[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3192]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Meeting Announcements: North American Wetlands Conservation 
Council; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act 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 hold its third meeting. 
This meeting is open to the public, and interested persons may present 
oral or written statements.

DATES: Council: March 13, 2007, 1-3 p.m. Advisory Group: March 14, 
2007, 11-4:30 p.m., March 15, 2007, 9-3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, 1515 
Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20005. For further information, 
contact Mike Johnson, Acting Council Coordinator, at the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop: MBSP 4501-4075, 
Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Johnson, Acting Council 
Coordinator, (703) 358-1784 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7612141e153610010558111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93f7f1fbf0d3f5e4e0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Proposal due dates, 
application instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on 
the NAWCA Web site at http://birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals require a 
minimum of 50 percent non-Federal matching funds. The Council will 
consider Canadian and U.S. Small Grant grant proposals at the meeting. 
The tentative date for the Commission meeting is June 13, 2007.
    Advisory Group: 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 third meeting. The Group advises the Director, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, on the strategic direction and management of the 
program. Proposal due dates, application instructions, and eligibility 
requirements are available on the NMBCA Web site at http://birdhabitat.fws.gov.

    Dated: February 5, 2007.
Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director--Migratory Birds.
 [FR Doc. E7-3192 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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