[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17719-17720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07113]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019; FXIA167109ADV16-156-FF09A00000]
Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
public meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking
(Council). The Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to
the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. You may attend the
meeting in person, or you may participate via telephone. At this time,
we are inviting submissions of questions and information for
consideration during the meeting.
DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
Registering to Attend the Meeting: To attend the meeting in person,
you must register by close of business on April 8, 2016. (You do not
need to register to listen via phone.) Please submit your name, email
address, and phone number to Mr. Cade London to complete the
registration process (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Because
there is limited seating available, registrations will be taken on a
first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public requesting
reasonable accommodations, such as hearing interpreters, must contact
Mr. London, in writing (preferably by email), no later than April 5,
2015.
Submitting Questions or Information: If you want to provide us with
questions and information to be considered during the meeting, your
material must be received or postmarked on or before April 8, 2015.
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
(see ADDRESSES section) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
April 8, 2015.
Making an Oral Presentation at the Meeting: If you want to make an
oral presentation at the meeting (in person or by phone), contact Mr.
London no later than April 8, 2015 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT). For more information, see Making an Oral Presentation under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The meeting will be held at the U.S.
Department of the Interior, South Interior Building Auditorium, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240.
Meeting Call-In Numbers: Members of the public unable to attend the
meeting in person may call in at 888-606-5920 (toll free) or 630-395-
0312 (toll) using the dial-in passcode 1214001. To ensure that enough
call-in lines are available, we request that members of the public
register as call-in participants at https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?customHeader=mymeetings&Conference_ID=7459947&passcode=1214001
. Members may register to give an oral presentation over the phone as
well. For more information, see Making an Oral Presentation under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Submitting Questions or Information: You may submit questions or
information for consideration during the meeting by one of the
following methods:
1. Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019. Then
click on the ``Search'' button. You may submit questions or information
by clicking on ``Comment Now!''
2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0019; Division of Policy,
Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
We will not accept email or faxes. We request that you send
comments only by the methods described above. We will post all comments
on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post
any personal information you provide us (see the Submitting Public
Comments section for more information).
Reviewing Comments Received by the Service: See Reviewing Public
Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cade London, Policy Advisor,
International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, by email at
cade_london@fws.gov (preferable method of contact); by U.S. mail at
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803; by telephone at (703) 358-2584; or by fax at
(703) 358-2276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), we announce that the
Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council) will hold a meeting
to discuss the implementation of the National Strategy for Combating
Wildlife Trafficking, and other Council business as appropriate. The
Council's purpose is to provide expertise and support to the
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.
You may attend the meeting in person, or you may participate via
telephone. At this time, we are inviting submissions of questions and
information for consideration during the meeting.
Background
Executive Order 13648 established the Advisory Council on Wildlife
Trafficking on August 30, 2013, to advise the Presidential Task Force
on Wildlife Trafficking, through the Secretary of the Interior, on
national strategies to combat wildlife trafficking, including, but not
limited to:
1. Effective support for anti-poaching activities;
2. Coordinating regional law enforcement efforts;
3. Developing and supporting effective legal enforcement
mechanisms; and
4. Developing strategies to reduce illicit trade and consumer
demand for illegally traded wildlife, including protected species.
The eight-member Council, appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior, includes former senior leadership within the U.S. Government,
as well as chief executive officers and board members from conservation
organizations and the private sector. For more information on the
Council and its members, visit http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/.
Meeting Agenda
The Council will consider:
1. Task Force discussions,
2. Administrative topics, and
3. Public comment and response.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/.
Making an Oral Presentation
Members of the public who want to make an oral presentation in
person or by telephone at the meeting will be prompted during the
public comment section of the meeting to provide their presentation
and/or questions. If you want to make an oral presentation in person or
by phone, contact Mr. Cade London (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no
later than the date given in the DATES section.
Registered speakers who want to expand on their oral statements, or
those who wanted to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda,
are invited to submit written statements to the Council after the
meeting. Such written statements must be received by Mr. London, in
writing (preferably via email), no later than April 22, 2016.
Submitting Public Comments
You may submit your questions and information by one of the methods
listed in ADDRESSES. We request that you send comments by only one of
the methods described in ADDRESSES.
If you submit information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
(http://www.regulations.gov), your entire submission--including any
personal identifying information--will be posted on the Web site.
If your submission is made via a hardcopy that includes personal
identifying information, you may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from public review. However, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all
hardcopy submissions at http://www.regulations.gov.
Reviewing Public Comments
Comments and materials we receive will be available for public
inspection at http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, you may view
them by appointment during normal business hours at 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Please contact Mr. London (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Obtaining Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the meeting will be available on the Council Web
site at http://www.fws.gov/international/advisory-council-wildlife-trafficking/. Alternatively, you may view them by appointment during
normal business hours at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803. Please contact Mr. London (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Gloria Bell,
Deputy Assistant Director, International Affairs, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-07113 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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