Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council; Public Meeting, 80793-80794 [2015-32598]
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examination of the shipment is
necessary.
In 2009, we implemented a new user
fee system intended to recover the costs
of the compliance portion of the wildlife
inspection program. Since that time, we
have been made aware that we may
have placed an undue economic burden
on businesses that exclusively trade in
small volumes of low-value, nonfederally protected wildlife parts and
products. To address this issue, we
implemented a program that exempts
certain businesses from the designated
port base inspection fees as an interim
measure while we reassess the current
user fee system. Businesses that possess
a valid Service import/export license
may request to participate in the fee
exemption program through our
electronic filing system (eDecs).
Qualified licensees must create an eDecs
filer account as an importer or exporter,
if they do not already have one, and file
their required documents electronically.
To be an approved participating
business in the program and receive an
exemption from the designated port
base inspection fee, the licensed
business must certify that it will
exclusively import or export nonliving
wildlife that is not listed as injurious
under 50 CFR part 16 and does not
require a permit or certificate under 50
CFR parts 15 (Wild Bird Conservation
Act), 17 (Endangered Species Act), 18
(Marine Mammal Protection Act), 20
and 21 (Migratory Bird Treaty Act), 22
(Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act),
or 23 (the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora). The requesting
business also must certify that it will
exclusively import or export the above
types of wildlife shipments where the
quantity in each shipment of wildlife
parts or products is 25 or fewer and the
total value of each wildlife shipment is
$5,000 or less. Any licensed business
that has more than two wildlife
shipments that were refused clearance
in the 5 years prior to its request is not
eligible for the program. In addition, any
licensees that have been assessed a civil
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penalty, issued a Notice of Violation, or
convicted of a misdemeanor or felony
violation involving wildlife import or
export will not be eligible to participate
in the program.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0012.
Title: Declaration for Importation or
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife, 50 CFR
14.61–14.64 and 14.94.
Service Form Numbers: 3–177 and 3–
177a.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses or individuals that import or
export fish, wildlife, or wildlife
products; scientific institutions that
import or export fish or wildlife
scientific specimens; and government
agencies that import or export fish or
wildlife specimens for various purposes.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
responses
Completion
time per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden hours
3–177 hard copy submission ...........................................................................
3–177 electronic submission ...........................................................................
Fee waiver certification ....................................................................................
3,148
17,593
1,000
28,332
154,971
1,000
15
10
1
7,083
25,829
17
Totals ........................................................................................................
21,741
184,303
........................
32,929
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. 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
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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.
Dated: December 21, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–R–2016–N215;
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Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council; Public Meeting
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce a public
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meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting
Heritage Conservation Council
(Council). The Council provides advice
about wildlife and habitat conservation
endeavors that benefit wildlife
resources; encourage partnership among
the public, the sporting conservation
organizations, the States, Native
American tribes, and the Federal
Government; and benefit recreational
hunting.
DATES: Meeting: Tuesday, January 26,
2016, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
For deadlines and directions on
registering to attend, submitting written
material, and giving an oral
presentation, please see ‘‘Public Input’’
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Wild Turkey Federation
Visitor Center, 770 Augusta Road,
Edgefield, South Carolina, 29824.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
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Church, VA 22041–3803; telephone:
(703) 358–2639; or email: joshua_
winchell@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., we announce that Wildlife
and Hunting Heritage Conservation
Council will hold a meeting.
Background
Formed in February 2010, the Council
provides advice about wildlife and
habitat conservation endeavors that:
1. Benefit wildlife resources;
2. Encourage partnership among the
public, the sporting conservation
organizations, the states, Native
American tribes, and the Federal
Government; and
3. Benefit recreational hunting.
The Council advises the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture, reporting through the
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), in consultation with the
Director, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM); Director, National Park Service
(NPS); Chief, Forest Service (USFS);
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS); and Administrator,
Farm Services Agency (FSA). The
Council’s duties are strictly advisory
and consist of, but are not limited to,
providing recommendations for:
1. Implementing the Recreational
Hunting and Wildlife Resource
Conservation Plan—A Ten-Year Plan for
Implementation;
2. Increasing public awareness of and
support for the Wildlife Restoration
Program;
3. Fostering wildlife and habitat
conservation and ethics in hunting and
shooting sports recreation;
4. Stimulating sportsmen and
women’s participation in conservation
and management of wildlife and habitat
resources through outreach and
education;
5. Fostering communication and
coordination among State, tribal, and
Federal governments; industry; hunting
and shooting sportsmen and women;
wildlife and habitat conservation and
management organizations; and the
public;
6. Providing appropriate access to
Federal lands for recreational shooting
and hunting;
7. Providing recommendations to
improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit
wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
8. When requested by the Designated
Federal Officer in consultation with the
Council Chairperson, performing a
variety of assessments or reviews of
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policies, programs, and efforts through
the Council’s designated subcommittees
or workgroups.
Background information on the
Council is available at https://
www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Meeting Agenda
The Council will convene to consider
issues including:
1. Wildlife habitat and health;
2. Funding for public lands and
wildlife management;
3. Endangered Species Act; and
4. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the
Internet at https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Public Input
You must contact the
Council Coordinator
(see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT) no later
than
If you wish to
Attend the meeting ....
Submit written information or questions
before the meeting
for the council to
consider during the
meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the
meeting.
January 13, 2016.
January 13, 2016.
Stephen Guertin,
Deputy Director.
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To attend this meeting, register by
close of business on the dates listed in
‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. Please submit your name,
time of arrival, email address, and
phone number to the Council
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Written Information or
Questions
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant information or
questions for the Council to consider
during the public meeting. Written
statements must be received by the date
above, 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 Coordinator in both of the
following formats: One hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic
copy via email (acceptable file formats
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or rich text file).
Giving an Oral Presentation
Individuals or groups requesting to
make an oral presentation at the meeting
will be limited to two minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of 30
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Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the conference
will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). They will be
available for public inspection within
90 days of the meeting, and will be
posted on the Council’s Web site at
https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
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Attendance
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minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact the Council
Coordinator, in writing (preferably via
email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT), to be placed on the public
speaker list for this meeting.
Nonregistered public speakers will not
be considered during the 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 Coordinator up to 30 days
subsequent to the meeting.
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Announcement of Scientific
Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee Meeting
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Public Law 106–
503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold
its next meeting in the Utah Department
of Natural Resources Auditorium at the
Utah Department of Natural Resources
at 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake
City, Utah. The Committee is comprised
of members from academia, industry,
and State government. The Committee
shall advise the Director of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) on matters
relating to the USGS’s participation in
the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program.
The Committee will receive reports on
the status of activities of the Program
and progress toward Program goals and
objectives. The Committee will assess
this information and provide guidance
on the future undertakings and direction
of the Earthquake Hazards Program.
Focus topics for this meeting include a
program review and strategic planning
for 2016–2018.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-R-2016-N215; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-167]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage 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 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
(Council). The Council provides advice about wildlife and habitat
conservation endeavors that benefit wildlife resources; encourage
partnership among the public, the sporting conservation organizations,
the States, Native American tribes, and the Federal Government; and
benefit recreational hunting.
DATES: Meeting: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday, January 27, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time). For deadlines and directions on registering to attend,
submitting written material, and giving an oral presentation, please
see ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Wild Turkey
Federation Visitor Center, 770 Augusta Road, Edgefield, South Carolina,
29824.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife
Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
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Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone: (703) 358-2639; or email:
joshua_winchell@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council will hold a meeting.
Background
Formed in February 2010, the Council provides advice about wildlife
and habitat conservation endeavors that:
1. Benefit wildlife resources;
2. Encourage partnership among the public, the sporting
conservation organizations, the states, Native American tribes, and the
Federal Government; and
3. Benefit recreational hunting.
The Council advises the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture, reporting through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), in consultation with the Director, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM); Director, National Park Service (NPS); Chief, Forest
Service (USFS); Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS);
and Administrator, Farm Services Agency (FSA). The Council's duties are
strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing
recommendations for:
1. Implementing the Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource
Conservation Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
2. Increasing public awareness of and support for the Wildlife
Restoration Program;
3. Fostering wildlife and habitat conservation and ethics in
hunting and shooting sports recreation;
4. Stimulating sportsmen and women's participation in conservation
and management of wildlife and habitat resources through outreach and
education;
5. Fostering communication and coordination among State, tribal,
and Federal governments; industry; hunting and shooting sportsmen and
women; wildlife and habitat conservation and management organizations;
and the public;
6. Providing appropriate access to Federal lands for recreational
shooting and hunting;
7. Providing recommendations to improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
8. When requested by the Designated Federal Officer in consultation
with the Council Chairperson, performing a variety of assessments or
reviews of policies, programs, and efforts through the Council's
designated subcommittees or workgroups.
Background information on the Council is available at https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Meeting Agenda
The Council will convene to consider issues including:
1. Wildlife habitat and health;
2. Funding for public lands and wildlife management;
3. Endangered Species Act; and
4. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Public Input
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You must contact the Council
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER
If you wish to INFORMATION CONTACT) no
later than
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Attend the meeting........................ January 13, 2016.
Submit written information or questions January 13, 2016.
before the meeting for the council to
consider during the meeting.
Give an oral presentation during the January 13, 2016.
meeting.
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Attendance
To attend this meeting, register by close of business on the dates
listed in ``Public Input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Please
submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to
the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Written Information or Questions
Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or
questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting.
Written statements must be received by the date above, 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 Coordinator in both of the following formats:
One hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via
email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or rich text file).
Giving an Oral Presentation
Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation at
the meeting will be limited to two minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should
contact the Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably via email; see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the public speaker
list for this meeting. Nonregistered public speakers will not be
considered during the 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 Coordinator up to 30 days subsequent to the meeting.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They will be
available for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting, and will
be posted on the Council's Web site at https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Stephen Guertin,
Deputy Director.
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