75 FR 214 pgs. 68378-68379 - Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

Type: NOTICEVolume: 75Number: 214Pages: 68378 - 68379
Docket number: [FWS-R9-MB-2010-N232; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2010-28049 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-MB-2010-N232; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]

Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

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 and interested persons may present oral or written statements.

DATES:

Council Meeting: December 7, 2010, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact the Council Coordinator no later than November 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES:

The Council meeting will be held at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Johnson, Council Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop 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 http://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA/Standard/US/Overview.shtm.

Proposals require a minimum of 50 percent non-Federal matching funds. The Council will consider Mexican and U.S. standard grant proposals at the meeting. The Commission will consider the Council's recommendation at its meeting tentatively scheduled for March 9, 2011.

If you are interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact the Council Coordinator no later than the date under DATES .

Dated: November 2, 2010.

Jerome Ford,

Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds.

[FR Doc. 2010-28049 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]

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