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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–030 –05–1610—PH–241A]
Notice of Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument (GSENM), Bureau
of Land Management (BLM),
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument Advisory
Committee (GSENMAC) meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument Advisory
Committee (GSENMAC) will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: Two days of meetings are
scheduled for June 28–29, 2005, at the
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center,
Conference Room, 755 W. Main Street,
Escalante, UT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs
Officer, GSENM Headquarters Office,
190 East Center, Kanab, Utah 84741;
phone (435) 644–4310, or e-mail
larry_crutchfield@blm.gov.
In
accordance with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), the
GSENMAC will meet on June 28 and 29,
2005, in Escalante, Utah. The meetings
will be held at the Escalante Interagency
Visitor Center, 755 W. Main Street,
Escalante, Utah. The meeting on June 28
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at
6:30 p.m.; the meeting on June 29 will
begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.
The Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument Advisory
Committee (GSENMAC) was appointed
by the Secretary of Interior on
September 26, 2003, pursuant to the
Monument Management Plan, the
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Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA). As specified in the Monument
Management Plan, the GSENMAC will
have several primary tasks (1) Review
evaluation reports produced by the
Management Science Team and make
recommendations on protocols and
projects to meet overall objectives. (2)
Review appropriate research proposals
and make recommendations on project
necessity and validity. (3) Make
recommendations regarding allocation
of research funds through review of
research and project proposals as well
as needs identified through the
evaluation process above. (4) Could be
consulted on issues such as protocols
for specific projects.
Topics to be presented and discussed
by the GSENMAC include: GSENMAC
consultation requirements under the
Monument Management Plan; Subcommittee reports (Rangeland Health,
Science, and Marketing/Partnerships/
Revenue); and 2006 Science
Symposium.
Members of the public are welcome to
address the council from 5:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m., local time on June 28, 2005,
in Escalante, Utah at the Escalante
Interagency Visitor Center. Depending
on the number of persons wishing to
speak, a time limit could be established.
Interested persons may make oral
statements to the GSENMAC during this
time or written statements may be
submitted for the GSENMAC’s
consideration. Written statements can
be sent to: Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument, Attn.: Larry
Crutchfield, 190 E. Center Street, Kanab,
UT 84741. Information to be distributed
to the GSENMAC is requested 10 days
prior to the start of the GSENMAC
meeting.
All meetings are open to the public;
however, transportation, lodging, and
meals are the responsibility of the
participating public.
Dated: June 3, 2005.
Dave Hunsaker,
Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Potential for Oil Shale Development;
Call for Nominations—Oil Shale
Research, Development and
Demonstration (R, D & D) Program
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The BLM solicits the
nomination of parcels to be leased for
research, development and
demonstration of oil shale recovery
technologies in Colorado, Utah, and
Wyoming.
Nominations for oil shale
research, development and
demonstration (R, D& D) leases can be
made June 9, 2005 through September 7,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Please send nominations to
the BLM state director for the state in
which the parcel you are nominating is
located: Ron Wenker, State Director,
BLM, Colorado State Office, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado,
80215–7076; Sally Wisely, State
Director, BLM, Utah State Office, 324
South State Street, Suite 301, P.O. Box
45155, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84145–
0155; Bob Bennett, State Director, BLM,
Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Edwards, BLM, Colorado State Office,
303–239–3773; Jim Kohler, BLM, Utah
State Office, 801–539–4037; Phil
Perlewitz, BLM, Wyoming State Office,
307–775–6144.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is
initiating a demonstration project under
which small tracts may be leased for oil
shale research, development and
demonstration, pursuant to BLM’s
authority to lease Federal lands for oil
shale development under section 21 of
the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. 241.
The United States holds significant oil
shale resources, primarily within the
Green River Formation in Colorado,
Utah and Wyoming. These oil shale
resources underlie a total area of 16,000
square miles, which represents the
largest known concentration of oil shale
in the world. Federal lands comprise
roughly 72% of the total surface oil
shale acreage and 82% of the oil shale
resources in the Green River Formation.
For a considerable time, some have
believed that oil shale has the potential
to be a major source of domestic energy
production. BLM has considered the
merits of working to promote the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-030 -05-1610--PH-241A]
Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory
Committee (GSENMAC) meeting.
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SUMMARY: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee
(GSENMAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: Two days of meetings are scheduled for June 28-29, 2005, at the
Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, Conference Room, 755 W. Main
Street, Escalante, UT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Larry Crutchfield, Public
Affairs Officer, GSENM Headquarters Office, 190 East Center, Kanab,
Utah 84741; phone (435) 644-4310, or e-mail larry_crutchfield@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), the GSENMAC will meet on June 28 and 29, 2005, in
Escalante, Utah. The meetings will be held at the Escalante Interagency
Visitor Center, 755 W. Main Street, Escalante, Utah. The meeting on
June 28 will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m.; the meeting
on June 29 will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee
(GSENMAC) was appointed by the Secretary of Interior on September 26,
2003, pursuant to the Monument Management Plan, the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act of 1972 (FACA). As specified in the Monument Management Plan, the
GSENMAC will have several primary tasks (1) Review evaluation reports
produced by the Management Science Team and make recommendations on
protocols and projects to meet overall objectives. (2) Review
appropriate research proposals and make recommendations on project
necessity and validity. (3) Make recommendations regarding allocation
of research funds through review of research and project proposals as
well as needs identified through the evaluation process above. (4)
Could be consulted on issues such as protocols for specific projects.
Topics to be presented and discussed by the GSENMAC include:
GSENMAC consultation requirements under the Monument Management Plan;
Sub-committee reports (Rangeland Health, Science, and Marketing/
Partnerships/Revenue); and 2006 Science Symposium.
Members of the public are welcome to address the council from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m., local time on June 28, 2005, in Escalante, Utah at
the Escalante Interagency Visitor Center. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, a time limit could be established. Interested
persons may make oral statements to the GSENMAC during this time or
written statements may be submitted for the GSENMAC's consideration.
Written statements can be sent to: Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument, Attn.: Larry Crutchfield, 190 E. Center Street, Kanab, UT
84741. Information to be distributed to the GSENMAC is requested 10
days prior to the start of the GSENMAC meeting.
All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation,
lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public.
Dated: June 3, 2005.
Dave Hunsaker,
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-11451 Filed 6-8-05; 8:45 am]
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