[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59640-59641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24147]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2019-N090; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]
Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
Meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time. 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 November
15, 2019. 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.
Other Deadlines: For a summary of all deadlines related to this
meeting, including registration, requests for accommodation, and
comment submission, please see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
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, by email at doug_hobbs@fws.gov, by telephone at 703-358-2336,
via the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339, or by U.S. mail or hand-
delivery at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS:EA, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 16, 2007), ``Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and
Wildlife Conservation.'' 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 (a) benefit wildlife resources; (b) encourage
partnership among the public; sporting conservation organizations; and
Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments; and (c)
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benefit recreational hunting and recreational shooting sports.
Meeting Agenda
Council subcommittee reports.
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.
Update from Federal agencies on efforts to implement
Council recommendations.
Consideration of subcommittee reports and discussion of
possible recommendations.
Public comment period.
Other miscellaneous Council business.
The final agenda and other related meeting information will be
posted on the Council website at https://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 https://www.fws.gov/hsscc.
Public Input
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You must contact the Council Designated Federal Officer (see FOR
If you wish to FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
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Request special accommodations.......... November 13, 2019.
Submit written information before the November 15, 2019.
meeting for the Council to consider
during the meeting.
Provide a public comment during the November 15, 2019.
meeting.
Submit a copy of public comment or Up to 30 days after the meeting date.
expanded comment, or to submit comment
because time constraints prevented
presentation during the meeting.
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Submitting Written Information
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information
for the Council to consider during the meeting. Written statements must
be received by the Council Designated Federal Officer no later than the
date in Public Input so that the information may be made available to
the Council for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written
statements must be supplied to the Council Designated Federal Officer
via mail (for signed hard copies) or email (acceptable file formats are
Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or rich text file) (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Giving an Oral Presentation
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. Interested parties should contact the Council Designated
Federal Officer, in writing (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Registered
speakers who wish to expand upon their public comment, or those who had
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit
written comments to the Council Designated Federal Officer up to 30
days following the meeting. Requests to address the Council during the
meeting will be accommodated in the order the requests are received.
Accommodations
The Service is committed to providing access to this meeting to all
participants. Please direct all requests for accommodations to Douglas
Hobbs by close of business on the date in Public Input. If you are
hearing impaired or speech impaired, contact Douglas Hobbs via the
Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
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).
Matthew Huggler,
Acting Assistant Director--External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-24147 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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