[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56199-56200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28628]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Sport Fishing and Wildlife Service, Interior
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: As provided in section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Service announces a meeting designed to foster
partnerships to enhance recreational fishing and boating in the United
States. This meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing and Boating
Partnership Council (Council), is open to the public and interested
persons may participate in a facilitated, interactive discussion of
issues affecting public participation in recreational fishing and
boating activities.
DATES: November 19, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N.
Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, telephone (703) 683-6000.
Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the
Coordinator for the Council at 1033 North Fairfax Street, Suite 200,
Arlington, VA 22314, and will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours within 30 days following the meeting. Personal
copies may be purchased for the cost of duplication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Alcorn, Council Coordinator, at
703/836-1392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership
Council will convene representatives for recreational fishing and
boating organizations, industry, federal and state resource agencies,
and other interested parties to identify issues affecting public
participation in recreational fishing and boating activities. Meeting
participants will asked to provide their insights on the reasons why
people never begin or no longer participate in recreational fishing and
boating. Participants will identify and rank problems facing resource
managers, service providers, and industry in maintaining an active
recreational fishing and boating
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constituency. Input from the meeting participants will be used to
complete a situation analysis (Phase I) in a three-phase process to
develop a national outreach/marketing strategy to increase public
participation in recreational fishing and boating.
Dated: October 17, 1997.
Jamie Rappaport Clark,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-28628 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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