Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council, 31978-31979 [2014-12782]

Download as PDF 31978 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 3, 2014 / Notices the mountain yellow-legged frog (northern California Distinct Population Segment (DPS)) (Rana muscosa) and Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) in conjunction with presence/ absence surveys and research on the effects of chytridiomycosis, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) throughout the range of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Applicant: Roland A. Knapp, University of California Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory, Mammoth Lakes, California. The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, mark, release, hold in captivity, and relocate) the mountain yellow-legged frog (northern California DPS) (Rana muscosa) and Sierra Nevada yellowlegged frog (Rana sierrae) in conjunction with presence/absence surveys and long-term surveillance of chytridiomycosis, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) throughout the range of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Applicant: Cathy Brown, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, California. The applicant requests a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, mark, release, hold in captivity, and relocate) the mountain yellow-legged frog (northern California DPS) (Rana muscosa), Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae), and Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) in conjunction with presence/absence and population surveys on U.S. Forest Service lands, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Permit No. TE–844852 sroberts on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Applicant: Patrick Kleeman, U.S. Geological Survey, Point Reyes Field Station, Point Reyes, California. The applicant requests an amendment to a permit to take (survey, capture, handle, mark, release, hold in captivity, and relocate) the mountain yellowlegged frog (northern California DPS) (Rana muscosa), Sierra Nevada yellowlegged frog (Rana sierrae), and Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus), in addition to the species already included on the permit in conjunction with presence/ absence and population surveys throughout the range of each species in California, for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Public Comments We invite public review and comment on each of these recovery permit applications. Comments and materials we receive will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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. Dated: May 28, 2014. Darrin Thome, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2014–12839 Filed 6–2–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–HQ–MB–2014–N099; 91100–3740– GRNT 7C] Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) will meet to consider proposals for U.S. Standard Grants, one of the types of grants in the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) program, for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Commission). The grants proposals involve wetland acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management projects. This meeting is open to the public, and interested SUMMARY: persons may present oral or written statements. The meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending or presenting information, contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by the appropriate deadline (see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). The subsequent meeting at which the Commission will consider the Council’s recommendations is tentatively scheduled for September, 2014. ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will take place at Greenpoint Environmental Learning Center, 3010 Maple Street, Saginaw, MI 48602. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Perry, Council Coordinator, by phone at 703–358–2432; by email at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: About the Council In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989, as amended), the State-privateFederal Council meets to consider wetland acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management projects for recommendation to, and final funding approval by, the Commission. U.S. Standard Grants Program The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of NAWCA. These projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. Grant requests may not exceed $1 million, and funding priority is given to grantees or partners new to the NAWCA Grants Program. Project proposal due dates, application instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA Web site at https:// www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/ NAWCA. Public Input If you wish to: You must contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than (1) Attend the Council meeting .................................................................................................................................. (2) Submit written information or questions before the Council meeting for consideration during the meeting ....... June 26, 2014. June 9, 2014. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:46 Jun 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 3, 2014 / Notices Submitting Written Information or Questions DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the Council to consider during the public meeting. If you wish to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made available to the Council for their consideration prior to this meeting, you must contact the Council Coordinator by the date above. 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 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 the Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing (preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be placed on the public speaker list for either of these meetings. Non-registered public speakers will not be considered during the Council 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, are invited to submit written statements to the Council within 30 days following the meeting. Meeting Minutes Summary minutes of the Council and meeting will be maintained by the Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Council meeting minutes will be available by contacting the Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. Personal copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication. Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds. [FR Doc. 2014–12782 Filed 6–2–14; 8:45 am] sroberts on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4310–55–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jun 02, 2014 Jkt 232001 [LLWO320000.L19900000.PO0000] Renewal of Approved Information Collection Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 information which pertains to the use and occupancy under mining laws. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has assigned control number 1004–0169 to this information collection. DATES: Please submit comments on the proposed information collection by August 4, 2014. 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– 0169’’ regardless of the form of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Merrill at 202–912–7044. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1–800– 877–8339, to leave a message for Mr. Merrill. 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 the OMB for approval. The SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31979 Paperwork Reduction Act provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Until the 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 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 the 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: Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws (43 CFR subpart 3715). OMB Control Number: 1004–0169. Summary: This notice pertains to the collection of information that is necessary to manage the use and occupancy of public lands for developing mineral deposits under the Mining Laws. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Forms: None. Description of Respondents: Mining claimants and operators of prospecting, exploration, mining and procession operations. Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: None. The estimated annual reporting burdens for this collection are itemized in the table below. E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31978-31979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12782]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2014-N099; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]


Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation 
Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) 
will meet to consider proposals for U.S. Standard Grants, one of the 
types of grants in the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) 
program, for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation 
Commission (Commission). The grants proposals involve wetland 
acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and management projects. This 
meeting is open to the public, and interested persons may present oral 
or written statements.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for June 26, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending or presenting information, 
contact the Council Coordinator (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
by the appropriate deadline (see Public Input under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION). The subsequent meeting at which the Commission will 
consider the Council's recommendations is tentatively scheduled for 
September, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will take place at Greenpoint 
Environmental Learning Center, 3010 Maple Street, Saginaw, MI 48602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Perry, Council Coordinator, by 
phone at 703-358-2432; by email at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MBSP 4075, 
Arlington, VA 22203.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

About the Council

    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.

U.S. Standard Grants Program

    The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive matching grants 
program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects 
in the United States that further the goals of NAWCA. These projects 
must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of 
wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all 
wetlands-associated migratory birds. Grant requests may not exceed $1 
million, and funding priority is given to grantees or partners new to 
the NAWCA Grants Program.
    Project proposal due dates, application instructions, and 
eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA Web site at https://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA.

Public Input

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                                       You must contact the Council
         If you wish to:               Coordinator (see FOR  FURTHER
                                    INFORMATION  CONTACT) no later than
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(1) Attend the Council meeting..  June 26, 2014.
(2) Submit written information    June 9, 2014.
 or questions before the Council
 meeting for consideration
 during the meeting.
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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. If you 
wish to submit a written statement, so that the information may be made 
available to the Council for their consideration prior to this meeting, 
you must contact the Council Coordinator by the date above. 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 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 the Council Coordinator by the date above, in writing 
(preferably via email; see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be 
placed on the public speaker list for either of these meetings. Non-
registered public speakers will not be considered during the Council 
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, are invited to submit written statements to 
the Council within 30 days following the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the Council and meeting will be maintained by 
the Council Coordinator at the address under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Council meeting minutes will be available by contacting the 
Council Coordinator within 30 days following the meeting. Personal 
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.

Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.
[FR Doc. 2014-12782 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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