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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee; Announcement of Public
Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife
Interactions and Public Meeting
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop and
meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), will conduct
a workshop on February 26–27, 2008, to
provide background information on
issues related to land-based wind energy
facilities and their potential impact to
wildlife and wildlife habitat. We will
also host the first meeting of the Wind
Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee (Committee), on February
28, 2008. Both the workshop and the
meeting are open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will take place
February 26–27, 2008. The meeting will
take place on February 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: South Interior Auditorium,
South Interior Building, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC, 20240. For more information, see
‘‘Public Workshop and Meeting
Location Information’’ under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior, (703) 358–2161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 13, 2007, the Department of
the Interior (Interior) published a notice
of establishment of the Committee and
call for nominations in the Federal
Register (72 FR 11373). The
Committee’s purpose is to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on
developing effective measures to avoid
or minimize impacts to wildlife and
their habitats related to land-based wind
energy facilities. The Committee is
expected to exist for 2 years. Its
continuation is subject to biennial
renewal. The Committee will meet
approximately four times per year. All
Committee members serve without
compensation. In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), a copy of the Committee’s
charter has been filed with the
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Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration;
Committee on Environment and Public
Works, U.S. Senate; Committee on
Natural Resources, U.S. House of
Representatives; and the Library of
Congress.
The Secretary appointed 22
individuals to the Committee on
October 24, 2007, representing the
varied interests associated with wind
energy development and its potential
impacts to wildlife species and their
habitats.
Public Workshop and Meeting Location
Information
We will hold an open technical
workshop preceding the Committee
meeting. We intend the workshop to
provide background information related
to land-based wind energy development
and its potential impacts to wildlife
species and their habitat. The
Committee will convene its first meeting
following the workshop. The public will
have an opportunity to comment at the
technical workshop and all Committee
meetings.
Please note that the South Main
Interior auditorium is accessible to
wheelchair users. If you require
additional accommodations, please
notify us by February 12, 2008.
All persons planning to attend the
meeting will be required to present
photo identification when entering the
building. Because of building security in
the Department of the Interior, we
recommend that persons planning to
attend the workshop and/or meeting
register at https://www.fws.gov/
habitatconservation/windpower/
wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html
by February 12, 2008, to allow us
sufficient time to provide the building
security staff with a list of persons
planning to attend. You may still attend
if you register after February 12, 2008;
however, you will need to allow extra
time to undergo security clearance
before you can enter the auditorium.
While this workshop is open to the
public, seating is limited due to room
capacity. We will give preference to
registrants based on date and time of
registration. There will be standing
room available if seats are filled.
David J. Stout,
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[Docket No. MMS–2008–OMM–0007]
MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0141 (30 CFR 250, Subpart D) Oil
and Gas Drilling Operations, Revision
of a Collection; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of an
information collection (1010–0141).
AGENCY:
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
the regulations under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart D, ‘‘Oil and Gas Drilling
Operations,’’ and forms MMS–123,
MMS–123S, MMS–124, MMS–125,
MMS–133 and MMS–133S.
DATES: Submit written comments by
March 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any either of the following methods
listed below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Minerals
Management Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click ‘‘submit.’’
In the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2008–OMM–0007 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link. All comments
submitted will be published and posted
to the docket after the closing period.
• 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–
0141’’ 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
regulations and the forms that require
the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart D, Oil
and Gas Drilling Operations.
Form(s): MMS–123, MMS–123S,
MMS–124, MMS–125, MMS–133 and
MMS–133S.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of
Public Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife Interactions and Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop and meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will conduct
a workshop on February 26-27, 2008, to provide background information
on issues related to land-based wind energy facilities and their
potential impact to wildlife and wildlife habitat. We will also host
the first meeting of the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee
(Committee), on February 28, 2008. Both the workshop and the meeting
are open to the public.
DATES: The workshop will take place February 26-27, 2008. The meeting
will take place on February 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: South Interior Auditorium, South Interior Building, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20240. For more information,
see ``Public Workshop and Meeting Location Information'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior, (703) 358-2161.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 13, 2007, the Department of the Interior (Interior)
published a notice of establishment of the Committee and call for
nominations in the Federal Register (72 FR 11373). The Committee's
purpose is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) on developing effective measures to avoid or
minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based
wind energy facilities. The Committee is expected to exist for 2 years.
Its continuation is subject to biennial renewal. The Committee will
meet approximately four times per year. All Committee members serve
without compensation. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), a copy of the Committee's charter has been filed
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services
Administration; Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate;
Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives; and the
Library of Congress.
The Secretary appointed 22 individuals to the Committee on October
24, 2007, representing the varied interests associated with wind energy
development and its potential impacts to wildlife species and their
habitats.
Public Workshop and Meeting Location Information
We will hold an open technical workshop preceding the Committee
meeting. We intend the workshop to provide background information
related to land-based wind energy development and its potential impacts
to wildlife species and their habitat. The Committee will convene its
first meeting following the workshop. The public will have an
opportunity to comment at the technical workshop and all Committee
meetings.
Please note that the South Main Interior auditorium is accessible
to wheelchair users. If you require additional accommodations, please
notify us by February 12, 2008.
All persons planning to attend the meeting will be required to
present photo identification when entering the building. Because of
building security in the Department of the Interior, we recommend that
persons planning to attend the workshop and/or meeting register at
https://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/windpower/wind_turbine_
advisory_committee.html by February 12, 2008, to allow us sufficient
time to provide the building security staff with a list of persons
planning to attend. You may still attend if you register after February
12, 2008; however, you will need to allow extra time to undergo
security clearance before you can enter the auditorium. While this
workshop is open to the public, seating is limited due to room
capacity. We will give preference to registrants based on date and time
of registration. There will be standing room available if seats are
filled.
David J. Stout,
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Designated Federal Officer.
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