Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group, 5820 [2011-2305]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–MB–2011–N016; [91100–3740–
GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcements: North
American Wetlands Conservation
Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Advisory Group
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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AGENCY:
The North American
Wetlands Conservation Council
(Council) will meet to select North
American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA) grant proposals for
recommendation to the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission
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(Commission). This meeting is open to
the public. The Advisory Group for the
Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants
program (Advisory Group) will also
meet. This meeting is also open to the
public, and interested persons may
present oral or written statements.
DATES: Council: Meeting is March 9,
2011, 10:30 a.m. through 12 p.m. and 1–
4 p.m. If you are interested in presenting
information at this public meeting,
contact the Council Coordinator no later
than March 1, 2011.
Advisory Group: Meeting is March 10,
2011, 8:30 a.m. through 4 p.m. If you are
interested in presenting information at
this public meeting, contact the Council
Coordinator no later than March 1,
2011.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be
held at the Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW., North Penthouse,
Room 7000 A and B, Washington, DC
20240. The Advisory Group meeting
will be held at the Melrose Hotel, 2430
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358–
1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or by
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail
Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–
233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989,
as amended), the State-private-Federal
Council meets to consider wetland
acquisition, restoration, enhancement,
and management projects for
recommendation to, and final funding
approval by, the Commission. Project
proposal due dates, application
instructions, and eligibility
requirements are available on the
NAWCA Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/
NAWCA/Standard/US/Overview.shtm.
Proposals require a minimum of 50
percent non-Federal matching funds.
The Council will consider Canadian and
U.S. small grant proposals at the
meeting. The Commission will consider
the Council’s recommendations at its
meeting tentatively scheduled for June
9, 2010.
The Advisory Group, named by the
Secretary of the Interior under NMBCA
(Pub. L. 106–247, 114 Stat. 593, July 20,
2000), will hold its meeting to discuss
the strategic direction and management
of the NMBCA program and provide
advice to the Director of the Fish and
Wildlife Service. If you are interested in
presenting information at either of these
public meetings, contact the Council
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Coordinator no later than the date under
DATES.
Dated: January 26, 2011.
Jerome Ford,
Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
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Record of Decision for the General
Management Plan for the Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park, KY, TN,
and VA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for the General
Management Plan Environmental
Impact Statement for the Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park.
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Pursuant to the National
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National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the General
Management Plan, Cumberland Gap
National Historical Park in Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Virginia. On September
13, 2010, the Regional Director,
Southeast Region, approved the ROD for
the project.
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Cumberland Gap National Historical
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Middlesboro, KY 40965–1848;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2011-N016; [91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public. The
Advisory Group for the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
(NMBCA) grants program (Advisory Group) will also meet. This meeting is
also open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or
written statements.
DATES: Council: Meeting is March 9, 2011, 10:30 a.m. through 12 p.m.
and 1-4 p.m. If you are interested in presenting information at this
public meeting, contact the Council Coordinator no later than March 1,
2011.
Advisory Group: Meeting is March 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m. through 4 p.m.
If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting,
contact the Council Coordinator no later than March 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at the Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW., North Penthouse, Room 7000 A and B,
Washington, DC 20240. The Advisory Group meeting will be held at the
Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or
by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233,
103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-
Federal Council meets to consider wetland acquisition, restoration,
enhancement, and management projects for recommendation to, and final
funding approval by, the Commission. Project proposal due dates,
application instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on
the NAWCA Web site at https://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Standard/US/Overview.shtm. Proposals require a minimum of 50 percent
non-Federal matching funds. The Council will consider Canadian and U.S.
small grant proposals at the meeting. The Commission will consider the
Council's recommendations at its meeting tentatively scheduled for June
9, 2010.
The Advisory Group, named by the Secretary of the Interior under
NMBCA (Pub. L. 106-247, 114 Stat. 593, July 20, 2000), will hold its
meeting to discuss the strategic direction and management of the NMBCA
program and provide advice to the Director of the Fish and Wildlife
Service. If you are interested in presenting information at either of
these public meetings, contact the Council Coordinator no later than
the date under DATES.
Dated: January 26, 2011.
Jerome Ford,
Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2011-2305 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am]
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