Request for Nominees for the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking, 56692 [2016-19934]
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Nominating Potential Council Members
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2016–N118;
FXIA167109ADV16–156–FF09A00000]
Request for Nominees for the Advisory
Council on Wildlife Trafficking
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominees.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary), after consultation with the
Co-Chairs of the Presidential Task Force
on Wildlife Trafficking (Task Force), is
seeking nominations for individuals to
serve on the Advisory Council on
Wildlife Trafficking (Council).
DATES: Nominations must be received
by September 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations,
preferably by email, to Mr. Cade
London, Special Assistant to the
Assistant Director for International
Affairs, at Cade_London@fws.gov. You
may also send nominations via U.S.
mail to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Attention: Mr. Cade London; 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Cade London, Special Assistant to the
Assistant Director for International
Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
via email at Cade_London@fws.gov, via
phone at (703) 358–2584, or via fax at
(703) 358–2115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
The Department of the Interior
(Department) is seeking nominations for
individuals to be considered as Council
members. Nominations should include a
resume providing contact information
and a description of the nominee’s
qualifications that is adequate enough to
enable the Department to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the
Council.
Requirements for Council Membership
Members must not be employees of
the Federal Government. Membership
includes knowledgeable individuals
from the private sector, former
governmental officials,
nongovernmental organizations, and
others who are in a position to provide
expertise and support to the Task Force.
Individuals who are federally registered
lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all
FACA and non-FACA boards,
committees, or councils in an individual
capacity. The term ‘‘individual
capacity’’ refers to individuals who are
appointed to exercise their own
individual best judgment on behalf of
the government, such as when they are
designated Special Government
Employees, rather than being appointed
to represent a particular interest.
Council members serve at the
pleasure of the Secretary of the Interior.
Appointments will be for 3-year terms.
Dated: August 11, 2016.
Bryan Arroyo,
Assistant Director for International Affairs,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Council’s Role
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The Council conducts its operations
in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA; 5 U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to
the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife
Trafficking through the Secretary of the
Interior or his/her designee and
functions solely as an advisory body. It
advises and makes recommendations on
issues relating to combating wildlife
trafficking, including, but not limited to:
(1) Effective support for anti-poaching
activities,
(2) Coordinating regional law
enforcement efforts,
(3) Developing and supporting
effective legal enforcement mechanisms,
and
(4) Developing strategies to reduce
illicit trade and consumer demand for
illegally traded wildlife, including
protected species.
The Council meets approximately
four times annually, or as often as is
necessary to complete its work.
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requesting submission of information
that has become available since the last
review of each of these species.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your comments or information on or
before October 21, 2016. However, we
will continue to accept new information
about any listed species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to
submit information and review
information we receive on these species,
see ‘‘Request for New Information.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
species-specific information, see
‘‘Request for New Information.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct a 5-year review?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we maintain lists of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plant species in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21
require that we publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing those
species under active review. For
additional information about 5-year
reviews, go to https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/what-we-do/recoveryoverview.html, scroll down to ‘‘Learn
More about 5-Year Reviews,’’ and click
on our factsheet.
Species Under Review
Endangered
This notice announces our active
review of 12 species that are currently
listed as endangered:
Fish and Wildlife
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2016–N116;
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of
14 Caribbean Species
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating
5-year status reviews of 14 Caribbean
species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year
review is an assessment of the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review. We are
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Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius
xanthomus)
Puerto Rican plain pigeon (Patagioenas
inornata wetmorei)
Puerto Rican boa (Epicrates inornatus)
Virgin Islands boa (Epicrates monensis
granti)
Plants
Auerodendron pauciflorum (no
common name)
Catesbea melanocarpa (no common
name)
Elaphoglossum serpens (no common
name)
Mitracarpus maxwelliae (no common
name)
Mitracarpus polycladus (no common
name)
Polystichum calderonense (no common
name)
Tectaria estremerana (no common
name)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2016-N118; FXIA167109ADV16-156-FF09A00000]
Request for Nominees for the Advisory Council on Wildlife
Trafficking
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominees.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation
with the Co-Chairs of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife
Trafficking (Task Force), is seeking nominations for individuals to
serve on the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking (Council).
DATES: Nominations must be received by September 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations, preferably by email, to Mr. Cade London,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Director for International Affairs,
at Cade_London@fws.gov. You may also send nominations via U.S. mail to
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Attention: Mr. Cade London; 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: IA; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Cade London, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Director for International Affairs, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service via email at Cade_London@fws.gov, via phone at (703)
358-2584, or via fax at (703) 358-2115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council's Role
The Council conducts its operations in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5 U.S.C.
Appendix). It reports to the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife
Trafficking through the Secretary of the Interior or his/her designee
and functions solely as an advisory body. It advises and makes
recommendations on issues relating to combating wildlife trafficking,
including, but not limited to:
(1) Effective support for anti-poaching activities,
(2) Coordinating regional law enforcement efforts,
(3) Developing and supporting effective legal enforcement
mechanisms, and
(4) Developing strategies to reduce illicit trade and consumer
demand for illegally traded wildlife, including protected species.
The Council meets approximately four times annually, or as often as
is necessary to complete its work.
Nominating Potential Council Members
The Department of the Interior (Department) is seeking nominations
for individuals to be considered as Council members. Nominations should
include a resume providing contact information and a description of the
nominee's qualifications that is adequate enough to enable the
Department to make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Council.
Requirements for Council Membership
Members must not be employees of the Federal Government. Membership
includes knowledgeable individuals from the private sector, former
governmental officials, nongovernmental organizations, and others who
are in a position to provide expertise and support to the Task Force.
Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to
serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated
Special Government Employees, rather than being appointed to represent
a particular interest.
Council members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the
Interior. Appointments will be for 3-year terms.
Dated: August 11, 2016.
Bryan Arroyo,
Assistant Director for International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-19934 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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