Fiscal Year 2006 Tribal Wildlife Grants; Request for Grant Proposals, 66458-66459 [05-21691]

Download as PDF 66458 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices TABLE 1.—WHERE TO SEND PROJECT PROPOSALS AND LIST OF REGIONAL CONTACTS Regional Native American liaison and phone number Service region States where the project will occur Where to send your project proposal Region 1 ...... Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California. Scott L. Aikin (503) 231–6123 Region 2 ...... Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas ......... Region 3 ...... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Complex, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Avenue, SW., P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4080. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd, Rm. 410, Atlanta, GA 30345. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035– 9589. D.J. Monette (413) 253–8662 Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, CO 80228. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503– 6199. David Redhorse (303) 236–4575 Region 4 ...... Region 5 ...... Region 6 ...... Region 7 ...... Alaska ...................................................................... For further information, contact the Native American Liaison in the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 under ADDRESSES or Patrick Durham, Office of the Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 3012 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208–4133. Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant proposals for the protection and management of habitat to benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species or other at-risk species from federally recognized Indian tribal governments (including Alaska Native Villages). This program supports the efforts of tribal governments in programs that develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the provision of funding and technical support. For complete application guidelines, please refer to https://www.fws.gov/ grants/tribal.html or contact the Native American Liaison in your Fish and Wildlife Service Region (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). The Application Kit outlines program requirements, selection criteria, and award procedures. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:22 Nov 01, 2005 Jkt 208001 Dated: October 24, 2005. Paul Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 05–21690 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Fiscal Year 2006 Tribal Wildlife Grants; Request for Grant Proposals Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of request for proposals. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are soliciting project proposals for Federal assistance under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (TWG). The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 authorized an appropriation of $68,174,000 (subject to potential rescission to meet other important national priorities) for wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Tribes under provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. The Act further specified that PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 John Antonio (505) 248–6810 John Leonard (612) 713–5108 Kyla Hastie (404) 679–7133 Sue Detwiler (907) 786–3868 the Service use $5,971,000 of the funds for a competitive grant program available to federally recognized Indian Tribes. This allows the Secretary, through the Director of the Service, to manage a separate Tribal grant program not subject to the provisions of the formula-based State Wildlife Grants program, or other requirements of the State Wildlife Grants portion of Public Law 107–63. DATES: Project proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 2006 and submitted to the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). ADDRESSES: For information regarding collection requirements and application kit, applicants should contact the Native American Liaison in the Service’s Regional Office for the State in which the proposed project would occur. The contact information for each Regional Office is listed in Table 1 below. Information on the TWG is also available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of the Native American Liaison, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3251, Washington, DC 20240, fax (202) 501–3524 and electronically at https://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html. Send your project proposal to the Service’s Regional Office for the State in which the proposed project would occur (see Table 1 under this section). You must submit one original and two copies of the complete proposal. We will not accept facsimile project proposals. E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1 66459 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices TABLE 1.—WHERE TO SEND PROJECT PROPOSALS AND LIST OF REGIONAL CONTACTS Regional Native American liaison and phone number Service region States where the project will occur Where to send your project propsal Region 1 ...... Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California. Scott L. Aikin (503) 231–6123 Region 2 ...... Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas ......... Region 3 ...... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Complex, 911 NE., 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Avenue, SW., P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4080. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd., Rm. 410, Atlanta, GA 30345. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035– 9589. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, CO 80228. Regional Director; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503– 6199. David Redhorse (303) 236–4575 Region 4 ...... Region 5 ...... Region 6 ...... Region 7 ...... Alaska ...................................................................... For further information, contact the Native American Liaison in the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 under ADDRESSES) or Patrick Durham, Office of the Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 3012 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 (202)208–4133. Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant proposals from federally recognized Indian tribal governments (including Alaska Native Villages) for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. This program supports the efforts of federally recognized Tribal governments in projects that develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife resources through the provision of funding and technical support. For complete application guidelines, please refer to https://www.fws.gov/grnts/ tribal.html of contact the Native American Liaison in your Fish and Wildlife Service Region (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). The Application Kit outlines program requirements, selection criteria, and award procedures. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: October 24, 2005. Paul Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 05–21691 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:22 Nov 01, 2005 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service announces a meeting designed to foster partnerships to enhance public awareness of the importance of aquatic resources and the social and economic benefits of recreational fishing and boating in the United States. This meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council), is open to the public, and interested persons may make oral statements to the Council or may file written statements for consideration. The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2005, and Friday, November 11, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, California 92101; telephone (619) 291–2900. Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council Coordinator at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS–3101–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203, and will be available for public inspection during regular business DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 John Antonio (505) 245–6810 John Leonard (612) 713–5108 Kyla Hastie (404) 679–7133 D.J. Monette (413) 253–8662 Sue Detwiler (907) 786–3868 hours within 30 days following the meeting. Personal copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator, at (703) 358–2336. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about sport fishing and boating issues. The Council represents the interests of the public and private sectors of the sport fishing and boating communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry, constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council includes the Director of the Service and the president of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, who both serve in ex officio capacities. Other Council members are Directors from State agencies responsible for managing recreational fish and wildlife resources and individuals who represent the interests of saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing, recreational boating, the recreational fishing and boating industries, recreational fisheries resource conservation, aquatic resource outreach and education, and tourism. The Council will convene to discuss: (1) The Council’s continuing role in providing input to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the Service’s strategic plan for its Fisheries Program; (2) The Council’s work on the National Fish Habitat Initiative as both a lead partner E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66458-66459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21691]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Fiscal Year 2006 Tribal Wildlife Grants; Request for Grant
Proposals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are soliciting
project proposals for Federal assistance under the Tribal Wildlife
Grants program (TWG). The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 authorized an
appropriation of $68,174,000 (subject to potential rescission to meet
other important national priorities) for wildlife conservation grants
to States and to the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Tribes
under provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of
programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including
species that are not hunted or fished. The Act further specified that
the Service use $5,971,000 of the funds for a competitive grant program
available to federally recognized Indian Tribes. This allows the
Secretary, through the Director of the Service, to manage a separate
Tribal grant program not subject to the provisions of the formula-based
State Wildlife Grants program, or other requirements of the State
Wildlife Grants portion of Public Law 107-63.

DATES: Project proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 2006 and
submitted to the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 in
ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: For information regarding collection requirements and
application kit, applicants should contact the Native American Liaison
in the Service's Regional Office for the State in which the proposed
project would occur. The contact information for each Regional Office
is listed in Table 1 below. Information on the TWG is also available
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of the Native American
Liaison, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3251, Washington, DC 20240, fax
(202) 501-3524 and electronically at https://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html.
Send your project proposal to the Service's Regional Office for the
State in which the proposed project would occur (see Table 1 under this
section). You must submit one original and two copies of the complete
proposal. We will not accept facsimile project proposals.

[[Page 66459]]

Table 1.--Where To Send Project Proposals and List of Regional Contacts
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
States where the project Where to send your Regional Native American liaison
Service region will occur project propsal and phone number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Region 1................. Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Regional Director; U.S. Scott L. Aikin
Washington, Nevada, and Fish and Wildlife (503) 231-6123
California. Service, Eastside
Federal Complex, 911
NE., 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97232-
4181.
Region 2................. Arizona, New Mexico, Regional Director; U.S. John Antonio
Oklahoma, and Texas. Fish and Wildlife (505) 245-6810
Service, 500 Gold
Avenue, SW., P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, NM
87103-1306.
Region 3................. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Regional Director; U.S. John Leonard
Michigan, Minnesota, Fish and Wildlife (612) 713-5108
Missouri, Ohio, and Service, 1 Federal
Wisconsin. Drive, Fort Snelling,
MN 55111-4080.
Region 4................. Alabama, Arkansas, Regional Director; U.S. Kyla Hastie
Florida, Georgia, Fish and Wildlife (404) 679-7133
Kentucky, Louisiana, Service, 1875 Century
Mississippi, North Blvd., Rm. 410,
Carolina, South Atlanta, GA 30345.
Carolina, and Tennessee.
Region 5................. Connecticut, Delaware, Regional Director; U.S. D.J. Monette
District of Columbia, Fish and Wildlife (413) 253-8662
Maine, Maryland, Service, 300 Westgate
Massachusetts, New Center Drive, Hadley,
Hampshire, New Jersey, MA 01035-9589.
New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, and West
Virginia.
Region 6................. Colorado, Kansas, Regional Director; U.S. David Redhorse
Montana, Nebraska, Fish and Wildlife (303) 236-4575
North Dakota, South Service, 134 Union
Dakota, Utah, and Boulevard, Suite 400,
Wyoming. Lakewood, CO 80228.
Region 7................. Alaska.................. Regional Director; U.S. Sue Detwiler
Fish and Wildlife (907) 786-3868
Service, 1011 East
Tudor Road, Anchorage,
AK 99503-6199.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the
Native American Liaison in the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1
under ADDRESSES) or Patrick Durham, Office of the Native American
Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 3012
MIB, Washington, DC 20240 (202)208-4133.
Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant
proposals from federally recognized Indian tribal governments
(including Alaska Native Villages) for the development and
implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. This program
supports the efforts of federally recognized Tribal governments in
projects that develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or
protect fish and wildlife resources through the provision of funding
and technical support.
For complete application guidelines, please refer to https://
www.fws.gov/grnts/tribal.html of contact the Native American Liaison in
your Fish and Wildlife Service Region (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). The
Application Kit outlines program requirements, selection criteria, and
award procedures.

Dated: October 24, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05-21691 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-M

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.