation: For security purposes,
Department of Homeland Security, 245 recommendations will be briefed. signup or request for accommodations is
Murray Lane, Washington, DC 20528– During the webinar, the committee will required no later than September 25,
0205, 202–254–8778 (Office), 202–254– be voting on approval of the report, 2018. For more information, contact the
6176 (Fax), HSSTAC@hq.dhs.gov which was a collaborative effort of the Council Designated Federal Officer (FOR
(Email). Technology Scouting Partnerships FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: subcommittee. The report can be found more information regarding
on the following website: https:// participation during the meeting, see
I. Background www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/ Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY
Notice of this meeting is given under hsstac. A copy may also be requested by INFORMATION.
the Federal Advisory Committee Act emailing HSSTAC@HQ.DHS.GOV. ADDRESSES:
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92– We will begin with an overview and Meeting Location: Hilton Charlotte
463). The committee addresses areas of discussion of the Technology Scouting University Place, 8629 JM Keynes Drive,
interest and importance to the Senior Partnerships Report, followed by a Charlotte, NC 28262.
Official Performing the Duties of the thirty minute period for oral statements. Comment Submission: You may
Under Secretary for S&T, such as new The public is limited to 2 minutes per submit written comments in advance of
developments in systems engineering, speaker. Please note that the comments the meeting by emailing them to the
cyber-security, knowledge management period may end before the time Council Designated Federal Officer (see
and how best to leverage related indicated, following the last call for oral FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
technologies funded by other Federal statements. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
agencies and by the private sector. It Meeting materials and the final Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
also advises the Senior Official meeting agenda will be posted on the Officer, HSSCC, by telephone at 703–
Performing the Duties of the Under following website by September 16, 358–2336, or by email at doug_hobbs@
Secretary for S&T on policies, 2018: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and- fws.gov. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
management processes, and technology/hsstac. Service is committed to providing
organizational constructs as needed. access to this meeting for all
Dated: September 11, 2018.
II. Registration Michel Kareis, participants. Please direct all requests
To register for the teleconference Designated Federal Official for the HSSTAC. for sign language interpretation service,
please send an email to: HSSTAC@ [FR Doc. 2018–20055 Filed 9–14–18; 8:45 am]
closed captioning, or other
hq.dhs.gov with the following subject accommodations to Douglas Hobbs by
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line: RSVP to HSSTAC meeting. The close of business on Wednesday,
email should include the name(s), title, September 19, 2018. If you are hearing
organization/affiliation, email address, impaired or speech impaired, contact
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Douglas Hobbs via the Federal Relay
and telephone number of those
interested in attending. You must RSVP Fish and Wildlife Service Service at 800–877–8339.
by September 26, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
[FWS–HQ–R–2018–N120; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
III. Public Comment FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000–189] announce a public meeting of the
At the end of the open session, there Hunting and Shooting Sports
Hunting and Shooting Sports
will be a thirty minute period for oral Conservation Council (Council). The
Conservation Council Meeting
statements. The public is limited to 2 Council was established to further the
minutes per speaker. Please note that AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act
the comment period may end before the Interior. of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
time indicated, following the last call ACTION: Notice of meeting. Land Policy and Management Act of
for oral statements, and the meeting may 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the National
close early if the committee has SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
completed its business. To register as a Wildlife Service (Service), announce a Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), other
speaker, contact the person listed in the public meeting of the Hunting and Acts applicable to specific bureaus, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Shooting Sports Conservation Council Executive Order 13443 (August 17,
section. (Council), in accordance with the 2007), ‘‘Facilitation of Hunting Heritage
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and Wildlife Conservation.’’ The Meeting Agenda • Other miscellaneous Council
Council’s membership is composed of • Overview and update on the business.
18 discretionary members. The HSSCC’s implementation of outdoor recreation • Public comment period.
purpose is to provide recommendations Secretarial Orders.
to the Federal Government, through the • Update from the Department of the The final agenda and other related
Secretary of the Interior and the Interior and Department of Agriculture meeting information will be posted on
Secretary of Agriculture, regarding and bureaus from both agencies the Council website at http://
policies and endeavors that (a) benefit regarding efforts to create or expand www.fws.gov/hsscc. The Designated
wildlife resources; (b) encourage hunting and recreational shooting Federal Officer will maintain detailed
partnership among the public; sporting opportunities on Federal lands. minutes of the meeting, which will be
conservation organizations; and Federal, • Hunting and Shooting Sports posted for public inspection within 90
state, tribal, and territorial governments; Conservation Council subcommittee days after the meeting at http://
and (c) benefit recreational hunting and reports. www.fws.gov/hsscc.
• Consideration of subcommittee
recreational shooting sports. Public Input
reports and discussion of strategic
issues and possible recommendations.
You must contact the Council Designated Federal Officer
If you wish to (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
no later than
Attend the meeting ................................................................................... September 25, 2018.
Submit written information before the meeting for the Council to con- September 25, 2018.
sider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the public comment period .................. September 25, 2018.
Submitting Written Information Availability of Public Comments some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
Before including your address, phone activities involving listed species unless
Interested members of the public may a Federal permit is issued to allow such
submit relevant information for the number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your activity.
Council to consider during the public ADDRESSES: Information about the
comment, you should be aware that
meeting. Written statements must be applications for the permits listed in
your entire comment—including your
received by the date in Public Input, so personal identifying information—may this notice is available online at
that the information may be made be made publicly available at any time. www.regulations.gov. See
available to the Council for their While you can ask us in your comment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
consideration prior to this meeting. to withhold your personal identifying FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written statements must be supplied to information from public review, we Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
the Council Designated Federal Officer cannot guarantee that we will be able to 2104, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or
in the following formats: One hard copy do so. via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
with original signature, and/or one 877–8339.
Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
electronic copy via email (acceptable Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
Dated: August 30, 2018.
Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file). have issued permits to conduct certain
James W. Kurth, activities with endangered species in
Giving an Oral Presentation Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife response to permit applications that we
Service, Exercising the Authority of the received under the authority of section
Depending on the number of people Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
wishing to comment and the time 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
[FR Doc. 2018–20129 Filed 9–14–18; 8:45 am]
available, the amount of time for Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P After considering the information
individual oral comments may be submitted with each permit application
limited. Interested parties should and the public comments received, we
contact the Council Designated Federal DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR issued the requested permits subject to
Officer, in writing (preferably via email; certain conditions set forth in each
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), Fish and Wildlife Service
permit. For each application for an
for advance placement on the public [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2018–0054; endangered species, we found that (1)
speaker list for this meeting. Registered FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] the application was filed in good faith,
speakers who wish to expand upon their (2) the granted permit would not operate
oral statements, or those who had Foreign Endangered Species; Marine
to the disadvantage of the endangered
wished to speak but could not be Mammals; Issuance of Permits
species, and (3) the granted permit
accommodated on the agenda, may AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, would be consistent with the purposes
submit written statements to the Interior. and policy set forth in section 2 of the
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Council Designated Federal Officer up ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. ESA.
to 30 days following the meeting. Availability of Documents
Requests to address the Council during SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
the public comment period will be Wildlife Service, have issued permits to The permittees’ original permit
accommodated in the order the requests conduct certain activities with application materials, along with public
are received. endangered species under the comments we received during public
Endangered Species Act (ESA). With comment periods for the applications,
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| Dates | Meeting: Tuesday, October 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. | |
| Contact | Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal Officer, HSSCC, by telephone at 703-358-2336, or by email at [email protected] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpretation service, closed captioning, or other accommodations to Douglas Hobbs by close of business on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. If you are hearing impaired or speech impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. | |
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