Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, 66955-66956 [2011-27946]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Notices
Applicant: Paula Hansen, Salem, OR;
PRT–055381
The applicant requests renewal of
their captive-bred wildlife registration
under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for red siskin
(Carduelis cucullata) to enhance their
propagation or survival. This
notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Los Angeles Zoo and
Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA;
PRT–56760A
The applicant requests a permit to
import 10 live, captive-born komodo
monitors (Varanus komodoensis) from
the Czech Republic, for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species.
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting
Heritage Conservation Council
(Council).
Meeting: Tuesday November 15,
2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
Wednesday November 16, 2011, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 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 in
the Secretary’s Conference Room at the
Department of the Interior, Room 5160,
1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20240.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop
3103–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358–2639; fax (703)
358–2548; or email
joshua_winchell@fws.gov.
Multiple Applicants
The following applicants each request
a permit to import the sport-hunted
trophy of one male bontebok
(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled
from a captive herd maintained under
the management program of the
Republic of South Africa, for the
purpose of enhancement of the survival
of the species.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicant: Leonard Voyles, Richmond,
TX; PRT–57362A
Background
Applicant: Matthew Bindon, Howell,
MI; PRT–57442A
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
[FR Doc. 2011–27983 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–EA–2011–N213; FF09D00000–
FXGO1664091HCC05D–123]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce a public
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
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.
Formed in February 2010, the Council
provides advice about wildlife and
habitat conservation endeavors that:
1. Benefit recreational hunting;
2. Benefit wildlife resources; and
3. Encourage partnership among the
public, the sporting conservation
community, the shooting and hunting
sports industry, wildlife conservation
organizations, the States, Native
American tribes, and the Federal
Government.
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); Chief, Forest Service (USFS);
Chief, Natural Resources 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:
66955
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 Sport Wildlife Trust
Fund;
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 Government; 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 recommendation to
improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit
wildlife, hunting and outdoor recreation
on private lands; and
8. When requested by the agencies’
designated ex officio members or the
DFO in consultation with the Council
Chairman, 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:
1. The Recreational Hunting and
Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan—A
Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
2. Coordination of conservation
program delivery between federal, state
and private entities;
3. Programs of the Department of the
Interior and Department of Agriculture,
and their bureaus, that enhance hunting
opportunities and support wildlife
conservation;
4. America’s Great Outdoors; and
5. Other Council business.
The final agenda will be posted on the
Internet at https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
PUBLIC INPUT
If you wish to
You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
Attend the meeting ...................................................................................
Submit written information or questions before the meeting for the
council to consider during the meeting.
November 7, 2011.
November 7, 2011.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:56 Oct 27, 2011
Jkt 226001
PO 00000
Frm 00065
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM
28OCN1
66956
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2011 / Notices
PUBLIC INPUT—Continued
If you wish to
You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
Give an oral presentation during the meeting ..........................................
November 7, 2011.
Attendance
Because entry to Federal buildings is
restricted, all visitors are required to
preregister to be admitted. In order to
attend this meeting, you must 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
sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Individuals or groups requesting to
make an oral presentation at the 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 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) and will be
available for public inspection within
90 days of the meeting and will be
VerDate Mar<15>2010
16:56 Oct 27, 2011
Jkt 226001
posted on the Council’s Web site at
https://www.fws.gov/whhcc.
Hannibal Bolton,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–27946 Filed 10–27–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVB00000.L51100000.GN0000.
LVEMF09CF200.241A; NVN–067930; 11–
08807; MO#4500024151; TAS: 14X5017]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Phoenix Copper Leach Project,
Lander County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as modified, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Nevada has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Phoenix Copper
Leach Project (Proposed Project) and by
this notice is announcing the opening of
the comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Phoenix
Copper Leach Project Draft EIS within
45 days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BLM will
announce future meetings or hearings
and any other public involvement
activities at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media releases,
and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Phoenix Copper Leach
Project Draft EIS by any of the following
methods to the attention of Dave Davis:
• Fax: (775) 635–4034.
• Email: CU_Leach@blm.gov.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV
89820 Attn: Phoenix Project Manager.
Copies of the Phoenix Copper Leach
Project Draft EIS are available in the
Mount Lewis Field Office at the above
address and on the Battle Mountain
District’s National Environmental Policy
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00066
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Act (NEPA) Web page at: https://www.
blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_
field/blm_information/national_
environmental.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Dave Davis,
BLM Battle Mountain District, Phoenix
Copper Leach Project Manager,
telephone (775) 635–4150; address 50
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV
89820; email CU_Leach@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at (800) 877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Newmont
Mining Corporation (Newmont) has
submitted a proposed Amendment to
the Plan of Operations for expansion
and operation of the existing Phoenix
Gold Mine to include leaching and
beneficiation of copper oxide rock
material that was previously permitted
for disposal on waste rock facilities
within the approved Phoenix Mine
boundary. The Proposed Project would
be located in north-central Nevada 12
miles southwest of Battle Mountain,
Nevada, on private and public lands in
Lander County. The proposed
expansion would increase the surface
disturbance of the existing mine area an
additional 902 acres; 194 acres of public
land and 708 acres of private land.
The Phoenix Copper Leach Project
Draft EIS describes and analyzes the
site-specific impacts for all affected
resources. Three alternatives are
analyzed: two action alternatives, the
Proposed Action and the Reona Copper
Heap Leach Facility (HLF) Elimination
Alternative, and the No Action
Alternative. Eleven other alternatives
were considered then eliminated from
further analysis and are discussed in the
Draft EIS. Alternatives considered but
eliminated from further analysis
include: three alternative process
options; three alternative plant design
options; two alternative facility location
options; one alternate pond cover design
option; one alternate Phoenix heap
leach pad configuration option; and the
Borrow Area Elimination Alternative.
E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM
28OCN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66955-66956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27946]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2011-N213; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
(Council).
DATES: Meeting: Tuesday November 15, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday November 16, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 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 in the Secretary's Conference Room
at the Department of the Interior, Room 5160, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Council Coordinator,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103-AEA, Arlington, VA 22203;
telephone (703) 358-2639; fax (703) 358-2548; 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 recreational hunting;
2. Benefit wildlife resources; and
3. Encourage partnership among the public, the sporting
conservation community, the shooting and hunting sports industry,
wildlife conservation organizations, the States, Native American
tribes, and the Federal Government.
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); Chief, Forest Service (USFS); Chief, Natural
Resources 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 Sport
Wildlife Trust Fund;
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 Government; 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 recommendation to improve implementation of Federal
conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting and outdoor
recreation on private lands; and
8. When requested by the agencies' designated ex officio members or
the DFO in consultation with the Council Chairman, 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:
1. The Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource Conservation
Plan--A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation;
2. Coordination of conservation program delivery between federal,
state and private entities;
3. Programs of the Department of the Interior and Department of
Agriculture, and their bureaus, that enhance hunting opportunities and
support wildlife conservation;
4. America's Great Outdoors; and
5. 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
If you wish to INFORMATION CONTACT) no later
than
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attend the meeting..................... November 7, 2011.
Submit written information or questions November 7, 2011.
before the meeting for the council to
consider during the meeting.
[[Page 66956]]
Give an oral presentation during the November 7, 2011.
meeting.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attendance
Because entry to Federal buildings is restricted, all visitors are
required to preregister to be admitted. In order to attend this
meeting, you must 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 2 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) and 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.
Hannibal Bolton,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-27946 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P