Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group, 33857-33858 [2013-13295]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 108 / Wednesday, June 5, 2013 / Notices 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 3103–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203; telephone (703) 358–2336; fax (703) 358–2548; or email doug_hobbs@fws.gov. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a teleconference. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Council was formed in January 1993 to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the 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 Service Director and the president of the 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, 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 hold a teleconference to: • Consider and approve recommendations to the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service for funding Round 2 of Fiscal Year 2013 Boating Infrastructure Grant Program project proposals, • Consider the transmittal of Council recommendations regarding a vision for fish and aquatic resource conservation in the Service. The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/sfbpc. Public Input You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than If you wish to Listen to the teleconference ....................................................................................................................................... Submit written information or questions before the teleconference for the council to consider during the teleconference. Give an oral presentation during the teleconference ................................................................................................ Submitting Written Information or Questions Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the Council to consider during the teleconference. Written statements must be received by the date listed in ‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, so that the information may be made available to the Council for their consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements must be supplied to the Council Coordinator in one 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). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation during the teleconference will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of 15 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 teleconference. To ensure an opportunity to speak during the public comment period of the teleconference, members of the public must register with the Council Coordinator. 16:43 Jun 04, 2013 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 teleconference. Meeting Minutes Summary minutes of the teleconference 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/sfbpc. Stephen Guertin, Director. [FR Doc. 2013–13292 Filed 6–4–13; 8:45 am] Giving an Oral Presentation VerDate Mar<15>2010 33857 Jkt 229001 BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R9–HQ–2013–N125; 91100–3740– GRNT 7C] Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Advisory Group AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Notice of meetings. 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 July 9, 2013, 2:30–4:30 p.m., and July 10, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4:30 p.m. If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact the Council Coordinator no later than June 24, 2013. Advisory Group: Meeting is July 9, 2013, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact the Council Coordinator no later than June 24, 2013. ADDRESSES: The Council meeting and the Advisory Group meeting will be held at Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8, Canada. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyndi Perry, Council Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358–1784; by email at cyndi_perry@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 33858 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 108 / Wednesday, June 5, 2013 / Notices U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 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. Proposals require a minimum of 50 percent non-Federal matching funds. The Council will consider U.S. standard grant proposals at the meeting. The Commission will consider the Council’s recommendations at its meeting tentatively scheduled for September 11, 2013. 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: May 29, 2013. George Allen, Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds. [FR Doc. 2013–13295 Filed 6–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWO3200000–L19900000.PP0000] Renewal of Approved Information Collection Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public comments on, and plans to request approval to continue, the collection of VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:43 Jun 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 information for the regulations at 43 CFR Parts 3832 through 3838. These regulations pertain to the location, recording, and maintenance of mining claims and sites. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004–0114 to this information collection. DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by August 5, 2013. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, fax, or electronic mail. Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– 0050. Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0114’’ regardless of the form of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Santillan, at 202–912–7123. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to leave a message for Ms. Santillan. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, require that interested members of the public and affected agencies be given an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). This notice identifies an information collection that the BLM plans to submit to OMB for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated to respond. The BLM will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s burden estimates; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) Ways to minimize the information collection PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 burden on respondents, such as use of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the public comments will accompany our submission of the information collection requests to OMB. 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 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. The following information is provided for the information collection: Title: Recordation of Location Notices and Mining Claims; Payment of Fees (43 CFR Parts 3832–3838). OMB Control Number: 1004–0114. Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks to renew the previously approved information collection for the regulations at 43 CFR Parts 3832 through 3838. These regulations pertain to the location, recording, and maintenance of mining claims and sites, in accordance with the General Mining Law (30 U.S.C. 22–54), Section 314 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1744), and certain other statutes pertaining to specific Federal lands, and the Stock Raising Homestead Act (43 U.S.C. 299 and 301). Frequency of Collection: On occasion, except Form 3830–2 (which may be filed annually) and annual FLPMA documents (which are required to be filed annually). Forms: Form 3830–2, Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification; and Form 3830–3, Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer Mining Claim(s) and/or a Tunnel Site(s) on Lands Patented under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916, As Amended by the Act of April 16, 1993. Description of Respondents: Mining claimants. Estimated Annual Responses: 121,019. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 59,896. Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: $922,720. The estimated annual burdens are itemized in the following table: E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33857-33858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-HQ-2013-N125; 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 July 9, 2013, 2:30-4:30 p.m., and July 10, 
2013, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. If you are interested in 
presenting information at this public meeting, contact the Council 
Coordinator no later than June 24, 2013.
    Advisory Group: Meeting is July 9, 2013, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. If you are 
interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact 
the Council Coordinator no later than June 24, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting and the Advisory Group meeting will be 
held at Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8, Canada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyndi Perry, Council Coordinator, by 
phone at (703) 358-1784; by email at cyndi_perry@fws.gov; or by U.S. 
mail at

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, 
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 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. 
Proposals require a minimum of 50 percent non-Federal matching funds. 
The Council will consider U.S. standard grant proposals at the meeting. 
The Commission will consider the Council's recommendations at its 
meeting tentatively scheduled for September 11, 2013.
    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: May 29, 2013.
George Allen,
Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2013-13295 Filed 6-4-13; 8:45 am]
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