[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58738-58739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28809]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Advisory Council Charter

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the public advisory council charter--Sport 
Fishing and Boating Partnership Council.

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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with section 9a(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (1988). 
Following consultation with the General Services Administration, the 
Secretary of the Interior hereby renews the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council charter to continue for two years.

DATES: The charter will be filed under the Act November 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Alcorn, Council Coordinator, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 836-1392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Council is to provide 
advice to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the 
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to help the Department of the 
Interior (Department) and the Service achieve their goal of increasing 
public awareness of the importance of aquatic resources and the social 
and economic benefits of recreational fishing and boating.
    The Council will represent the interests of the sport fishing and 
boating constituencies and industries and will consist of no more than 
18 voting members appointed by the Secretary to assure a balanced 
cross-sectional representation of public and private sector 
organizations. The Council will consist of two ex-officio members: 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the President, 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA). The 16 
remaining members will be appointed at the Secretary's discretion to 
achieve balanced representation for recreational fishing and boating 
interests. The membership will be comprised of senior-level 
representatives for recreational fishing, boating, and aquatic resource 
conservation. These appointees must have demonstrated

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expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas of 
national interest: the director of a state agency responsible for the 
management of recreational fish and wildlife resources, selected from a 
coastal state if the President of IAFWA is from an inland state, or 
selected from an inland state if the President of IAFWA is from a 
coastal state. Saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing; 
recreational boating; recreational fishing and boating industries; 
conservation of recreational fishery resources; aquatic resource 
outreach and education; and tourism.
    The Council will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act).
    The Certification of renewal is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the renewal of the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of 
the Interior by those statutory authorities as defined in Federal laws 
including, but not restricted to, the Federal Aid Sport Fish 
Restoration Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 in furtherance of the Secretary of the Interior's 
statutory responsibilities for administration of the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service's mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, 
wildlife, and habitats for the continuing benefit of the American 
people. The Council will assist the Secretary and the Department of the 
Interior by providing advice on activities to enhance fishery and 
aquatic resources.

    Dated: October 16, 1997.
Bruce Babbit,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 97-28809 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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