Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, 7579-7580 [2011-3017]
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johnsonii) within Florida, Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas,
and Oklahoma.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: February 1, 2011.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public
Meeting and Public Comment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
public business meeting of the U.S.
Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) on
February 24, 2011, and a request for
written comments. This meeting, the
25th biannual meeting of the USCRTF,
provides a forum for coordinated
planning and action among Federal
agencies, State and territorial
governments, and nongovernmental
partners. Please register in advance by
visiting the Web site under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Advance
public comment must be submitted by
February 19, 2011, to Liza Johnson at
the e-mail, fax, or mailing address listed
below. This meeting has time allotted
for sharing of in-person public
comments, which must be submitted in
written format by March 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Department of Interior, Main
Interior Building Auditorium, 1849 C
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
DATES: Please be aware of the following
dates:
• Advance public comments: Submit
to Liza Johnson at the e-mail, fax, or
mailing address listed below by
February 19, 2011.
• Registration for Meeting:
Registration is required for the business
meeting. Registration online prior to the
meeting date is recommended.
• Business Meeting: The business
meeting is scheduled to take place on
Thursday, February 24, 2011.
• Public Comments to be given at
meeting: Submit in writing to Liza
Johnson at the e-mail, fax, or mailing
address listed below by March 12, 2011.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Gude, DOI (FWS) USCRTF
Steering Committee Point of Contact,
U.S. Department of the Interior, MS–
3530–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240 (phone: 202–
208–6211; fax: 202–208–4867; e-mail:
Andrew_Gude@fws.gov); or Liza
Johnson, U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
Department of the Interior Liaison, U.S.
Department of the Interior, MS–3530–
MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20240 (phone: 202–208–1378; fax:
202–208–4867; e-mail:
Liza_M_Johnson@ios.doi.gov); or visit
the USCRTF Web site at https://
www.coralreef.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Established by Presidential Executive
Order 13089 in 1998, the USCRTF has
a mission to lead, coordinate, and
strengthen U.S. government actions to
better preserve and protect coral reef
ecosystems. The Departments of
Commerce and the Interior co-chair the
USCRTF, whose members include
leaders of 12 Federal agencies, 7 U.S.
States and territories, and 3 freely
associated States. For more information
about the meeting, draft agendas, and
how to register, go to https://
www.coralreef.gov. A written summary
of the meeting will be posted on the
Web site within 2 months after the
meeting.
Public Comments
Comments may address the meeting,
the role of the USCRTF, or general coral
reef conservation issues.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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.
Tom Strickland,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–EA–2011–N015]
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership
Council
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce a public
meeting of the Sport Fishing and
Boating Partnership Council (Council).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 3, 2011, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m., and Friday, March 4, 2011,
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time).
Members of the public wishing to
participate in the meeting must notify
Douglas Hobbs by close of business on
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, per
instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. Written statements must
be received by Monday, February 28,
2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street, NW., Room 5160, Washington,
DC 20240; telephone (703) 358–2336.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop
3103–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358–2336; fax (703)
358–2548; or via e-mail at
doug_hobbs@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., we announce that the Sport
Fishing and Boating Partnership
Council will hold a meeting on
Thursday, March 3, 2011, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m., and Friday, March 4, 2011,
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time).
SUMMARY:
Background
The Council was formed in January
1993 to advise the Secretary of the
Interior, through the Director, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, on nationally
significant recreational fishing, boating,
and aquatic resource conservation
issues. The Council represents the
interests of the public and private
sectors of the sport fishing, boating, and
conservation communities and is
organized to enhance partnerships
among industry, constituency groups,
and government. The 18-member
Council, appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior, includes the Director of the
Service and the president of the
Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, who both serve in ex officio
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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, Native American
tribes, aquatic resource outreach and
education, and tourism. Background
information on the Council is available
at https://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
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Meeting Agenda
The Council will convene to consider:
(1) The Council’s 2010 to 2012 Strategic
Work Plan; (2) progress in implementing
the Council’s assessment of the Sport
Fish Restoration Boating Access
Program; (3) progress in implementing
the Council’s assessment of the Fish and
Wildlife Service Fisheries Program; (4)
progress in implementing the Council’s
assessment of the activities of the
Recreational Boating and Fishing
Foundation; (5) issues related to Marine
Protected Areas and implementation of
the National Ocean Policy; (6) updates
on activities of the Service’s Wildlife
and Sport Fish Restoration Program and
Fisheries Program; and (7) other Council
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the Internet at https://
www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
Procedures for Public Input
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the Council to consider
during the public meeting. Questions
from the public will not be considered
during this period. Speakers who wish
to expand upon their oral statements or
those who had wished to speak but
could not be accommodated on the
agenda are invited to submit written
statements to the Council.
Individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at the public Council
meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of 30
minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Douglas Hobbs,
Council Coordinator, in writing
(preferably via e-mail; see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), by Tuesday,
February 22, 2011, to be placed on the
public speaker list for this meeting.
Written statements must be received by
Monday, February 28, 2011, 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 e-mail
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(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–
PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
In order to attend this meeting, you
must register by close of business
Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Because
entry to Federal buildings is restricted,
all visitors are required to pre-register to
be admitted. Please submit your name,
time of arrival, e-mail address, and
phone number to Douglas Hobbs. Mr.
Hobbs’ e-mail address is
doug_hobbs@fws.gov, and his phone
number is (703) 358–2336.
Summary minutes of the conference
will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
MS–3103–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203,
and will be available for public
inspection during regular business
hours within 30 days following the
meeting. Personal copies may be
purchased for the cost of duplication.
Dated: January 26, 2011.
Jeffrey L. Underwood,
Acting Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species, marine mammals,
or both. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed
species unless a Federal permit is issued
that allows such activities. Both laws
require that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before
March 14, 2011. We must receive
requests for marine mammal permit
public hearings, in writing, at the
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
by March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
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Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203;
fax (703) 358–2280; or e-mail
DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I request copies of
applications or comment on submitted
applications?
Send your request for copies of
applications or comments and materials
concerning any of the applications to
the contact listed under ADDRESSES.
Please include the Federal Register
notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant
in your request or submission. We will
not consider requests or comments sent
to an e-mail or address not listed under
ADDRESSES. If you provide an email
address in your request for copies of
applications, we will attempt to respond
to your request electronically.
Please make your requests or
comments as specific as possible. Please
confine your comments to issues for
which we seek comments in this notice,
and explain the basis for your
comments. Include sufficient
information with your comments to
allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
We will not consider or include in our
administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment
period (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES).
B. May I review comments submitted by
others?
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
address listed under ADDRESSES. The
public may review documents and other
information applicants have sent in
support of the application unless our
allowing viewing would violate the
Privacy Act or Freedom of Information
Act. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2011-N015]
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
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 Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (Council).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2011, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m., and Friday, March 4, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern
time). Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting must
notify Douglas Hobbs by close of business on Tuesday, February 22,
2011, per instructions under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written
statements must be received by Monday, February 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street, NW., Room 5160, Washington, DC 20240; telephone (703)
358-2336.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358-2336; fax (703) 358-2548; or via e-mail at doug_hobbs@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a meeting on
Thursday, March 3, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, March 4,
2011, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time).
Background
The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on
nationally significant recreational fishing, boating, and aquatic
resource conservation issues. The Council represents the interests of
the public and private sectors of the sport fishing, boating, and
conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among
industry, constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council,
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, includes the Director of
the Service and the president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, who both serve in ex officio
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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,
Native American tribes, aquatic resource outreach and education, and
tourism. Background information on the Council is available at https://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
Meeting Agenda
The Council will convene to consider: (1) The Council's 2010 to
2012 Strategic Work Plan; (2) progress in implementing the Council's
assessment of the Sport Fish Restoration Boating Access Program; (3)
progress in implementing the Council's assessment of the Fish and
Wildlife Service Fisheries Program; (4) progress in implementing the
Council's assessment of the activities of the Recreational Boating and
Fishing Foundation; (5) issues related to Marine Protected Areas and
implementation of the National Ocean Policy; (6) updates on activities
of the Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program and
Fisheries Program; and (7) other Council business. The final agenda
will be posted on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/sfbpc.
Procedures for Public Input
Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or
oral information for the Council to consider during the public meeting.
Questions from the public will not be considered during this period.
Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements or those who had
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda are invited
to submit written statements to the Council.
Individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at the public
Council meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties should
contact Douglas Hobbs, Council Coordinator, in writing (preferably via
e-mail; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), by Tuesday, February 22,
2011, to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. Written
statements must be received by Monday, February 28, 2011, 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 e-
mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word,
MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
In order to attend this meeting, you must register by close of
business Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Because entry to Federal buildings
is restricted, all visitors are required to pre-register to be
admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address, and
phone number to Douglas Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs' e-mail address is doug_hobbs@fws.gov, and his phone number is (703) 358-2336.
Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council
Coordinator at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS-3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203,
and will be available for public inspection during regular business
hours within 30 days following the meeting. Personal copies may be
purchased for the cost of duplication.
Dated: January 26, 2011.
Jeffrey L. Underwood,
Acting Deputy Director.
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