Call for Nominations for Gila Box Advisory Committee, 39073-39074 [E7-13796]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 17, 2007 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES through the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about nationally significant recreational boating, fishing, and aquatic resource conservation issues. The Council represents the interests of the public and private sectors of the sport fishing and boating, and conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry, constituency groups, and government. The 18-member Council, appointed by the Secretary, includes the Director of the Service and the president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, who both serve in ex officio capacities. 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We must receive all written statements by July 30, 2007, so that the information may be made available to the Council for their consideration prior to this teleconference. Submit your written statements to the Council Coordinator in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). To ensure that ample seating is available, we recommend that anyone wishing to attend this meeting register by close of business August 2, 2007. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address, and phone number to Douglas Hobbs, and he will provide you with instructions for admittance. Mr. Hobbs’ e-mail address is doug_hobbs@fws.gov, and his phone number is (703) 358–2336. Summary minutes of the conference will be maintained by the Council Coordinator at 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS–3101–AEA, Arlington, VA 22203, and will be available for public inspection during regular business hours. You may purchase personal copies for the cost of duplication. Procedures for Public Input We are reserving time at 1:30 p.m. (Alaska time) on Thursday, August 9, 2007, for oral public comments, and will assign speaking times on a firstcome, first-served basis. Questions from the public will not be considered during BILLING CODE 4310–55–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Jul 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 Dated: June 19, 2007. Kevin Adams, Acting Director. [FR Doc. E7–13792 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39073 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AZ–411–1040–JH] Call for Nominations for Gila Box Advisory Committee Safford Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior. ACTION: Call for nominations for the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Committee. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The BLM is publishing this Notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to solicit public nominations for four members on the Gila Box Riparian NCA Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee was created through Title 2, Section 201, of the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 to provide informed advice to the Safford Field Manager on management of public lands in the Gila Box Riparian NCA in southeastern Arizona. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Advisory Committee. Persons wishing to nominate themselves or other individuals should submit an application form, which is available from the BLM Safford Field Office or online at https://www.blm.gov/az as a link in the News Release section. The application must include at least one letter of recommendation that addresses the nominee’s qualifications. DATES: Nominations and reference letters should be mailed to the BLM address on the application form, and must be received no later than August 30, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information contact: Jeff Wilbanks, BLM Safford Field Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546; call (928) 348–4573; or e-mail Jeff_Wilbanks@blm.gov. To ensure membership of the Advisory Committee is balanced in terms of categories of interest represented, nominees must be qualified to provide informed advice in specific areas related to the primary purposes for which the NCA was created. These include wildlife conservation, riparian ecology, hydrology, outdoor recreation, watershed management, environmental education, cultural resources, or other related disciplines. Committee members are selected by the Secretary of the Interior to serve a three-year term, with terms beginning on the date of appointment. The Advisory Committee will meet 1–2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1 39074 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 17, 2007 / Notices times each year. Members serve without salary, but are reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for government employees. Terms of two committee members will begin serving immediately upon their appointment. Terms of the other two committee members will begin with the expiration of two current memberships that will expire on March 31, 2008. All four current members may apply to serve another term on the Committee. Dated: July 10, 2007. Tom Schnell, Acting Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7–13796 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] Certification Statement I hereby certify that the reestablishment of the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the Secretary of the Interior’s responsibilities to manage the lands, resources, and facilities administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Dated: May 29, 2007. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 07–3460 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–33–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BILLING CODE 4310–32–P Minerals Management Service DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board; Notice of Reestablishment Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010–0150). SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92–463. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has reestablished the Bureau of Land Management’s National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board. The purpose of the Advisory Board will be to advise the Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District Manager regarding policies, programs, and long-range planning for the management use, and further development of the Interpretive Center; establish a framework for enhanced partnership and participation between the Bureau and the Oregon Trail Preservation Trust; ensure a financially secure, world-class historical and educational facility, operated through a partnership between the Federal Government and the community. This cooperative relationship enriches and maximizes visitor experiences in the region, and improves the coordination of advice and recommendations from the publics served. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Herrema, National Landscape Conservation System (100), Bureau of Land Management, 1620 L Street, NW., Mail Stop 301, Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 452–7787. SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork requirements in form MMS–144, Rig Movement Notification Report. DATES: Submit written comments by September 17, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1010–0150 as an identifier in your message. • E-mail MMS at rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with Information Collection Number 1010– 0150 in the subject line. • Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with Information Collection Number 1010– 0150. • Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010– 0150’’ in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607. You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to obtain a copy, at no cost, of the form that requires the subject collection of information. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Jul 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Title: Form MMS–144, Rig Movement Notification Report. OMB Control Number: 1010–0150. Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prescribe rules and regulations to administer leasing of the OCS. Such rules and regulations will apply to all operations conducted under a lease. Operations on the OCS must preserve, protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources in a manner that is consistent with the need to make such resources available to meet the Nation’s energy needs as rapidly as possible; to balance orderly energy resource development with protection of human, marine, and coastal environments; to ensure the public a fair and equitable return on the resources of the OCS; and to preserve and maintain free enterprise competition. Section 1332(6) of the Act requires that ‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental Shelf should be conducted in a safe manner by well-trained personnel using technology, precautions, and techniques sufficient to prevent or minimize the likelihood of blowouts, loss of well control, fires, spillages, physical obstruction to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed, or other occurrences which may cause damage to the environment or to property, or endanger life or health.’’ This ICR concerns the regulations in 30 CFR 250 Subparts D, E, and F, specifically §§ 403(c), 502, and 602, on the movement of drilling, completion, and workover rigs and related equipment on and off an offshore platform or from well to well on the same offshore platform. The requirement for operators to notify MMS of rig movements is only specifically stated in § 250.403(c). Since MMS is mandated to perform timely inspections on rigs and platforms, we must have accurate information with regard to their location on the OCS. We use this information in scheduling inspections with regard to priority and cost effectiveness. However, because of the increased volume of activity in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR), it is now standard MMS procedure to require this notification as a condition of approval for well workover, recompletion, or abandonment operations. Because of this we have included the rig movement notification with the other general information collection requirements of these regulations under OMB Control Numbers 1010–0141, 1010–0067, and 1010–0043 (30 CFR 250, Subparts D, E, and F, respectively). The MMS District SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39073-39074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-411-1040-JH]


Call for Nominations for Gila Box Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Safford Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Gila Box Riparian National 
Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The BLM is publishing this Notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act to solicit public nominations for four 
members on the Gila Box Riparian NCA Advisory Committee. The Advisory 
Committee was created through Title 2, Section 201, of the Arizona 
Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 to provide informed advice to the Safford 
Field Manager on management of public lands in the Gila Box Riparian 
NCA in southeastern Arizona.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to 
serve on the Advisory Committee. Persons wishing to nominate themselves 
or other individuals should submit an application form, which is 
available from the BLM Safford Field Office or online at https://
www.blm.gov/az as a link in the News Release section. The application 
must include at least one letter of recommendation that addresses the 
nominee's qualifications.

DATES: Nominations and reference letters should be mailed to the BLM 
address on the application form, and must be received no later than 
August 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information contact: Jeff 
Wilbanks, BLM Safford Field Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546; 
call (928) 348-4573; or e-mail Jeff--Wilbanks@blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure membership of the Advisory 
Committee is balanced in terms of categories of interest represented, 
nominees must be qualified to provide informed advice in specific areas 
related to the primary purposes for which the NCA was created. These 
include wildlife conservation, riparian ecology, hydrology, outdoor 
recreation, watershed management, environmental education, cultural 
resources, or other related disciplines.
    Committee members are selected by the Secretary of the Interior to 
serve a three-year term, with terms beginning on the date of 
appointment. The Advisory Committee will meet 1-2

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times each year. Members serve without salary, but are reimbursed for 
travel and per diem expenses at current rates for government employees.
    Terms of two committee members will begin serving immediately upon 
their appointment. Terms of the other two committee members will begin 
with the expiration of two current memberships that will expire on 
March 31, 2008. All four current members may apply to serve another 
term on the Committee.

    Dated: July 10, 2007.
 Tom Schnell,
 Acting Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-13796 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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