83_FR_64593 83 FR 64353 - International Wildlife Conservation Council; Call for Nominations

83 FR 64353 - International Wildlife Conservation Council; Call for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240 (December 14, 2018)

Page Range64353-64353
FR Document2018-27159

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) seeks nominations for individuals to be considered to fill two vacancies in the membership of the International Wildlife Conservation Council (Council). The Council advises the Secretary on issues including anti- poaching programs, wildlife trafficking, and efforts to increase awareness of the conservation and economic benefits of United States citizens traveling to foreign nations to engage in hunting.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2018-N119; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-189]


International Wildlife Conservation Council; Call for Nominations

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) seeks nominations 
for individuals to be considered to fill two vacancies in the 
membership of the International Wildlife Conservation Council 
(Council). The Council advises the Secretary on issues including anti-
poaching programs, wildlife trafficking, and efforts to increase 
awareness of the conservation and economic benefits of United States 
citizens traveling to foreign nations to engage in hunting.

DATES: Written nominations must be postmarked by January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please address and submit your nomination letters via U.S. 
mail or hand delivery to Mr. Eric Alvarez, Acting Assistant Director-
International Affairs; International Wildlife Conservation Council; 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:IA; Falls 
Church, VA 22041-3803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cade London, Policy Advisor, by email 
(preferred) at [email protected], by telephone at 703-358-2584, by U.S. mail 
(see ADDRESSES), or via the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary seeks nominations for 
individuals to be considered to fill two vacancies in the membership of 
the Council. The Council advises the Secretary on issues including 
anti-poaching programs, wildlife trafficking, and efforts to increase 
awareness of the conservation and economic benefits of United States 
citizens traveling to foreign nations to engage in hunting. The Council 
conducts its operations in accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). The Council 
functions solely as an advisory body.

Council Duties

    For detailed information about the Council's duties or to read the 
charter, visit the Council's website at www.fws.gov/iwcc/ iwcc/.

Council Makeup

    In addition to ex officio members from the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of State, the Council should be comprised 
of no more than 18 discretionary members. Visit the Council website at 
www.fws.gov/iwcc/ for a current list of members.
    Nominees must be senior-level representatives of their 
organizations and/or have the ability to represent their designated 
constituency. As the charter requires, members will be selected from 
among, but not limited to, the entities below:
    1. Wildlife and habitat conservation/management organizations;
    2. U.S. hunters actively engaged in international and/or domestic 
hunting conservation;
    3. The firearms or ammunition manufacturing industry;
    4. Archery and/or hunting sports industry; and
    5. Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to 
international hunting.
    You can find more information about terms and length of service in 
the charter, which is available on the Council's website at: 
www.fws.gov/iwcc/.

Nomination Method and Eligibility

    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. 
Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to 
serve on all FACA and 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.

Ariel Alvarez,
Acting Assistant Director-International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-27159 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              assistance to the extent allowable under the            individuals to be considered to fill two                2. U.S. hunters actively engaged in
                                              Stafford Act.                                           vacancies in the membership of the                    international and/or domestic hunting
                                                The time period prescribed for the                    International Wildlife Conservation                   conservation;
                                              implementation of section 310(a),                       Council (Council). The Council advises                  3. The firearms or ammunition
                                              Priority to Certain Applications for                    the Secretary on issues including anti-               manufacturing industry;
                                              Public Facility and Public Housing                      poaching programs, wildlife trafficking,                4. Archery and/or hunting sports
                                              Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for                and efforts to increase awareness of the              industry; and
                                              a period not to exceed six months after                 conservation and economic benefits of                   5. Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
                                              the date of this declaration.                           United States citizens traveling to                   industries related to international
                                                The Federal Emergency Management                      foreign nations to engage in hunting.                 hunting.
                                              Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that                  DATES: Written nominations must be                      You can find more information about
                                              pursuant to the authority vested in the                 postmarked by January 14, 2019.                       terms and length of service in the
                                              Administrator, under Executive Order                                                                          charter, which is available on the
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: Please address and submit
                                              12148, as amended, David G.                                                                                   Council’s website at: www.fws.gov/iwcc/
                                                                                                      your nomination letters via U.S. mail or              .
                                              Samaniego, of FEMA is appointed to act
                                                                                                      hand delivery to Mr. Eric Alvarez,
                                              as the Federal Coordinating Officer for
                                                                                                      Acting Assistant Director–International               Nomination Method and Eligibility
                                              this major disaster.
                                                The following areas of the State of                   Affairs; International Wildlife                          Nominations should include a resume
                                              California have been designated as                      Conservation Council; U.S. Fish and                   that provides contact information and a
                                              adversely affected by this major disaster:              Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike,                 description of the nominee’s
                                                                                                      MS:IA; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.                   qualifications that would enable the
                                                 Butte, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties
                                              for Individual Assistance.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Department of the Interior to make an
                                                 Butte, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties             Cade London, Policy Advisor, by email                 informed decision regarding the
                                              for debris removal and emergency protective             (preferred) at iwcc@fws.gov, by                       candidate’s suitability to serve on the
                                              measures (Categories A and B), including                telephone at 703–358–2584, by U.S.                    Council. Individuals who are federally
                                              direct federal assistance, under the Public             mail (see ADDRESSES), or via the Federal              registered lobbyists are ineligible to
                                              Assistance program.                                     Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339.                      serve on all FACA and non-FACA
                                                 All areas within the State of California are
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        boards, committees, or councils in an
                                              eligible for assistance under the Hazard
                                              Mitigation Grant Program.                               Secretary seeks nominations for                       individual capacity. The term
                                                 The following Catalog of Federal Domestic            individuals to be considered to fill two              ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to
                                              Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used                vacancies in the membership of the                    individuals who are appointed to
                                              for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,                Council. The Council advises the                      exercise their own individual best
                                              Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                  Secretary on issues including anti-                   judgment on behalf of the government,
                                              Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;                                                                        such as when they are designated
                                                                                                      poaching programs, wildlife trafficking,
                                              97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,                                                                      Special Government Employees, rather
                                              Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);                 and efforts to increase awareness of the
                                                                                                      conservation and economic benefits of                 than being appointed to represent a
                                              97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                              97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to                  United States citizens traveling to                   particular interest.
                                              Individuals and Households In Presidentially            foreign nations to engage in hunting.                 Ariel Alvarez,
                                              Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                        The Council conducts its operations in                Acting Assistant Director–International
                                              Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—            accordance with the provisions of the                 Affairs.
                                              Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals             Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
                                              and Households; 97.050, Presidentially                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–27159 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      U.S.C. Appendix 2). The Council
                                              Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals                                                                   BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                              and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,                     functions solely as an advisory body.
                                              Disaster Grants—Public Assistance                       Council Duties
                                              (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                              Hazard Mitigation Grant.                                  For detailed information about the
                                                                                                      Council’s duties or to read the charter,              Bureau of Land Management
                                              Brock Long,
                                                                                                      visit the Council’s website at
                                              Administrator, Federal Emergency                        www.fws.gov/                                          [LLMT926000–19X–L14400000.BJ0000; MO#
                                              Management Agency.                                                                                            4500130365]
                                                                                                      iwcc/.
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–27153 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]
                                              BILLING CODE 9111–11–P                                  Council Makeup                                        Notice of Proposed Filing of Plats of
                                                                                                        In addition to ex officio members                   Survey; Montana
                                                                                                      from the Department of the Interior and               AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              the Department of State, the Council                  Interior.
                                                                                                      should be comprised of no more than 18                ACTION: Notice of proposed official
                                              Fish and Wildlife Service                               discretionary members. Visit the                      filing.
                                              [FWS–HQ–R–2018–N119;                                    Council website at www.fws.gov/iwcc/
                                              FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000–189]                         for a current list of members.                        SUMMARY:   The plats of surveys for the
                                                                                                        Nominees must be senior-level                       lands described in this notice are
                                              International Wildlife Conservation                     representatives of their organizations                scheduled to be officially filed 30
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                                              Council; Call for Nominations                           and/or have the ability to represent their            calendar days after the date of this
                                              AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                    designated constituency. As the charter               publication in the BLM Montana State
                                              Interior.                                               requires, members will be selected from               Office, Billings, Montana. The surveys,
                                              ACTION: Call for nominations.
                                                                                                      among, but not limited to, the entities               which were executed at the request of
                                                                                                      below:                                                the Director, Rocky Mountain Region,
                                              SUMMARY:  The Secretary of the Interior                   1. Wildlife and habitat conservation/               Billings, Montana, are necessary for the
                                              (Secretary) seeks nominations for                       management organizations;                             management of these lands.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCall for nominations.
DatesWritten nominations must be postmarked by January 14, 2019.
ContactCade London, Policy Advisor, by email (preferred) at [email protected], by telephone at 703-358-2584, by U.S. mail
FR Citation83 FR 64353 

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