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JBB petitioner’s members claim descent
only from individuals who were not
part of the historical Indian tribe at
Mission SJC as it existed between 1776
and 1834. This PF finds that only 4
percent (36 of 908) of JBB members have
actually demonstrated descent from one
of the Indians of the historical SJC
Indian tribe. Therefore, because the
petitioner’s membership does not
consist of individuals who descend
from the historical SJC Indian tribe in
1834 (96 percent have not sufficiently
demonstrated descent), JBB petitioner
does not meet the requirements of
criterion 83.7(e).
Criterion 83.7(f) requires that the
membership of the petitioning group be
composed principally of persons who
are not members of any acknowledged
North American Indian tribe. A review
of the membership rolls of those
mission Indian tribes in California that
would most likely include the JBB
petitioner’s members revealed that the
JBB membership is composed
principally of persons who are not
members of any acknowledged North
American Indian tribe. Therefore, the
JBB petitioner meets the requirements of
criterion 83.7(f).
Criterion 83.7(g) requires that neither
the petitioner nor its members be the
subject of congressional legislation that
has expressly terminated or forbidden
the Federal relationship. No evidence
has been found to indicate that the JBB
petitioner was the subject of
congressional legislation to terminate or
prohibit a Federal relationship as an
Indian tribe. The JBB petitioner meets
the requirements of criterion 83.7(g).
Based on this preliminary factual
determination, the Department proposes
not to extend Federal Acknowledgment
as an Indian tribe under 25 CFR part 83
to the JBB petitioner known as the
˜
Juaneno Band of Mission Indians.
As provided by 25 CFR 83.1(h), a
report summarizing the evidence,
reasoning, and analyses that are the
basis for the PF will be provided to the
petitioner and interested parties, and is
available to other parties upon written
request.
Comments on the PF and/or requests
for a copy of the summary evaluation of
the evidence should be addressed to the
Office of the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs, Attention: Office of
Federal Acknowledgment, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop
34B–SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments on the PF should be
submitted within 180 calendar days
from the date of publication of this
notice. Comments by interested and
informed parties must be provided to
the petitioner as well as to the Federal
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Government (83.10(h)). After the close
of the 180-day comment period, the
petitioner has 60 calendar days to
respond to third-party comments
(83.10(k)).
After the expiration of the comment
and response periods described above,
the Department will consult with the
petitioner concerning establishment for
a schedule for preparation of the FD.
The AS–IA will publish the FD of the
petitioner’s status in the Federal
Register as provided in 25 CFR 83.10(1),
at a time that is consistent with that
schedule.
On November 23, 2007, the AS–IA,
Carl J. Artman, approved the Proposed
Finding Against Acknowledgment of the
˜
Juaneno Band of Mission Indians
(Petitioner #84B). On November 26,
2007, he authorized his acting AS–IA to
approve this Federal Register notice.
Dated: November 26, 2007.
Debbie Clark,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Robert A. Bennett,
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Eagle Butte West Coal
Lease-by-Application, Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of Availability.
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
regulations and policies, the BLM
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision (ROD) for the Eagle Butte
West Coal Lease-by-Application (LBA)
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ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Final EIS
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• Bureau of Land Management,
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82009.
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The BLM adopts Alternative 1. Under
Alternative 1, the Eagle Butte West LBA
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BLM, includes 1,427.77 acres, more or
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This decision is subject to appeal to
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within thirty (30) days from the date of
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for filing an appeal with the IBLA.
North Slope Science Initiative Science
Technical Advisory Panel: Notice of
Intent To Renew Charter and Call for
Nominations
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew and
call for nominations for the North Slope
Science Initiative Science Technical
Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
renewal of the North Slope Science
Initiative Science Technical Advisory
Panel (Science Panel) by the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary) and calls for
nominations to serve on the Science
Technical Advisory Panel in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of
1972, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. A copy of the
renewed Science Panel charter will be
filed with the appropriate committees of
Congress and the Library of Congress in
accordance with Section 9(c) of FACA.
DATES: Submit a completed nomination
form and nomination letters to the
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address listed below no later than
January 17, 2008.
John
F. Payne, Ph.D., Executive Director,
North Slope Science Initiative (AK–
910), c/o Bureau of Land Management;
222 W. Seventh Ave., #13; Anchorage,
AK 99513, telephone (907) 271–3431.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Science Panel is to
advise the North Slope Science
Initiative (NSSI) Oversight Group on
issues such as identifying and
prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other
scientific advice as requested by the
Oversight Group. The Oversight Group
consists of the Alaska Regional Directors
of the Fish and Wildlife Service,
Minerals Management Service, National
Park Service, Geological Survey, and
National Marine Fisheries Service; the
BLM-Alaska State Director; The
Commissioners of the Alaska
Department of Natural Resources and
the Department of Fish and Game; the
Mayor of the North Slope Borough; and
the President of the Arctic Slope
Regional Corporation. Advisory entities
to the Oversight Group include the U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S.
Arctic Research Commission.
The Science Panel shall consist of a
representative group of not more than
15 scientists and technical experts from
diverse professions and interests,
including the oil and gas industry,
subsistence users, Alaska Native
entities, conservation organizations,
wildlife management organizations, and
academia, as determined by the
Secretary. The members will be selected
from among, but not limited to, the
following disciplines: North Slope
traditional and local knowledge,
landscape ecology, petroleum
engineering, civil engineering, geology,
botany, hydrology, limnology, habitat
biology, wildlife biology, biometrics,
sociology, cultural anthropology,
economics, ornithology, oceanography,
fisheries biology, and climatology.
The duties of the Science Panel are
solely advisory to the Oversight Group,
which will give direction to the Science
Panel regarding priorities for decisions
needed for the Department of the
Interior’s management. Duties could
include the following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on
science planning and relevant research
and monitoring projects;
b. Advise the Oversight Group on
scientific information relevant to the
Oversight Group’s mission;
c. Review selected reports to advise
the Oversight Group on their content
and relevance;
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d. Review ongoing scientific programs
of NSSI member organizations on the
North Slope at the request of the
member organizations to promote
compatibility in methodologies and
compilation of data;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how
to ensure that scientific products
generated through NSSI activities are of
the highest technical quality;
f. Periodically review the North Slope
Science Plan and provide
recommendations for changes to the
Oversight Group;
g. Provide recommendations for
proposed NSSI-funded inventory,
monitoring and research activities to the
Oversight Group;
h. Provide other scientific advice as
requested by the Oversight Group; and
i. Coordinate with groups and
committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science
advice, as needed.
The Executive Director for the NSSI
shall serve as the Designated Federal
Officer for the Science Panel.
Specifically, the membership will
consist of professionals with advanced
degrees and a minimum of five years of
work experience in their field in Alaska,
preferably in the North Slope region.
Professionals will be selected from
among those disciplines and entities
described above. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more
persons to serve on the Science Panel.
Members will be appointed for threeyear terms. At the discretion of the
Secretary of the Interior, Science Panel
members may be reappointed
indefinitely.
Individuals may nominate themselves
to the Science Panel. You may obtain
nomination forms from the Executive
Director, NSSI (see address above), or
from www.northslope.org. To make a
nomination, you must submit a
completed nomination form with a
letter of reference that describes the
nominee’s qualifications to serve on the
Science Panel. The professional
discipline the nominee would like to
represent should be identified in the
letter of nomination and in the
nomination form. Nominees may be
scientists and technical experts from
diverse professions and interests,
including the oil and gas industry,
subsistence users, Alaska Native
entities, conservation organizations,
wildlife management organizations, and
academia. Nominees selected to serve
on the Science Panel will serve only in
their professional capacity and will not
serve to represent any group, agency or
entity with whom they may be
affiliated.
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The Executive Director shall collect
the nomination forms and letters of
reference and distribute them to the
Oversight Group for the NSSI. The
Oversight Group will submit their
recommendations through the BLM to
the Secretary of the Interior who has
responsibility for making the
appointments.
Members on the Science Panel will
serve without monetary compensation.
Members will be reimbursed for travel
and per diem expenses at current rates
for Government employees.
Certification
I hereby certify that the establishment
of the Science Technical Advisory Panel
for the NSSI is necessary and in the
public interest in connection with the
Secretary of the Interior’s
responsibilities to manage the lands,
resources and facilities by the
Department of the Interior, and in
compliance with Section 348, Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58).
Dated: November 8, 2007.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
State Director, Alaska.
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Notice of Call for Nominations for the
Pinedale Anticline Working Group
(PAWG) as Part of the Adaptive
Management Program for the Pinedale
Anticline Project Area in Southwestern
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
All nominations should be
postmarked by January 17, 2008. Final
appointments will be made by the
Secretary of the Interior.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Caleb Hiner, Pinedale Field Office,
1625 West Pine Street, P.O. Box 768,
Pinedale, Wyoming 82941.
SUMMARY: On June 26, 2006, the
Secretary of the Interior renewed the
Charter for the PAWG. Representatives
of the public-at-large, the State of
Wyoming, Office of the Governor, and
the landowners within or bordering the
Pinedale Anticline area are being
solicited. Individuals or groups
interested in becoming a member of the
PAWG should submit the specified
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-910-1310-DB-NSSI-241A]
North Slope Science Initiative Science Technical Advisory Panel:
Notice of Intent To Renew Charter and Call for Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew and call for nominations for the
North Slope Science Initiative Science Technical Advisory Panel.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the renewal of the North Slope Science
Initiative Science Technical Advisory Panel (Science Panel) by the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and calls for nominations to
serve on the Science Technical Advisory Panel in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, 5
U.S.C. Appendix. A copy of the renewed Science Panel charter will be
filed with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of
Congress in accordance with Section 9(c) of FACA.
DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the
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address listed below no later than January 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Payne, Ph.D., Executive
Director, North Slope Science Initiative (AK-910), c/o Bureau of Land
Management; 222 W. Seventh Ave., 13; Anchorage, AK 99513,
telephone (907) 271-3431.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Science Panel is to
advise the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) Oversight Group on
issues such as identifying and prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other scientific advice as requested by
the Oversight Group. The Oversight Group consists of the Alaska
Regional Directors of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Minerals
Management Service, National Park Service, Geological Survey, and
National Marine Fisheries Service; the BLM-Alaska State Director; The
Commissioners of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the
Department of Fish and Game; the Mayor of the North Slope Borough; and
the President of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Advisory
entities to the Oversight Group include the U.S. Department of Energy
and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
The Science Panel shall consist of a representative group of not
more than 15 scientists and technical experts from diverse professions
and interests, including the oil and gas industry, subsistence users,
Alaska Native entities, conservation organizations, wildlife management
organizations, and academia, as determined by the Secretary. The
members will be selected from among, but not limited to, the following
disciplines: North Slope traditional and local knowledge, landscape
ecology, petroleum engineering, civil engineering, geology, botany,
hydrology, limnology, habitat biology, wildlife biology, biometrics,
sociology, cultural anthropology, economics, ornithology, oceanography,
fisheries biology, and climatology.
The duties of the Science Panel are solely advisory to the
Oversight Group, which will give direction to the Science Panel
regarding priorities for decisions needed for the Department of the
Interior's management. Duties could include the following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on science planning and relevant
research and monitoring projects;
b. Advise the Oversight Group on scientific information relevant to
the Oversight Group's mission;
c. Review selected reports to advise the Oversight Group on their
content and relevance;
d. Review ongoing scientific programs of NSSI member organizations
on the North Slope at the request of the member organizations to
promote compatibility in methodologies and compilation of data;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how to ensure that scientific
products generated through NSSI activities are of the highest technical
quality;
f. Periodically review the North Slope Science Plan and provide
recommendations for changes to the Oversight Group;
g. Provide recommendations for proposed NSSI-funded inventory,
monitoring and research activities to the Oversight Group;
h. Provide other scientific advice as requested by the Oversight
Group; and
i. Coordinate with groups and committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science advice, as needed.
The Executive Director for the NSSI shall serve as the Designated
Federal Officer for the Science Panel. Specifically, the membership
will consist of professionals with advanced degrees and a minimum of
five years of work experience in their field in Alaska, preferably in
the North Slope region. Professionals will be selected from among those
disciplines and entities described above. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Science
Panel. Members will be appointed for three-year terms. At the
discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, Science Panel members may
be reappointed indefinitely.
Individuals may nominate themselves to the Science Panel. You may
obtain nomination forms from the Executive Director, NSSI (see address
above), or from www.northslope.org. To make a nomination, you must
submit a completed nomination form with a letter of reference that
describes the nominee's qualifications to serve on the Science Panel.
The professional discipline the nominee would like to represent should
be identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form.
Nominees may be scientists and technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including the oil and gas industry,
subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation organizations,
wildlife management organizations, and academia. Nominees selected to
serve on the Science Panel will serve only in their professional
capacity and will not serve to represent any group, agency or entity
with whom they may be affiliated.
The Executive Director shall collect the nomination forms and
letters of reference and distribute them to the Oversight Group for the
NSSI. The Oversight Group will submit their recommendations through the
BLM to the Secretary of the Interior who has responsibility for making
the appointments.
Members on the Science Panel will serve without monetary
compensation. Members will be reimbursed for travel and per diem
expenses at current rates for Government employees.
Certification
I hereby certify that the establishment of the Science Technical
Advisory Panel for the NSSI is necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities to
manage the lands, resources and facilities by the Department of the
Interior, and in compliance with Section 348, Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109-58).
Dated: November 8, 2007.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. E7-23347 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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