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collection: The total estimated annual 

burden is 608 hours. 

Dated: July 12, 2022. 

Scott Elmore, 

PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15211 Filed 7–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–WSFR–2022–N010; 91400–5110– 

0000; 91400–9410–0000] 

Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program; Priority Lists for Fiscal Years 

2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce 

receipt of the priority lists of wildlife 

and sport fish conservation projects 

from the Association of Fish and 

Wildlife Agencies (Association) for 

Federal fiscal years (FYs) 2019, 2020, 

2021, and 2022. The Association is 

required by law to annually submit a list 

of priority projects to the Service for 

funding consideration under the 

Service’s Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program (MSCGP), which funds projects 

that address regional or national 

priorities of State fish and wildlife 

agencies. The Assistant Director for the 

Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish 

Restoration program recommends 

projects on the list to the Service 

Director for approval. Once projects are 

awarded, we must publish each priority 

list in the Federal Register. The FY 

2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 projects have 

been awarded. 

ADDRESSES: Lori Bennett, Multistate 

Conservation Grants Program, Wildlife 

and Sport Fish Restoration Program; 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 

Leesburg Pike; MS: WSFR; Falls Church, 

VA 22041–3808. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Bennett, via phone at 703–358–2033, or 

via email at Lori_Bennett@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: 

Background 

The Fish and Wildlife Programs 

Improvement and National Wildlife 

Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 

(Improvement Act; Pub. L. 106–408, 

Nov. 1, 2020) amended the Wildlife 

Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) 

and the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and established the 

Multistate Conservation Grant Program 

(now known as the Traditional MSCGP, 

or T–MSCGP). The Improvement Act 

authorizes us to award grants of up to 

$3 million annually from funds 

available under each of the Acts, for a 

total of up to $6 million annually. 

Projects are selected through a 

competitive process developed 

collaboratively by State fish and wildlife 

agency directors, conservation and 

sportsmen and sportswomen 

organizations, and industries that 

support or promote hunting, trapping, 

and recreational shooting. Projects can 

be funded under Wildlife Restoration, 

Sport Fish Restoration, or both, 

depending on the project activities. The 

projects to which we award grants must 

be on a list of priority projects 

recommended to us by the Association. 

The Service Director, exercising the 

authority of the Secretary of the Interior, 

need not fund all projects on the list, 

but all projects funded must be on the 

Association’s recommended list. The 

Improvement Act provides that funding 

for MSCGP grants is available in the 

fiscal year it is appropriated and for the 

following fiscal year, with any funds 

remaining after two years apportioned 

among the States in the manner and for 

the uses specified under the Wildlife 

Restoration and Sport Fish Restoration 

Acts. 

In addition to the Traditional MSCGP 

found in the Acts, the President signed 

the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson 

Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act (Pub. L. 

116–94) into law on December 20, 2019. 

This law, among other measures, 

created a new Modern Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program, which 

makes available up to an additional $5 

million for projects designed to support 

recruitment, retention, and reactivation 

(‘‘R3’’) activities. The Service will cite 

this as the ‘‘Modern Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program’’ (R3– 

MSCGP). 

The Association and the Service work 

cooperatively to manage the T–MSCGP 

and the R3–MSCGP. The Association 

sets project criteria, reviews grant 

applications, and provides project 

oversight, coordination, and guidance. 

Applicants must provide certification 

that no activities conducted under 

either a T–MSCGP or an R3–MSCGP 

award will promote or encourage 

opposition to regulated hunting or 

trapping of wildlife, or to regulated 

angling or taking of fish. Eligible project 

proposals are reviewed and ranked by 

the Association’s committees, who 

consult with interested 

nongovernmental organizations that 

represent conservation organizations, 

sportsmen and sportswomen 

organizations, and industries that 

support or promote fishing, hunting, 

trapping, recreational shooting, 

bowhunting, or archery. Their selections 

become the priority list that is 

submitted to the Service. 

The Association’s National Grants 

Committee recommends the final list of 

priority projects for both programs to 

the directors of the State fish and 

wildlife agencies for their approval by 

majority vote. By statute, the 

Association then transmits the final 

approved list to the Service for funding 

under the Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program by October 1 of each FY. The 

Service then provides an additional 

review process in accordance with grant 

regulations within 2 CFR part 200 and 

awards and administers the financial 

assistance grants. 

Funding Eligibility 

Traditional Multistate Conservation 

Grant Program Funding Eligibility 

Recipients awarded under the T– 

MSCGP may use funds for sport fish or 

wildlife management and research 

projects, boating access development, 

hunter safety and education, aquatic 

education, fish and wildlife habitat 

improvements, and other purposes 

consistent with the enabling legislation. 

To be eligible for funding, a project 

must benefit fish and/or wildlife 

conservation for at least 26 States, for a 

majority of the States in any one Service 

Region, or for one of the regional 

associations of State fish and wildlife 

agencies. Grants are awarded to one or 

more States, a group of States, or one or 

more nongovernmental organizations. 

For the purpose of carrying out the 

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we 

may award grants to the Service, if 

requested by the Association, or to a 

State or a group of States. The 

Association also requires that all project 

proposals address the Association’s 

selected national strategic priorities for 

both MSCGPs, which are announced 

annually at the same time requests for 

proposals are sent out. 


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Modern Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program Funding Eligibility 

The Modern Multistate Conservation 

Grant Program (R3–MSCGP) is a new 

program, which began awarding grants 

in FY 2020. The program specifically 

targets projects that address hunter 

recruitment and recreational shooter 

recruitment and that promote a national 

hunting and shooting sport recruitment 

program, including related 

communication and outreach activities. 

Fiscal Year Tables 

The following sections of this notice 

set forth the award funding and project 

priorities by fiscal year for the years FY 

2019 through FY 2022. The list below 

provides abbreviations used in the 

tables: 

Abbreviations Used in Tables 

WR Funding Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 

Restoration funds 

SFR Funding Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 

Restoration funds 

CITES Convention on International Trade 

in Endangered Species 

ABC American Bird Conservancy 

AFS American Fisheries Society 

AFWA Association of Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies 

ASA American Sportfishing Association 

ATA Archery Trade Association 

BCC Boone and Crockett Club 

BCHA Back Country Hunters and Anglers 

CAHSS Council to Advance Hunting and 

the Shooting Sports 

CSU Colorado State University 

CU Cornell University 

CWA California Waterfowl Association 

CWD Chronic Wasting Disease 

DWF Delta Waterfowl Foundation 

FAF Future Angler Foundation 

GWF Georgia Wildlife Federation 

IDNR Iowa Department of Natural 

Resources 

IFC Instream Flow Council, Inc. 

IHEA International Hunter Education 

Association—USA 

MAFWA Midwest Association of Fish and 

Wildlife Agencies 

MDNR Michigan Department of National 

Resources 

MMWF Max McGraw Wildlife Federation 

MSU Michigan State University 

NAA National Archery Association of the 

United States 

NCLEEF National Conservation Law 

Enforcement Education Foundation 

NCSU North Carolina State University 

NEAFWA Northeast Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies 

NMDGF New Mexico Department of Game 

and Fish 

NMWF New Mexico Wildlife Federation 

NORC National Opinion Research Center 

NS National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

NSSF National Shooting Sports Foundation 

NWF National Wildlife Federation 

NWTF National Wild Turkey Federation 

OSCF Outdoor Stewards of Conservation 

Foundation, Inc. 

PF Pheasants Forever 

PSMFC Pacific States Marine Fisheries 

Commission 

RBFF Recreational Boating & Fishing 

Foundation 

SAF Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation 

SCIF Safari Club International Foundation 

SCWDS Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife 

Disease Study 

SEAFWA Southeastern Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies 

SSSF Scholastic Shooting Sports 

Foundation 

TRCP Theodore Roosevelt Conservation 

Partnership 

TU Trout Unlimited 

UDWR Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 

UGA University of Georgia 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service 

UWM University of Wisconsin—Madison 

WAFWA Western Association of Fish and 

Wildlife Agencies 

WEI Wildlife Ecology Institute 

WHISPers Wildlife Health Information 

Sharing Partnership 

WMI Wildlife Management Institute 

WVDNR West Virginia Department of 

Natural Resources 

Fiscal Year 2019 Awards; Fund 

Availability and Priority List 

The Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish 

Restoration Program (WSFR) had a total 

of $6,406,590.66 for awards in FY19 

from funds carried over from FY 2018, 

as well as funding that had previously 

been sequestered; the total request for 

projects was $5,817,835.55, leaving a 

balance of $588,755.11. The Association 

provided the Service with a priority list 

of 39 projects, which included the 3 

approved components of the 2016–2021 

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

project. The FY 2019 priority list is in 

table 1. The projects in this list have 

been awarded. 

TABLE 1—FY 2019 TRADITIONAL MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding Total FY 2019 

grant 

1 ............... Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination .............. AFWA ............ $57,900 $57,900 $115,800 

2 ............... Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States.AFWA ............ 82,872 55,248 138,120 

3 ............... Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Authority to 

Manage Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by CITES.

AFWA ............ 40,800 40,800 81,600 

4 ............... State Fish & Wildlife Agency Technical Workgroup for the 

2021 National Survey.

AFWA ............ 52,285.80 52,285.80 104,571.60 

5 ............... Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives through Communications.AFWA ............ 20,000 20,000 40,000 

6 ............... Implementation and Evaluation of the National Conservation 

Outreach Strategy.

AFWA ............ 61,500 61,500 123,000 

7 ............... State Fish & Wildlife Agency Director Travel ........................... AFWA ............ 50,000 50,000 100,000 

8 ............... Susceptibility of Common North American Game Birds to 

West Nile Virus.

SCWDS ......... 81,902 0 81,902 

9 ............... Management Assistance Team and National Conservation 

Leadership Institute.

AFWA ............ 299,326.20 299,326.20 598,652.40 

10 ............. Conserving Fish Habitat Collaboratively in the United States 

Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership.

AFWA ............ 0 250,680 250,680 

11 ............. Supporting Undergraduate and Legal Education and Occupational Experience in Natural Resource Administration.AFWA ............ 28,500 28,500 57,000 

12 ............. Development and Testing of an Improved System for Gathering Harvest Information Data.WMI ............... 149,500 0 149,500 

13 ............. Evaluating the Promise of Potential Impacts of R3 Efforts Targeting College Students (Year 2).NCSU ............. 78,563 29,058 107,621 

14 ............. Continued Delivery of Trapping Matters Workshops and Updating a Survey of Conservation Professionals.MMWF ........... 97,500 0 97,500 


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ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding Total FY 2019 

grant 

15 ............. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition.AFWA ............ 47,784 47,784 95,568 

16 ............. Ensuring State Management Authority of Furbearers through 

a Multi-Agency, Multi-Organization Approach.

WEI ................ 98,395 0 98,395 

17 ............. Increasing Awareness and Understanding of State Fish and 

Wildlife Management: Implementing AFWA Strategic Plan 

Goal 2.

AFWA ............ 50,000 50,000 100,000 

18 ............. Assessing Trends in Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting, 

Sport Shooting, Fishing and Trapping.

NSSF ............. 20,025.18 20,025.18 40,050.36 

19 ............. Update and Further Development of Standard Sampling Protocols for Inland Fisheries.AFS ................ 0 77,602 77,602 

20 ............. Survey and Gap Analysis of North American Grassland Habitat Conservation Efforts.ABC ............... 130,272 0 130,272 

21 ............. National Fish Habitat Partnership Tracking Database (Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement).PSMFC .......... 0 20,000 20,000 

22 ............. Accelerating Development of Effective Leaders in State Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies.

WMI ............... 63,250 63,250 126,500 

23 ............. America’s Conservation and Hunting Heritage, A National 

Education Initiative.

SCIF ............... 180,000 0 180,000 

24 ............. Quantify and Communicate the Benefits from WSFR Excise 

Tax Payments to Strengthen State-Federal-Industry Relations.

NSSF ............. 86,687.50 86,687.50 173,375 

25 ............. Creating Millennial-Conservationists: Informing and Engaging 

the Next Generation.

WMI ............... 74,539.50 74,539.50 149,079 

26 ............. The Missing Link in R3: Making Mentorship Work ................... WMI ............... 162,388 0 162,388 

27 ............. Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-TaxBased Funding for Conservation.WMI ............... 74,500 74,500 149,000 

28 ............. Planning for the Future of Conservation Law Enforcement in 

the United States.

NCLEEF ......... 228,297.79 228,297.79 456,595.58 

29 ............. Developing Angler Personas to Improve R3 Marketing ........... ASA ................ 0 99,800 99,800 

30 ............. Facilitation and Updating of the National Hunting and Shooting Sports Action Plan.CAHSS .......... 170,100 18,900 189,000 

31 ............. An Internal Look at Outdoor Recreation: Agency, Industry, 

and Nongovernmental Organization Attitudes Toward Fishing, Hunting, Sport Shooting, and Boating.

ASA ................ 74,865.60 74,865.60 149,731.20 

32 ............. Locavore R3 Workshops, Teaching States How to Attract and 

Train Locavores to Become Anglers and Hunters.

UDWR ............ 12,000 12,000 24,000 

33 ............. Recruiting and Retaining Youth Shooting Sports Participants 

Through Targeted Marketing, Education, and Peer Networking of Volunteer Coaches.

SSSF ............. 147,673.41 0 147,673.41 

34 ............. Gettin’ Families Fishin’: A National Education Initiative ........... FAF ................ 0 240,000 240,000 

35 ............. Improve National Coordination and Conservation Partnerships 

Through the Development of a Fisheries Gray Literature 

Database.

AFS ................ 0 63,667 63,667 

36 ............. Engaging Landowners and Partners in Implementing Farm 

Bill Programs that Benefit Fish and Wildlife in Riparian 

Areas.

TU .................. 0 30,000 30,000 

37–NS ...... Method to Deriving State-Level Estimates from the 2016 NS U.S Census ... 174,333.50 174,333.50 348,667 

38–NS ...... 2016 Fifty-State Survey Reports ............................................... Rockville Institute.133,786 133,786 267,572 

39–NS ...... 2021 Coordination of the 2021 NS ........................................... USFWS .......... 126,476.50 126,476.50 252,953 

Totals .................................................................................................... ........................ 3,156,022.98 2,661,812.57 5,817,835.55 

* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section. 

Fiscal Year 2020 Awards; Fund 

Availability and Priority Lists 

Traditional Multistate Conservation 

Grant Program Fund Availability and 

Priority List 

The Service’s WSFR program had 

$6,939,510.06 available for T–MSCGP 

awards in FY 2020, after adjusting for 

sequestered, recovery, and carryover 

amounts from FY 2019. The total 

request for projects was $6,928,632.57, 

leaving a balance of $10,877.49. The 

Association provided the Service with a 

priority list of 40 projects, which 

included the 2 approved components of 

the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation project. Please note that the 

Association’s Management Assistance 

Team proposal requesting $598,799.12 

of Multistate funds (Project #25) was 

provided an additional $150,000 in 

Federal funds from the Service’s 

National Conservation Training Center. 

This funding addition was the result of 

a signed memorandum of agreement 

between the Service and the 

Association. The list is in table 2. The 

projects in this list have been awarded. 


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TABLE 2—FY 2020 TRADITIONAL MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding Total FY 2020 

grant 

1 ............... Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the 

States.

AFWA ............ $82,872 $55,248 $138,120 

2 ............... Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives by State Fish and Wildlife Agencies.AFWA ............ 60,000 60,000 120,000 

3 ............... The North American Conservation Education Strategy—update and align toolkit to work for today’s conservation educators who offer fish and wildlife-based programs.AFWA ............ 27,500 27,500 55,000 

4 ............... Introductory Implementation and Evaluation of the National 

Conservation Outreach Strategy—Part 2.

AFWA ............ 69,000 69,000 138,000 

5 ............... Advancing K–12 conservation education through improved 

tools for educators exploring the public trust doctrine, North 

American Model, and related examples of wildlife management.

MMWF ........... 31,680 7,920 39,600 

6 ............... Words Matter: Determining How to Engage the American 

Public Through the Language of Conservation.

WMI ............... 61,551.69 61,551.69 123,103.38 

7 ............... Coordinating and Planning National-Scale Conservation Initiatives Through Effective Communications.AFWA ............ 20,000 20,000 40,000 

8 ............... Updating the AFS Blue Book: Standard Methods for Aquatic 

Pathogen Identification and Fish Health Management.

AFS ................ 0 83,406 83,406 

9 ............... Characterizing and Mapping Chronic Wasting Disease Prion 

Strains Across the United States.

CSU ............... 60,138 0 60,138 

10 ............. Pilot of the WHISPers wildlife mortality event data system ..... IDNR .............. 15,240 0 15,240 

11 ............. Exploring the potential for in utero transmission of CWD 

prions in white-tailed deer.

SCWDS ......... 99,741 0 99,741 

12 ............. National Coordination and Technical Assistance for the Prevention, Surveillance, and Management of CWD.WMI ............... 99,225 0 99,225 

13 ............. A Novel Genetic Resource To Inform Management of CWD .. MDNR ............ 138,696.59 0 138,696.59 

14 ............. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition.AFWA ............ 41,727 41,727 83,454 

15 ............. Angler R3 Program Funding Needs Assessment ..................... RBFF ............. 0 100,929.60 100,929.60 

16 ............. Tracking Participation Through Expanded Regional & National License Sales Dashboards.ASA ................ 109,830 109,830 219,660 

17 ............. Digital Marketing Techniques to Increase Angler Participation RBFF ............. 0 340,000 340,000 

18 ............. Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving the Understanding of Excise-taxbased Funding for Conservation.WMI ............... 64,579.50 64,579.50 129,159 

19 ............. Increasing Participation and License Sales from Hunter Education Graduates.SAF ................ 141,350 0 141,350 

20 ............. Fishing in Schools: A Grassroots Approach to Increasing Angler Participation.ASA ................ 0 266,500 266,500 

21 ............. Expansion of R3 and Engagement of the National R3 Implementation Workgroup.CAHSS .......... 189,600 47,400 237,000 

22 ............. Sportfishing’s 2019 State-Level, Congressional District and 

Species-Level Economic Impacts.

ASA ................ 0 88,400 88,400 

23 ............. Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Authority to 

Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions 

Required by International Treaties, Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives.

AFWA ............ 47,700 47,700 95,400 

24 ............. Combating Trafficking and Illegal Commercialization by 

Strengthening Communication and Coordination among 

State and National Conservation Agencies’ Law Enforcement Investigations and Intelligence Sections.

NCLEEF ......... 125,000 125,000 250,000 

25 ............. Management Assistance Team and National Conservation 

Leadership Institute.

AFWA ............ 299,399.56 299,399.56 598,799.12 

26 ............. Increasing Awareness and Understanding of State Fish and 

Wildlife Management: Implementing AFWA Strategic Plan 

Goal 2.

AFWA ............ 50,000 50,000 100,000 

27 ............. Supporting Law, Graduate, and Undergraduate Students’ 

Study of Legal Principles and Professional Experience in 

Conservation Law and Policy Through a Center of Conservation Excellence.

NWTF ............ 70,500 70,500 141,000 

28 ............. A Collaborative Network-Based Tool for Improved CWD Management in North America.MDNR ............ 99,000 0 99,000 

29 ............. Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination .............. AFWA ............ 60,900 60,900 121,800 

30 ............. Examining Societal Acceptance of Hunting and Other Consumptive Uses of Wildlife, in Order to Create and Test 

Agency Communication Strategies That Promote Public Acceptance and Advance Conservation.

MMWF ........... 105,730.65 18,658.35 124,389 


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ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding Total FY 2020 

grant 

31 ............. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Technical Workgroup for the 

2021 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (National Survey).

AFWA ............ 40,250 40,250 80,500 

32 ............. Capacity Building, Training, and Pilot Testing of the Fish and 

Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap.

WMI ............... 87,887.50 87,887.50 175,775 

33 ............. Preparing for the Future of Fish and Wildlife Management ..... CSU ............... 69,785.44 69,785.44 139,570.88 

34 ............. Update and Further Development of Standard Sampling Protocols for Inland Fisheries (Phase 2 of 2).AFS ................ 0 97,399 97,399 

35 ............. Fisheries Research Tracking and Information Exchange Tool AFS ................ 0 84,373 84,373 

36 ............. National Fish Habitat Partnership Project Tracking Database 

(Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement).

PSMFC .......... 0 20,000 20,000 

37 ............. Development of YY Male Broodstocks for Eradication of 

Invasive Common Carp Populations.

WAFWA ......... 0 75,704 75,704 

38 ............. Assessing the State of Fisheries Research Agendas in the 

United States and Outlining Best Practices for Development of Agendas.

AFS ................ 0 90,872 90,872 

39–NS ...... Coordination Component for the 2022 National Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation for 

Year 2020.

USFWS .......... 130,853.50 130,853.50 261,707 

40–NS ...... 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 years).NORC ............ 807,810 807,811 1,615,621 

Totals .................................................................................................... ........................ 3,307,547.43 3,621,085.14 6,928,632.57 

* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section. 

FY 2020 Modern Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program Fund 

Availability and Priority List 

FY 2020 was the first year that 

Modern Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program (R3–MSCGP) funds became 

available for award. The Service’s WSFR 

program had $4,705,000 available for 

R3–MSCGP awards after sequestering 

$295,000; the total request for projects 

was the full available amount, leaving a 

balance of $0. The Service worked with 

the Association to make these funds 

available quickly for eligible projects. 

The Association provided the Service a 

priority list of 25 projects; the Service 

was able to award all projects by early 

December 2020. The list is in table 3. 

TABLE 3—FY 2020 MODERN MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST

ID Title Recipient Total 2020 

R3 award 

1 ............... MAFWA * Regional Small Game Diversity and Inclusion Marketing Toolkit .................................... MAFWA ......... $179,200 

2 ............... Exploring the R3 Needs and Opportunities of Female Hunters, Shooters, and Archers ................. CWA .............. 245,004.50 

3 ............... Helping State Agencies Effectively Recruit and Retain the New Locavore Audience ..................... WMI ............... 154,000 

4 ............... Strengthening State Agency R3 of Diverse Hunters and Recreational Shooters ............................ TRCP ............. 35,500 

5 ............... Activating and Converting Target Archers into Hunting and Shooting Sports ................................. NAA ............... 78,295 

6 ............... Building Community to Retain Women Hunters ............................................................................... NWF ............... 221,071 

7 ............... Scaling a College-Focused R3 Model .............................................................................................. GWF .............. 175,300 

8 ............... Increase Industry and Agency Relations and Communications by Expanding Partner-with-aPayer Initiative.NSSF ............. 146,112.75 

9 ............... Effectively Targeting New Adult Hunters .......................................................................................... WMI ............... 175,825 

10 ............. Increasing Hunting Mentor and Mentee Numbers and Effectiveness .............................................. WMI ............... 203,821 

11 ............. Effective R3 Marketing Strategies ..................................................................................................... WMI ............... 297,500 

12 ............. Leveraging Influencers & Content Marketing to Recruit Bowhunters ............................................... ATA ................ 230,000 

13 ............. Email Marketing Best Practices for State Agencies ......................................................................... WMI ............... 272,305 

14 ............. What is the public really saying about hunting and hunters (and what can we do about it?) ......... NMDGF .......... 120,000 

15 ............. Message Testing: National Ad Campaign to Promote Support of and Participation in Hunting and 

Recreational Shooting.

NWTF ............ 230,658 

16 ............. Advancing R3 Forward ...................................................................................................................... CAHSS .......... 450,000 

17 ............. Hunting for Conservation Online: A Tool from CLfT to Engage in College R3 Efforts .................... MMWF ........... 74,750 

18 ............. Combining States and Industry Resources to Increase R3 Success ............................................... NSSF ............. 278,900 

19 ............. Hunters Connect State Content Delivery System and Database ..................................................... IHEA .............. 174,550 

20 ............. Trapping Matters—Communication Message Training Public Harvest of Wildlife ........................... MMWF ........... 52,250 

21 ............. Frameworks and Standards for R3 Effort and Strategy Evaluation ................................................. WMI ............... 116,149 

22 ............. Development of a Real-time License Data Dashboard .................................................................... ASA ................ 239,450 

23 ............. Development of a Hunter Avidity Model to Assess & Improve R3 Participation .............................. SAF ................ 207,055 

24 ............. Assessing the Quality and Availability of Hunting and Shooting Access in the United States ........ NSSF ............. 224,967.75 

25 ............. Hunting and Recreational Shooting Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation Among American 

Military Members.

SAF ................ 122,336 

Total ..... ............................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 4,705,000 

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FY 2021 Awards; Fund Availability and 

Priority List 

After adjusting for sequestered, 

recovery, and carryover amounts from 

FY 2020, the T–MSCGP had $6,515,283 

available for award, and the R3–MSCGP 

had $5,010,000 available. The total 

request for T–MSCGP projects was 

$6,488,271.53, leaving a balance of 

$27,011.47. The total request for R3– 

MSCGP projects was $3,066,603.90, 

leaving a balance of $1,943,396.10. 

Please note that the Association’s 

Management Assistance Team proposal 

requesting $555,277.37 of Multistate 

funds (Project #10) also was provided an 

additional $150,000 in Federal funds 

from the National Conservation Training 

Center. This funding addition was the 

result of a signed Memorandum of 

Agreement between the Service and the 

Association. The Association provided 

the Service with a single Priority List of 

39 proposals, consisting of 22 T–MSCGP 

projects (including 2 approved 

components of the 2022–2027 National 

Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation project) 

and 17 R3–MSCGP projects. The list is 

in table 4. The projects in this list have 

been awarded. 

TABLE 4—FY 2021 TRADITIONAL MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM AND MODERN MULTISTATE

CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding R3 funding Total 2021 

grant 

1 ............... Communicating the Effects of Climate 

Change on Fish and Fisheries.

AFS ................ $0 $111,870 $0 $111,870 

2 ............... Surveillance Optimization Project for CWD 

Dashboard: A Web Application for Disease Visualization and Data-Driven Decisions.

CU .................. 244,946 0 0 244,946 

3 ............... Online Platform for CWD Data Sharing Management in North America.WVDNR ......... 225,000 0 0 225,000 

4 ............... Fisheries Gray Literature Database State 

Agency Expansion and Support.

AFS ................ 0 105,191 0 105,191 

5 ............... Preventing the Spread of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) in the United 

States by Engaging Key Stakeholders in 

Collaborative Management Solutions.

UGA Research 

Foundation.

149,797 0 0 149,797 

6 ............... Wildlife Viewer Survey: Enhancing Relevancy and Engaging Support from a 

Broader Constituency.

AFWA ............ 65,300 65,300 0 130,600 

7 ............... An Agency Path Forward: Designing Effective Engagement and Building Capacity 

for Relevancy.

WMI ............... 149,721.50 149,721.50 0 299,443 

8 ............... State- and Congressional District-Level Economic Impacts for Hunting and Target 

Shooting.

SAF ................ 100,308 0 0 100,308 

9 ............... Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving 

the Understanding of Excise-Tax-Based 

Funding for Conservation.

WMI ............... 85,932.50 85,932.50 0 171,865 

10 ............. Management Assistance Team and the National Conservation Institute—Leadership 

Development for AFWA Members and the 

Conservation Community.

AFWA ............ 277,638.69 277,638.68 0 555,277.37 

11 ............. Instream Flow and Water-Level Conservation Training and Research Center.IFC ................. 0 119,325 0 119,325 

12 ............. Maintaining Relevancy of the AFWA North 

American Trapper Education Program for 

State Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

AFWA ............ 100,000 0 0 100,000 

13 ............. Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground 

Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States.

AFWA ............ 84,819.60 56,546.40 0 141,366 

14 ............. Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies’ Authority to Manage Wildlife 

Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, 

Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives.

AFWA ............ 64,800 64,800 0 129,600 

15 ............. Supporting Effective Coordination of Regional & National Conservation Efforts 

Through State Fish & Wildlife Agencies.

AFWA ............ 80,869.80 80,869.80 0 161,739.60 

16 ............. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and 

State Agency Coalition.

AFWA ............ 30,927 30,927 0 61,854 

17 ............. Expanding the Community of Support for 

Fish Habitat Partnership Conservation Efforts.

AFWA/National Fish 

Habitat Partnership.

0 176,240 0 176,240 


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CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST—Continued 

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding R3 funding Total 2021 

grant 

18 ............. Strengthening Awareness of State Fish and 

Wildlife Management: Support for Legal 

Strategy and Conservation Law Education 

Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4.

AFWA ............ 60,800 60,800 0 121,600 

19 ............. Supporting Law, Graduate and Undergraduate Students’ Study of Legal Principles and Professional Experience in 

Conservation Law and Policy and Providing Opportunity for Practicing Lawyers 

and Judges’ Continuing Legal Education 

on Conservation Law Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4.

NWTF ............ 87,033 87,033 0 174,066 

20 ............. Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination.AFWA ............ 45,049.20 45,049.20 38,613.60 128,712 

21 ............. Measuring the Efficacy of State Recruitment, 

Retention, and Reactivation (R3) Efforts: 

A Quantitative Approach.

WMI ............... 0 0 137,530 137,530 

22 ............. R3 Specific Evaluation and Social Science 

Training and Resources for the Modern 

R3 Practitioner.

MAFWA ......... 0 0 127,573 127,573 

23 ............. Meet Demand by Building Shooting Ranges 

with Excise Taxes.

NSSF ............. 0 0 102,500 102,500 

24 ............. Effective R3 Marketing Strategies ................ WMI for the 

Association 

of Conservation Information.

0 0 297,500 297,500 

25 ............. Testing and Implementation of the Hunter 

Avidity Model to Assess & Improve R3 

Participation.

SAF ................ 0 0 112,340 112,340 

26 ............. Winning at the Point of Contact: Boosting 

R3 Response Rates Through Professional 

Communications.

WMI for 

NEAFWA.

0 0 135,000 135,000 

27 ............. Utilizing Data Driven Marketing Strategies to 

Enhance New Audience Engagement, R3 

Curriculum Development and Program Efficacy.

BCHA ............. 0 0 156,000 156,000 

28 ............. Creating a Hunting Mentor Communication 

Toolkit.

PF for 

MAFWA.

0 0 139,865 139,865 

29 ............. Modernizing Trapping Matters Professional 

Development Workshops and Wild Fur 

Schools Delivery Through Updated Messaging and the Creation of Distance 

Learning Modules.

MMWF ........... 0 0 100,000 100,000 

30 ............. Converting 2020’s Surge of New Firearm 

and Hunting License Owners into Active 

Hunters and Target Shooters.

NSSF ............. 0 0 136,500 136,500 

31 ............. Retaining 2020’s Surge of Licensed Anglers AFS ................ 0 188,712 0 188,712 

32 ............. Asset Creation: National Ad Campaign to 

Promote Support for and Participation in 

Hunting and Shooting.

NWTF ............ 0 0 350,000 350,000 

33 ............. Tracking Participation Through Expanded, 

Faster License Data Dashboards.

ASA ................ 0 160,562.16 121,125.84 281,688 

34 ............. Facilitation of National R3 Strategies ........... CAHSS .......... 0 0 652,850 652,850 

35 ............. Effectiveness of Hunter Education Delivery: 

Finding the Missing Data.

IHEA .............. 0 0 143,794 143,794 

36 ............. Archers USA Varsity Archery Next Step Program Taking Recruitment into Retention, 

Transitioning the National Archery in the 

Schools Program Participants into Bowhunters.

ATA ................ 0 0 175,000 175,000 

37 ............. Hunter Education in a Post-COVID–19 

World.

IHEA .............. 0 0 140,412.46 140,412.46 

38–NS ...... Coordination Component for the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation for Year 

2020.

USFWS .......... 132,777.50 132,777.50 0 265,555 


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TABLE 4—FY 2021 TRADITIONAL MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM AND MODERN MULTISTATE

CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST—Continued 

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding R3 funding Total 2021 

grant 

39–NS ...... 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 

years).

NORC ............ 1,251,628 1,251,628 0 2,503,256 

Totals ........................................................................ ........................ 3,237,347.79 3,250,923.74 3,066,603.90 9,554,875.43 

* Acronyms and initialisms for all tables are spelled out in the Abbreviations Used in Tables section. 

FY 2022 Awards; Fund Availability and 

Priority List 

After adjusting for sequestered, 

recovery, and carryover amounts from 

FY 2021, the T–MSCGP had 

$6,598,154.68 available for award. The 

total request for T–MSCGP projects was 

$6,571,005.97, leaving a balance of 

$27,148.71. After adjusting for 

sequestered, recovery, and carryover 

amounts from FY 2021, the R3–MSCGP 

had $7,045,896.10 available. The total 

request for R3–MSCGP projects was 

$5,318,864.91, leaving a balance of 

$1,727,031.19. Please note that the 

Association’s Management Assistance 

Team proposal requesting $560,000 of 

Multistate funds (Project #18) was 

provided an additional $150,000 in 

Federal funds from the National 

Conservation Training Center. This 

funding addition is the result of a signed 

memorandum of agreement between the 

Service and the Association. The 

Association provided the Service with a 

Priority List of 44 proposals, consisting 

of 20 T–MSCGP projects (including 2 

approved components of the 2022–2027 

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

project) and 24 R3–MSCGP projects. 

The list is in table 5. The projects in this 

list have been awarded. 

TABLE 5—FY 2022 TRADITIONAL MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM AND MODERN MULTISTATE

CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding R3 funding Total 2022 

grant 

1 ............... Modernizing Fish Hatchery Management 

(aka the ‘Piper Manual’ or ‘Black Book’), 

the How-to Manual for Practicing Fish 

Culturists.

AFS ................ $0 $123,554.60 $0 $123,554.60 

2 ............... Utilizing a Novel Genetic Resource to Inform 

Management of CWD.

MDNR ............ 199,061 0 0 199,061 

3 ............... Improve PKD Diagnostics and Assess the 

Impact of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae 

Infection on North American Salmonids.

MSU ............... 0 145,844.37 0 145,844.37 

4 ............... Contaminant Loads in Waterfowl of the NE 

Atlantic Flyway: New Threats and Outdated Advisories.

CU .................. 280,959 0 0 280,959 

5 ............... Burial Disposal of CWD-Infected Carcasses: 

Migration and Decontamination of Prions 

in Model Landfill Substrates.

UWM .............. 193,581 0 0 193,581 

6 ............... Advancing Implementation of the Fish and 

Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap.

WMI ............... 79,425 79,425 79,425 238,275 

7 ............... Ensuring the Viability of the American System of Conservation Funding: Improving 

the Understanding of Excise-Tax-Based 

Funding for Conservation.

WMI ............... 75,191 65,190 0 140,381 

8 ............... Social Listening for Relevancy ...................... WMI ............... 66,187.50 66,187.50 0 132,375 

9 ............... Modernize the Organization, Authority, and 

Programs of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Report.

WMI ............... 103,450 58,756 0 162,206 

10 ............. Best Practices for Cultivating Diverse Fish 

and Wildlife Agency Workforces.

CSU ............... 71,574 71,574 0 143,148 

11 ............. Developing Your Why: An Assessment of 

WAFWA Member States’ DEI Journey.

WAFWA ......... 37,293 37,293 0 74,586 

12 ............. New Mexico Wildlife Federation: Mi Tierra 

Salvaje.

NMWF ............ 95,400 75,000 75,000 245,400 

13 ............. Development of Consistent Policy and Law 

to Prevent Translocation of Feral Swine.

WMI ............... 93,555 0 0 93,555 

14 ............. Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize On-the-Ground 

Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States.

AFWA ............ 78,120 52,080 0 130,200 

15 ............. Exploring the motivations and deterrents of 

wildlife poachers, the true conservation 

costs of wildlife crime, and developing an 

approach to ensure restitution, fines, and 

penalties fit the crimes.

BCC ............... 205,272 0 0 205,272 


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CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST—Continued 

ID Title Recipient WR* funding SFR funding R3 funding Total 2022 

grant 

16 ............. Strengthening Awareness of State Fish and 

Wildlife Management: Support for Legal 

Strategy and Conservation Law Education 

Under MSCGP Strategic Priority 4.

AFWA ............ 14,240 14,240 0 28,480 

17 ............. Supporting Undergraduate/Graduate/Law 

Students’ & Post-Graduates’ Education & 

Professional Experience in Conservation 

Law & Policy.

NWTF ............ 75,452.50 75,452.50 0 150,905 

18 ............. Increasing Conservation Management Capacity Through Skills, Leadership, and 

Knowledge Development.

AFWA ............ 280,000 280,000 0 560,000 

19 ............. Multistate Conservation Grant Program 

Management.

AFWA ............ 58,680 58,680 58,680 176,040 

20 ............. Coordination of State Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies’ Authority to Manage Wildlife 

Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties, 

Conventions, Partnerships, and Initiatives.

AFWA ............ 64,800 64,800 0 129,600 

21 ............. Coordination of National-Scale Conservation 

Efforts by State Fish & Wildlife Agencies: 

Travel, Industry, Agency and Communications.

AFWA ............ 101,870 101,870 0 203,740 

22 ............. Realtime License Data Dashboard Improvement and Expansion.ASA ................ 0 117,352 117,352 234,704 

23 ............. The New Future of Hunting and Fishing ...... WMI ............... 0 0 145,030 145,030 

24 ............. A National Campaign to Connect Millennials 

and Generation Z with Hunting, Shooting, 

and the Outdoors.

WMI ............... 0 0 470,538 470,538 

25 ............. Discovering Family Bowfishing—National 

Education Initiative.

ATA ................ 0 54,600 127,400 182,000 

26 ............. Phase 3—Launch and Education: National 

Ad Campaign to Promote Support for and 

Participation in Hunting and Shooting.

NWTF ............ 0 0 100,000 100,000 

27 ............. Effectively Targeting New Adult Hunters ...... WMI ............... 0 0 158,430 158,430 

28 ............. Expanding Relevancy to Include More Diverse Audiences.ATA ................ 0 0 71,000 71,000 

29 ............. Firearms Fundamentals Course Promotion 

Through SEAFWA States.

SEAFWA ........ 0 0 275,000 275,000 

30 ............. Social Influencers to Drive R3 in SEAFWA .. SEAFWA ........ 0 0 300,000 300,000 

31 ............. R3 Through Marketing via Pilot States ......... WMI ............... 0 0 292,500 292,500 

32 ............. The Hunter’s Network National Version ....... IHEA .............. 0 0 248,275 248,275 

33 ............. Identifying When to Use In-Person vs Virtual 

R3 Events.

SAF ................ 0 58,219 58,219 116,438 

34 ............. Development and Implementation of a Learn 

to Hunt Upland Game Digital Course to 

Strengthen Strategic R3 Efforts of Diverse 

Hunters.

PF .................. 0 0 236,578 236,578 

35 ............. Native American Participation Research and 

Outreach.

OSCF ............. 0 0 116,000 116,000 

36 ............. Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program.DWF ............... 0 0 284,614 284,614 

37 ............. Black Hunters: Reclaiming the Tradition ...... WMI ............... 0 0 263,329 263,329 

38 ............. Connecting Different Cultures to Hunting 

and Fishing Through Food.

WMI ............... 0 24,000 48,500 72,500 

39 ............. Extending Academics Afield to Advance Equity in College R3 Programming.GWF .............. 0 0 360,458 360,458 

40 ............. Hunters Connect Audience Expansion ......... IHEA .............. 0 0 178,530 178,530 

41 ............. MAFWA Small Game Diversity and Inclusion 

Outreach Toolkit: Phase 2.

MAFWA ......... 0 0 220,000 220,000 

42 ............. 2022–2024 Facilitation of National R3 Strategies.CAHSS .......... 0 0 1,034,006.91 1,034,006.91 

43–NS ...... 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (5 

years).

NORC ............ 1,251,628 1,251,628 0 2,503,256 

44–NS ...... 2022 National Survey Coordination .............. USFWS .......... 134,760.50 134,760.50 0 269,521 

Totals ........................................................................ ........................ 3,560,499.50 3,010,506.47 5,318,864.91 11,889,870.88 

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Martha Williams, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15214 Filed 7–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR912000. L07772100. XZ0000. 

22x.HAG22–0020] 

Call for Nominations for the Southeast 

Oregon and John Day-Snake Resource 

Advisory Councils and the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) and 

the Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

to fill existing vacancies, as well as 

member terms that are scheduled to 

expire. The Councils provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

their geographic areas. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than August 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed 

applications should be sent to the BLM 

Oregon District Offices listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Morgan Rubanow, Public Affairs 

Specialist, BLM Oregon State Office, 

telephone: (503) 545–9717, email: 

mrubanow@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. 

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 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the 

Interior to involve the public in 

planning and issues related to 

management of lands administered by 

the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 

U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 

establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are 

consistent with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). As required by 

FACA, council membership must be 

balanced and representative of the 

various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. The 

rules governing the advisory councils 

are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others for appointment by the 

Secretary. The BLM will evaluate 

nominees based on their education, 

training, experience, and knowledge of 

the geographic area of the advisory 

committee. Nominees should 

demonstrate a commitment to 

collaborative resource decision-making. 

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM 

Oregon State Office will issue a press 

release providing additional information 

for submitting nominations. 

The Southeast Oregon and John DaySnake RACs include the following three 

membership categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits or leases within the area 

for which the RAC is organized; 

represent interests associated with 

transportation or rights-of-way; 

represent developed outdoor recreation, 

off-highway vehicle users, or 

commercial recreation activities; 

represent the commercial timber 

industry; or represent energy and 

mineral development. 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations; dispersed 

recreational activities; archaeological 

and historical interests; or nationally or 

regionally recognized wild horse and 

burro interest groups. 

Category Three—Hold State, county, 

or local elected office; are employed by 

a State agency responsible for the 

management of natural resources, land, 

or water; represent Indian tribes within 

or adjacent to the area for which the 

RAC is organized; are employed as 

academicians in natural resource 

management or the natural sciences; or 

represent the affected public-at-large. 

The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council consists of 13 members that 

include a private landowner in the 

Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area 

(CMPA); two representatives who are 

grazing permittees on Federal lands in 

the CMPA; a representative interested in 

fish and recreational fishing in the 

CMPA; a representative of the Burns 

Paiute Tribe; two representatives who 

are recognized environmental 

representatives, one of whom shall 

represent the State as a whole, and one 

of whom is from the local area; a 

representative who participates in 

dispersed recreation, such as hiking, 

camping, nature viewing, nature 

photography, bird watching, horseback 

riding, or trail walking; a representative 

who is a recreational permit holder or 

is a representative of a commercial 

recreation operation in the CMPA; a 

representative who participates in 

mechanized or consumptive recreation, 

such as hunting, fishing, off-road 

driving, hang gliding, or parasailing; a 

representative with expertise and 

interest in wild horse management on 

Steens Mountain; a representative who 

has no financial interest in the CMPA to 

represent statewide interests; and one 

non-voting representative to serve as the 

State government liaison to the Council. 

As appropriate, certain Council 

members may be appointed as special 

Government employees (SGEs). Please 

be aware that applicants selected to 

serve as SGEs will be required, prior to 

appointment, to file a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report in order to 

avoid involvement in real or apparent 

conflicts of interest. You may find a 

copy of the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following Web 

site: https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ogeform-450. Additionally, after 

appointment, members appointed as 

SGEs will be required to meet 

applicable financial disclosure and 

ethics training requirements. Please 

contact (202) 202–208–7960 or DOI_

Ethics@sol.doi.gov with any questions 

about the ethics requirements for 

members appointed as SGEs. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the State of Oregon. The BLM will 

evaluate nominees based on their 

education, training, experience, and 

knowledge of the geographic area of the 

RAC. Nominees should demonstrate a 

commitment to collaborative resource 

decision-making. 

The following must accompany all 

nominations: 

—A completed RAC application, which 

can either be obtained through your 

local BLM office or online at: https:// 

www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/ 

1120-019_0.pdf. 

—Letters of reference from represented 

interests or organizations; and 

—Any other information that addresses 

the nominee’s qualifications. 

Nominations and completed 

applications should be sent to the office 

listed as follows: 

Southeast Oregon RAC 

Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 

Officer, BLM Vale District Office, 3100 

H St., Baker City, OR 97814; phone: 

(541) 523–1407; email: lbogardus@

blm.gov. 


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