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of the ACWI and placement in the
official file. Any member of the public
may submit written information and (or)
comments to Ms. Johnson for
distribution at the ACWI meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey;
Notice of an Open Meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI).
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the ACWI. This meeting is to
discuss broad policy-related topics
relating to national water initiatives,
and the development and dissemination
of water information, through reports
from eight ACWI subgroups. The agenda
will include presentation of a proposed
Design for a National Water Quality
Monitoring Network for Coastal Waters
and Their Tributaries. The ACWI has
been established under the authority of
the Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M92–01 and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the ACWI is to provide a forum for
water information users and
professionals to advise the Federal
Government of activities and plans that
may improve the effectiveness of
meeting the Nation’s water information
needs. Member organizations help to
foster communications between the
Federal and non-Federal sectors on
sharing water information.
Membership represents a wide range
of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government,
academia, private industry and
professional and technical societies.
Member organizations designate their
representatives and alternates.
Membership is limited to a maximum of
35 organizations.
DATES: The formal meeting will convene
at 8:30 a.m. on January 18, 2006, and
will adjourn on January 19, 2006 at 4:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Days Hotel and Conference
Center, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon,
Virginia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary),
Chief, Water Information Coordination
Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston,
VA 20192. Telephone: 703–648–6810;
Fax: 703–648—5644.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is open to the public. Up to a
half hour will be set aside for public
comment. Persons wishing to make a
brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are
asked to provide a written request with
a description of the general subject to
Ms. Johnson at the above address no
later than noon, January 6, 2006. It is
requested that 40 copies of a written
statement be submitted at the time of
the meeting for distribution to members
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Dated: December 2, 2005.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Deadline for Submitting
Completed Applications To Begin
Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year
2007 or Calendar Year 2007
Office of Self-Governance,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of
Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a
March 1, 2006, deadline for tribes/
consortia to submit completed
applications to begin participation in
the tribal self-governance program in
fiscal year 2007 or calendar year 2007.
DATES: Completed application packages
must be received by the Director, Office
of Self-Governance, by March 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Application packages for
inclusion in the applicant pool should
be sent to William A. Sinclair, Director,
Office of Self-Governance, Department
of the Interior, Mail Stop 4618–MIB,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Office of SelfGovernance, Telephone 202–208–5734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Pub
L. 103–413), as amended by the Fiscal
Year 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
(Pub L. 104–208), the Director, Office of
Self-Governance may select up to 50
additional participating tribes/consortia
per year for the tribal self-governance
program, and negotiate and enter into a
written funding agreement with each
participating tribe. The Act mandates
that the Secretary submit copies of the
funding agreements at least 90 days
before the proposed effective date to the
appropriate committees of the Congress
and to each tribe that is served by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency
that is serving the tribe that is a party
to the funding agreement. Initial
negotiations with a tribe/consortium
located in a region and/or agency which
has not previously been involved with
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self-governance negotiations, will take
approximately 2 months from start to
finish. Agreements for an October 1 to
September 30 funding year need to be
signed and submitted by July 1.
Agreements for a January 1 to December
31 funding year need to be signed and
submitted by October 1.
Purpose of Notice
25 CFR Parts 1000.10 to 1000.31 will
be used to govern the application and
selection process for tribes/consortia to
begin their participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2007 and calendar year 2007.
Applicants should be guided by the
requirements in these subparts in
preparing their applications. Copies of
these subparts may be obtained from the
information contact person identified in
this notice.
Tribes/consortia wishing to be
considered for participation in the tribal
self-governance program in fiscal year
2007 or calendar year 2007 must
respond to this notice, except for those
which are: (1) Currently involved in
negotiations with the Department; (2)
one of the 90 tribal entities with signed
agreements; or (3) one of the tribal
entities already included in the
applicant pool as of the date of this
notice.
Dated: November 22, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E5–7019 Filed 12–7–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–920–1320–01; NMNM 8128, NMNM
8130, and NMNM 11670]
Notice of Availability, Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Thermal Energy
Company Preference Right Lease
Applications (PRLAs), San Juan
County, NM
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Regulations for the PRLA
process require that a ROD be made
available to the public. The ROD in this
case is the document announcing the
Bureau of Land Management’s decision
regarding the PRLAs submitted by the
Thermal Energy Company. This action
gives notice of the availability of the
ROD for the PRLAs for the Thermal
Energy Company.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey; Notice of an Open Meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI).
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting
is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water
initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water
information, through reports from eight ACWI subgroups. The agenda will
include presentation of a proposed Design for a National Water Quality
Monitoring Network for Coastal Waters and Their Tributaries. The ACWI
has been established under the authority of the Office of Management
and Budget Memorandum M92-01 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water information
users and professionals to advise the Federal Government of activities
and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the Nation's
water information needs. Member organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing
water information.
Membership represents a wide range of water resources interests and
functions. Representation on the ACWI includes all levels of
government, academia, private industry and professional and technical
societies. Member organizations designate their representatives and
alternates. Membership is limited to a maximum of 35 organizations.
DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on January 18,
2006, and will adjourn on January 19, 2006 at 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Days Hotel and Conference Center, 2200 Centreville Road,
Herndon, Virginia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Toni M. Johnson (Executive
Secretary), Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA
20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810; Fax: 703-648--5644.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Up to a
half hour will be set aside for public comment. Persons wishing to make
a brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are asked to provide a written
request with a description of the general subject to Ms. Johnson at the
above address no later than noon, January 6, 2006. It is requested that
40 copies of a written statement be submitted at the time of the
meeting for distribution to members of the ACWI and placement in the
official file. Any member of the public may submit written information
and (or) comments to Ms. Johnson for distribution at the ACWI meeting.
Dated: December 2, 2005.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 05-23774 Filed 12-7-05; 8:45 am]
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