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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2023–N014;
FXGO1664091HCC0–FF09D00000–190]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation
Council; Request for Nominations
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior and Department of Agriculture
are seeking member nominations to the
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation
Council (Council) to fill one vacancy for
a representative from a State fish and
wildlife management agency. The
Council provides recommendations to
the Federal Government, through the
Secretary of the Interior and the
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Secretary of Agriculture, regarding the
establishment and implementation of
existing and proposed policies and
authorities with regard to wildlife and
habitat conservation endeavors that
benefit wildlife resources; encourage
partnership among the public, sporting
conservation organizations, wildlifeassociated recreation interests, and
Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial
governments; and benefit fair-chase
recreational hunting and safe
recreational shooting sports.
DATES: Nominations for the Council
must be submitted by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations via email to doug_hobbs@
fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by telephone at (703)
358–2336, or by email at doug_hobbs@
fws.gov. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is established under the
authority of the Secretaries of the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the
Department of Agriculture and regulated
by the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (FACA; 5 U.S.C. 10). The
Council’s duties are strictly advisory
and consist of, but are not limited to,
providing recommendations for
implementation of Executive Order
(E.O.) 13443, Facilitation of Hunting
Heritage and Wildlife Conservation;
E.O. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis
at Home and Abroad; and Secretarial
Order (S.O.) 3362, Improving Habitat
Quality in Western Big Game Winter
Range and Migration Corridors. Duties
include, but are not limited to:
A. Assessing and quantifying
implementation of E.O. 13443, E.O.
14008, and S.O. 3362 across relevant
departments, agencies, and offices and
making recommendations to enhance
and expand their implementation as
identified;
B. Making recommendations
regarding policies and programs that
accomplish the following objectives:
1. Conserve and restore wetlands,
grasslands, forests, and other important
wildlife habitats, and improve
management of rangelands and
agricultural lands to benefit wildlife;
2. Promote opportunities for fair chase
hunting and safe recreational shooting
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sports and wildlife-associated recreation
on public and private lands;
3. Encourage hunting and recreational
shooting sports safety, including by
developing sighting-in ranges on public
lands;
4. Recruit and retain hunters;
5. Increase public awareness of the
importance of wildlife conservation and
the social and economic benefits of fair
chase hunting, safe recreational
shooting sports, and wildlife-associated
recreation; and
6. Encourage coordination among the
public; the hunting and shooting sports
communities; wildlife conservation
groups; wildlife-associated recreation
interests; and Federal, State, Tribal, and
territorial governments.
The Secretaries appoint members and
their alternates to the Council to serve
up to a 3-year term. The Council will
not exceed 18 discretionary primary
members, up to 18 alternate members,
and 4 ex officio members. Ex officio
members include:
• Secretary of the Interior or
designated DOI representatives;
• Secretary of Agriculture or
designated Department of Agriculture
representatives; and
• Executive Director, Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
The Secretaries select remaining
members from among, but not limited
to, the organization/interests listed
below. These members must be seniorlevel representatives of their
organization and/or have the ability to
represent their designated
constituencies.
• State fish and wildlife management
agencies;
• Wildlife and habitat conservation/
management organizations;
• Upland bird hunting organizations;
• Waterfowl hunting organizations;
• Big game hunting organizations;
• Shooting sports interests;
• Archery interests;
• Wildlife-associated recreation
interests;
• Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide
industries related to hunting and/or
wildlife conservation;
• Tribal resource management
organizations;
• Agriculture interests;
• Ranching interests; and
• Veterans’ service organizations.
Vacancies to Fill
Nominations are sought to fill one
primary member vacancy to represent
State fish and wildlife management
agencies.
Nomination Method and Information
Nominations should include a cover
letter or email, and resume providing an
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adequate description of the nominee’s
qualifications, including information
that would enable DOI to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the
Council and the national interest
potentially represented, and to permit
DOI to contact a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Council and subcommittee
members engaged in Council or
subcommittee business that the DFO
approves may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5703, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Federal
Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
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.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10)
Barbara W. Wainman,
Assistant Director—Office of
Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500169083]
Notice of Competitive Offer for Solar
Energy Development on Public Lands
in Saguache County, CO
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of competitive offer.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Rocky Mountain
District, Can˜on City, Colorado, will
accept competitive bids to lease public
lands for solar energy projects on
approximately 1,064 acres in Saguache
County, Colorado.
DATES: The BLM will hold a competitive
live auction at 10 a.m. local time on
April 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The auction will be held at:
BLM Rocky Mountain District Office,
3028 East Main Street, Can˜on City, CO
81212.
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Cathy Cook, District Manager, BLM
Rocky Mountain District Office, by
telephone: 719–269–8554 or email:
ccook@blm.gov. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Cook. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
Rocky Mountain District Office has
received interest to lease lands within
the De Tilla Gulch Solar Energy Zone
(SEZ). The BLM will offer a lease for
solar energy development within the
SEZ in accordance with the competitive
process described in 43 CFR part 2800,
subpart 2809.
Based on the expressed interest, the
SEZ will be offered in its entirety. The
SEZ being offered for competitive solar
lease is described in Public Land Order
No. 7818, published in the Federal
Register on July 5, 2013 (78 FR 40499),
and available at: https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2013/07/05/2013-16215/public-landorder-no-7818-withdrawal-of-publiclands-for-the-protection-andpreservation-of-solar, with additional
information as follows:
De Tilla Gulch Solar Energy Zone
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Saguache County, Colorado
The De Tilla Gulch SEZ consists of
approximately 1,064 contiguous acres of
public land, identified in the 2012 Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Solar Energy Development
in Six Southwestern States (Solar
Programmatic EIS) and subsequent
Approved Resource Management Plan
(Solar RMP) Amendments/Record of
Decision (ROD) as suitable for utilityscale solar energy development. The De
Tilla Gulch SEZ is managed by the
BLM’s San Luis Valley Field Office.
Detailed information on this SEZ,
including maps, completed resource
studies, and recommended design
features can be viewed and downloaded
at: https://blmsolar.anl.gov/solar-peis/
sez/co/de-tilla-gulch/.
As provided in 43 CFR 2809.13(a),
bidding will occur in a competitive
auction, conducted in-person. The
auction will be open to the public with
potential limitations based on room
capacity, and the event may be livestreamed. More information will be
made available at https://
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eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2020899/510. Interested bidders
are required to pre-register by accessing
the ePlanning site no later than 1 week
prior to the scheduled auction to allow
sufficient time for the BLM to verify
qualifications. Under the requirements
of 43 CFR 2803.10, qualified bidders
must be:
• An individual, association,
corporation, partnership, or similar
business entity, or a Federal agency or
State, Tribal, or local government;
• Technically and financially able to
construct, operate, maintain, and
terminate the use of the public lands
being applied for; and
• Of legal age and authorized to do
business in Colorado.
Bidders must have or be able to
demonstrate technical and financial
capability to construct, operate,
maintain, and terminate a project
throughout the leasing process and
authorization period. You can
demonstrate your financial and
technical capability to construct,
operate, maintain, and terminate a
project by:
• Providing documentation of any
previous successful experience in
construction, operation, and
maintenance of a similar facility on
either public or non-public lands;
• Providing information on the
availability of sufficient capitalization to
carry out development, including the
preliminary study stage of the project
and the environmental review and
clearance process; or
• Providing written copies of
conditional commitments of Federal
and other loan guarantees; confirmed
power purchase agreements;
engineering, procurement, and
construction contracts; and supply
contracts with credible third-party
vendors for the manufacture or supply
of key components for the project
facilities.
Pre-registered bidders will be
confirmed and assigned a bidder
number before the auction commences.
Complete details and frequently asked
questions on the screening and bidding
process can be found online at: https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2020899/510.
The BLM has determined a minimum
acceptable bid for the De Tilla Gulch
SEZ of $35,824.88. The minimum bid
consists of the following:
(1) Administrative costs incurred by
the BLM—An administrative fee of
approximately $6.79 per acre to cover
the BLM’s costs in preparing for and
conducting the competitive offer,
including preparation of the 2022 Offer
for Competitive Leasing for De Tilla
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-NWRS-2023-N014; FXGO1664091HCC0-FF09D00000-190]
Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of
Agriculture are seeking member nominations to the Hunting and Wildlife
Conservation Council (Council) to fill one vacancy for a representative
from a State fish and wildlife management agency. The Council provides
recommendations to the Federal Government, through the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, regarding the establishment
and implementation of existing and proposed policies and authorities
with regard to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that benefit
wildlife resources; encourage partnership among the public, sporting
conservation organizations, wildlife-associated recreation interests,
and Federal, State, Tribal, and territorial governments; and benefit
fair-chase recreational hunting and safe recreational shooting sports.
DATES: Nominations for the Council must be submitted by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Hobbs, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by telephone at (703) 358-2336, or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the
authority of the Secretaries of the Department of the Interior (DOI)
and the Department of Agriculture and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (FACA; 5 U.S.C. 10). The Council's duties are
strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, providing
recommendations for implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 13443,
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; E.O. 14008,
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; and Secretarial Order
(S.O.) 3362, Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game Winter Range
and Migration Corridors. Duties include, but are not limited to:
A. Assessing and quantifying implementation of E.O. 13443, E.O.
14008, and S.O. 3362 across relevant departments, agencies, and offices
and making recommendations to enhance and expand their implementation
as identified;
B. Making recommendations regarding policies and programs that
accomplish the following objectives:
1. Conserve and restore wetlands, grasslands, forests, and other
important wildlife habitats, and improve management of rangelands and
agricultural lands to benefit wildlife;
2. Promote opportunities for fair chase hunting and safe
recreational shooting sports and wildlife-associated recreation on
public and private lands;
3. Encourage hunting and recreational shooting sports safety,
including by developing sighting-in ranges on public lands;
4. Recruit and retain hunters;
5. Increase public awareness of the importance of wildlife
conservation and the social and economic benefits of fair chase
hunting, safe recreational shooting sports, and wildlife-associated
recreation; and
6. Encourage coordination among the public; the hunting and
shooting sports communities; wildlife conservation groups; wildlife-
associated recreation interests; and Federal, State, Tribal, and
territorial governments.
The Secretaries appoint members and their alternates to the Council
to serve up to a 3-year term. The Council will not exceed 18
discretionary primary members, up to 18 alternate members, and 4 ex
officio members. Ex officio members include:
Secretary of the Interior or designated DOI
representatives;
Secretary of Agriculture or designated Department of
Agriculture representatives; and
Executive Director, Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies.
The Secretaries select remaining members from among, but not
limited to, the organization/interests listed below. These members must
be senior-level representatives of their organization and/or have the
ability to represent their designated constituencies.
State fish and wildlife management agencies;
Wildlife and habitat conservation/management
organizations;
Upland bird hunting organizations;
Waterfowl hunting organizations;
Big game hunting organizations;
Shooting sports interests;
Archery interests;
Wildlife-associated recreation interests;
Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide industries related to
hunting and/or wildlife conservation;
Tribal resource management organizations;
Agriculture interests;
Ranching interests; and
Veterans' service organizations.
Vacancies to Fill
Nominations are sought to fill one primary member vacancy to
represent State fish and wildlife management agencies.
Nomination Method and Information
Nominations should include a cover letter or email, and resume
providing an
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adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including
information that would enable DOI to make an informed decision
regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Council and the
national interest potentially represented, and to permit DOI to contact
a potential member.
Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that
the DFO approves may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner
as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
Public Disclosure of Comments: 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.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10)
Barbara W. Wainman,
Assistant Director--Office of Communications.
[FR Doc. 2023-06076 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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