Call for Nominations for the Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council, 75764-75765 [E6-21482]

Download as PDF 75764 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 2006 / Notices Dated: December 8, 2006. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. E6–21486 Filed 12–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY National Communications System [Docket No. NCS–2006–0009] National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee National Communications System, DHS. ACTION: Amended Notice of Partially Closed Advisory Committee Meeting. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) will meet in a partially closed session. DATES: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St., NW., Washington, DC. To register for this meeting and for access to meeting materials, contact Mr. William Fuller at (703) 235–5521, or by e-mail at William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday, December 18, 2006. If you desire to submit comments, they must be submitted by December 18, 2006. Comments must be identified by Docket Number NCS–2006–0009 and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: NSTAC1@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Office of the Manager, National Communications System (N5), Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20529. • Fax: 866–466–5370 Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and NCS–2006– 0009, the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received by the NSTAC, go to https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kiesha Gebreyes, Chief, Industry Operations Branch at (703) 235–5525, email: Kiesha.Gebreyes@dhs.gov or write VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:54 Dec 15, 2006 Jkt 211001 the Deputy Manager, National Communications System, Department of Homeland Security, CS&T/NCS/N5. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSTAC advises the President on issues and problems related to implementing national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications policy. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). This meeting was the subject of a prior notice published on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70413). In that notice, the meeting was scheduled for December 19, at the location provided above, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. However, due to exceptional circumstances, the meeting must be rescheduled for earlier in the day. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this amended notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting date due to exceptional circumstances. The Department adjusted the meeting schedule set forth in the December 4, 2006 notice in order to accommodate the schedule of the President of the United States. The Department determined that it would impracticable to change the date of the substantive activity scheduled for this meeting. In order to allow the greatest possible public participation, the Department has extended the usual deadlines to submit comments. As noted above, this date is December 18, 2006. Between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., the committee will discuss the Global Infrastructure Resiliency (GIR) Report. This portion of the meeting will be closed to the public. Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the NSTAC will receive comments from government stakeholders, discuss the work of the NSTAC’s Emergency Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF), and discuss the work of the Telecommunications and Electric Power Interdependency Task Force (TEPITF). This portion of the meeting will be open to the public. The meeting may be adjourned earlier if all business is concluded. Basis for Closure: The GIR discussion will likely involve sensitive infrastructure information concerning system threats and explicit physical/ cyber vulnerabilities related to current communications capabilities. Public disclosure of such information would heighten awareness of potential vulnerabilities and increase the likelihood of exploitation by terrorists or other motivated adversaries. Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the Department has determined that this discussion will concern matters which, if disclosed, would be likely to frustrate significantly the implementation of a proposed agency action. Accordingly, this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact Kiesha Gebreyes as soon as possible. Dated: December 14, 2006. George W. Foresman, Under Secretary for Preparedness. [FR Doc. 06–9769 Filed 12–14–06; 2:23 pm] BILLING CODE 4410–10–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AZ–240–06–1770–PC–211A] Call for Nominations for the Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The BLM is giving notice that the Secretary of the Interior is extending the call for nominations for positions to the Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council (SDNMAC). This notice request the public to submit nominations for membership on the SDNMAC. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the SDNMAC. Individuals may nominate themselves for SDNMAC membership. DATES: Submit nomination packets to the address listed below no later than 21 days after date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM) Advisory Council, c/o Karen Kelleher, Monument Manager, BLM, Phoenix District, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, Phone 623–580–5500, FAX 623–580–5580, email: AZ_SDNMAC@blm.gov. Nomination packets are available for download at the BLM Internet site: https://www.blm.gov/az/sonoran/ E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 2006 / Notices council.htm, or from the SDNM, BLM (see address listed above). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SDNMAC is to advise the BLM on the management of the Sonoran Desert National Monument as described in the Secretary of the Interior’s January 19, 2001, Memorandum. Each member will be a person qualified through education, training, knowledge, or experience to give informed and objective advice regarding the purposes for which the Monument was established, have demonstrated experience or knowledge of the geographical area under the purview of the Council, and have demonstrated a commitment to collaborate in seeking solutions to a wide spectrum of resource management issues. The authority to establish this Council is found in Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Public Law 94– 579 and in Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. To make a nomination, submit a completed nomination form, letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations, as well as any other information that speaks to the nominee’s qualifications, to the SDNM, Bureau of Land Management (see address above). Nominees must reside in Arizona or those portions of adjoining states which the BLM in Arizona administers (including St. George, Utah). The Secretary will appoint 15 members to the Council. The Council shall consist of the following: • Four persons, one from each tribe, who are selected from nominees submitted by the governing bodies of the following tribes: Tohono O’odham Nation, AK Chin Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and who represent interests of the nominating tribe; • A person who represents and participates in what is commonly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking, camping, hunting, nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, horseback riding, or trail walking; • A person who represents and participates in what is commonly called mechanized recreation or off-highway driving; • A person who is a recognized environmental representative from Arizona; • A person who is an elected official from a city or community in the vicinity of the Monument; • A person who is a livestock grazing permittee or who represents the permittees on the allotments within the Monument; VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:16 Dec 15, 2006 Jkt 211001 • A person who represents the rural communities around the Monument and who is selected at-large from these communities; • Two persons who represent sciences such as wildlife biology, archaeology, ecology, botany, history, social sciences, or other applicable disciplines; • A person who represents Maricopa County’s interests, to be appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Maricopa County; • A person who represents Pinal County’s interests, to be appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Pinal County; and • A person who represents the State of Arizona, to be appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Arizona. You should identify the specific category that the nominee will represent in your letter of nomination. The SDNM, BLM will collect the nomination forms and letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible for recommending nominees. BLM will then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility for making the appointments. Members of the SDNMAC serve for 3year terms. For the initial Council, five members will be appointed to 2-year terms, five members will be appointed for 3 years, and five members will be appointed for 4 years. Thereafter, members of the SDNMAC will be appointed to 3-year terms. One Native American position, the elected official from a local community, the State of Arizona position, the livestock permittee position, and one science position will be 2-year terms that will expire 2 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the Secretary. The mechanized recreation position, the Arizona environmental organization position, the Pinal County representative, and two of the Native American positions will be 3-year terms and will expire 3 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the Secretary. The non-mechanized recreation position, the fourth Native American position, the second science position, the rural at-large position, and the Maricopa County representative will be 4-year terms and will expire 4 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the Secretary. Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for Government employees. The SDNMAC will meet only at the call of the Monument Manager, who is the PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75765 Designated Federal Official with respect to the Council. The charter requires the SDNMAC to meet no less than 2 times per year. Karen Kelleher, Sonoran Desert National Monument Manager, Phoenix District of the Bureau of Land Management. [FR Doc. E6–21482 Filed 12–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–32–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK–932–1410–FQ; F–012027, F–013539] Public Land Order No. 7673; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order No. 1396, and Revocation of Public Land Order No. 1996; Alaska Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public Land Order. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This order revokes two public land orders insofar as they affect 118.60 acres of public lands withdrawn from surface entry, mining, and mineral leasing and reserved for use by the Department of the Air Force for military purposes at Fort Yukon. The lands are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 18, 2006. ADDRESSES: Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska, 99513–7599. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terrie D. Evarts, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 W. Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599, 907–271–5630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands have been conveyed out of Federal ownership pursuant to Public Law 107– 117 (115 Stat. 2277). This revocation is for record-clearing purposes only. Order By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: Public Land Order No. 1396 (22 FR 1637, March 14, 1957), and Public Land Order No. 1996 (24 FR 7956, October 2, 1959), which withdrew public lands and reserved them for use of the Department of the Air Force for military purposes, are hereby revoked insofar as they affect the following described lands: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 2006)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21482]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-240-06-1770-PC-211A]


Call for Nominations for the Sonoran Desert National Monument 
Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice 
under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The BLM is 
giving notice that the Secretary of the Interior is extending the call 
for nominations for positions to the Sonoran Desert National Monument 
Advisory Council (SDNMAC). This notice request the public to submit 
nominations for membership on the SDNMAC. Any individual or 
organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the SDNMAC. 
Individuals may nominate themselves for SDNMAC membership.

DATES: Submit nomination packets to the address listed below no later 
than 21 days after date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonoran Desert National Monument 
(SDNM) Advisory Council, c/o Karen Kelleher, Monument Manager, BLM, 
Phoenix District, 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, Phone 
623-580-5500, FAX 623-580-5580, e-mail: AZ--SDNMAC@blm.gov. Nomination 
packets are available for download at the BLM Internet site: https://
www.blm.gov/az/sonoran/

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council.htm, or from the SDNM, BLM (see address listed above).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SDNMAC is to advise the 
BLM on the management of the Sonoran Desert National Monument as 
described in the Secretary of the Interior's January 19, 2001, 
Memorandum. Each member will be a person qualified through education, 
training, knowledge, or experience to give informed and objective 
advice regarding the purposes for which the Monument was established, 
have demonstrated experience or knowledge of the geographical area 
under the purview of the Council, and have demonstrated a commitment to 
collaborate in seeking solutions to a wide spectrum of resource 
management issues. The authority to establish this Council is found in 
Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Public Law 
94-579 and in Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. Appendix.
    To make a nomination, submit a completed nomination form, letters 
of reference from the represented interests or organizations, as well 
as any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications, 
to the SDNM, Bureau of Land Management (see address above). Nominees 
must reside in Arizona or those portions of adjoining states which the 
BLM in Arizona administers (including St. George, Utah). The Secretary 
will appoint 15 members to the Council. The Council shall consist of 
the following:
     Four persons, one from each tribe, who are selected from 
nominees submitted by the governing bodies of the following tribes: 
Tohono O'odham Nation, AK Chin Indian Community, Gila River Indian 
Community, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and who 
represent interests of the nominating tribe;
     A person who represents and participates in what is 
commonly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking, camping, hunting, 
nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, horseback riding, or 
trail walking;
     A person who represents and participates in what is 
commonly called mechanized recreation or off-highway driving;
     A person who is a recognized environmental representative 
from Arizona;
     A person who is an elected official from a city or 
community in the vicinity of the Monument;
     A person who is a livestock grazing permittee or who 
represents the permittees on the allotments within the Monument;
     A person who represents the rural communities around the 
Monument and who is selected at-large from these communities;
     Two persons who represent sciences such as wildlife 
biology, archaeology, ecology, botany, history, social sciences, or 
other applicable disciplines;
     A person who represents Maricopa County's interests, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Maricopa 
County;
     A person who represents Pinal County's interests, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Pinal County; 
and
     A person who represents the State of Arizona, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Arizona.
    You should identify the specific category that the nominee will 
represent in your letter of nomination. The
    SDNM, BLM will collect the nomination forms and letters of 
reference and distribute them to the officials responsible for 
recommending nominees. BLM will then forward recommended nominations to 
the Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility for making the 
appointments.
    Members of the SDNMAC serve for 3-year terms. For the initial 
Council, five members will be appointed to 2-year terms, five members 
will be appointed for 3 years, and five members will be appointed for 4 
years. Thereafter, members of the SDNMAC will be appointed to 3-year 
terms. One Native American position, the elected official from a local 
community, the State of Arizona position, the livestock permittee 
position, and one science position will be 2-year terms that will 
expire 2 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the 
Secretary. The mechanized recreation position, the Arizona 
environmental organization position, the Pinal County representative, 
and two of the Native American positions will be 3-year terms and will 
expire 3 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the 
Secretary. The non-mechanized recreation position, the fourth Native 
American position, the second science position, the rural at-large 
position, and the Maricopa County representative will be 4-year terms 
and will expire 4 years from the date of appointment to the Council by 
the Secretary. Members will serve without monetary compensation, but 
will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates 
for Government employees. The SDNMAC will meet only at the call of the 
Monument Manager, who is the Designated Federal Official with respect 
to the Council. The charter requires the SDNMAC to meet no less than 2 
times per year.

Karen Kelleher,
Sonoran Desert National Monument Manager, Phoenix District of the 
Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. E6-21482 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-32-P

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