Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI), 8346-8347 [08-613]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 8346 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices recovery plan. We will forward substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to appropriate Federal and State agencies or other entities so they can consider these comments during the course of implementing recovery actions. We developed this recovery plan with input from the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Team, including a science team and a stakeholder team. We also coordinated with the California Department of Fish and Game. We listed the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep as an endangered distinct population segment (DPS) on January 3, 2000 (65 FR 20), following initial emergency listing on April 20, 1999 (64 FR 19300). At the time of listing, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep population consisted of about 125 adults, known to exist among 5 geographic areas, with little probability of interchange among those areas. In 2000, on the basis of concurrence between genetic and morphometric data, Wehausen and Ramey (2000) reassigned populations of California bighorn outside of the Sierra Nevada to other subspecies, leaving bighorn sheep in the Sierra Nevada as their own subspecies. By the rules of zoological nomenclature, they again assume Grinnell’s (1912) subspecies name sierrae (Wehausen et al. 2005). With that nomenclature change, the California bighorn subspecies was terminated. Concurrent with the proposed designation of critical habitat for Sierra Nevada bighorn, on July 25, 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally proposed a taxonomic revision to amend the final listing rule from DPS to subspecies, Ovis canadensis sierrae. The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is threatened primarily by mountain lion predation, small population size, and the potential for disease transmission due to contact with domestic sheep and goats. Key elements for immediate action are: (1) Predator management; (2) augmentation of small herds with sheep from larger ones; and (3) elimination of the threat of a pneumonia epizootic resulting from contact with domestic sheep or goats. Actions needed to recover the bighorn sheep include: (1) Protection, maintenance, and enhancement of bighorn sheep habitat; (2) enhancing survivorship and reproductive output of bighorn sheep in order to the increase population; (3) increasing the use of low-elevation winter ranges; (4) increasing the numbers of herds, and thereby the number of bighorn sheep; (5) developing and implementing a genetic management plan to maintain genetic diversity; (6) developing sources of translocation stock; (7) developing and VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 implementing a captive breeding program, if necessary; (8) monitoring status and trends of bighorn sheep herds and their habitat; (9) research; and (10) providing information to and working with the public. Authority: The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). Dated: February 6, 2008. Ken McDermond, Acting Regional Director, Region 8, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–2627 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] Ms. Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary), Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, Virginia 20192. Telephone: 703–648– 6810; Fax: 703–648–5644. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: February 1, 2008. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 08–612 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey Office of the Secretary; Notice of Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Water Information Charter. United States Geological Survey. ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Water Information Charter AGENCY: SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior is renewing the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). The ACWI has been established under the authority of Office of Management and Budget Memorandum No. M–92–01 and the Federal Advisory Committee act. The purpose of this Presidential Committee is to represent the interests of water-information users and professionals in advising the Federal Government on Federal waterinformation programs and their effectiveness in meeting the Nation’s water-information needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors of 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 organization. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Charter will be filed under the Act, 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 2008 annual meeting of the ACWS. This meeting is to discuss broad policy topics relating to National water initiatives; and the development and dissemination of water information, through reports from the eight ACWS subgroups. The agenda will include an update on the three pilot studies of the National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries and the first report from the Subcommittee on Ground Water on a National Ground Water Framework, as well as other water initiatives. The ACWI has been established under the authority of the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum No. M–92–01 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of this Presidential Committee is to represent the interests of water-information users and professionals in advising the Federal Government on Federal waterinformation programs and their effectiveness in meeting the Nation’s water-information needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the Federal and non-government 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. The formal meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on February 20, 2008, and will adjourn on February 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. DATES: E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2008 / Notices Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20170. ADDRESSES: Ms. Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary), Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417 National Center, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703–648–6810, Fax: 703–648–5644, email tjohnson@usgs.gov. 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, February 15, 2008. It is requested that 65 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: February 6, 2008. Katherine Lins, Chief, Office of Water Information. [FR Doc. 08–613 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–0155; phone (801) 539–4195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in Utah. The Recreation Resource Advisory Committee will be given recreation fee presentations from the BLM’s Monticello Field Office (Cedar Mesa/Kane Gulch), the Price Field Office (Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry) and from the U.S. Forest Service—Flaming Gorge NRA, American Fork Canyon, Mirror Lake Corridor, Manti-La Sal REA Program and Fishlake Campground. On March 14, a half-hour public comment period is scheduled to begin from 10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Written comments may be sent to the Bureau of Land Management addressed listed above. All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public. Dated: February 5, 2008. Jeff Rawson, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. E8–2546 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Minerals Management Service [UT–910–08–1150–PH–24–1A] Notice of Utah’s Recreation Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior. ACTION: Notice of Utah’s Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC) Meeting. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and The Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Utah Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC) will meet as indicated below. DATES: The Utah Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC) will meet March 13 (1 p.m.–5 p.m.) and March 14, 2008 (8 a.m.–Noon) in Moab, Utah. ADDRESSES: The RRAC will meet at the La Quinta Inn, Castle Rock Conference Room, 815 South Main Street, Moab, Utah 84532. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Sherry Foot, Special Programs SUMMARY: On March 19, 2008, the MMS will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in Central GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206, pursuant to the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331–1356, as amended) and the regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR Part 256). The Final Notice of Sale 206 Package (FNOS 206 Package) contains information essential to bidders, and bidders are charged with the knowledge of the documents contained in the Package. DATES: Public bid reading for the Central GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206 will begin at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Louisiana Superdome, 1500 Sugarbowl Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112. The lease sale will be held in the St. Charles Club Room on the second floor VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Feb 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) 206. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8347 (Loge Level). Entry to the Superdome will be on the Poydras Street side of the building through Gate A on the Ground or Plaza Level, and parking should be available at Garage 6. All times referred to in this document are local New Orleans times, unless otherwise specified. Bidders can obtain a FNOS 206 Package containing this Notice of Sale and several supporting and essential documents referenced herein from the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region Public Information Unit, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, (504) 736–2519 or (800) 200–GULF, or via the MMS Internet Web site at https://www.gomr.mms.gov. Filing of Bids: Bidders must submit sealed bids to the Regional Director (RD), MMS Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on normal working days, and from 8 a.m. to the Bid Submission Deadline of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. If bids are mailed, please address the envelope containing all of the sealed bids as follows: Attention: Supervisor, Sales and Support Unit (MS 5422), Leasing Activities Section, MMS Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. Contains Sealed Bids for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206. Please Deliver to Ms. Nancy Kornrumpf, 6th Floor, Immediately. Please note: Bidders mailing their bid(s) are advised to call Ms. Nancy Kornrumpf, (504) 736–2726, immediately after putting their bid(s) in the mail. If the RD receives bids later than the time and date specified above, he will return those bids unopened to bidders. Bidders may not modify or withdraw their bids unless the RD receives a written modification or written withdrawal request prior to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Should an unexpected event such as flooding or travel restrictions be significantly disruptive to bid submission, the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region may extend the Bid Submission Deadline. Bidders may call (504) 736–0557 for information about the possible extension of the Bid Submission Deadline due to such an event. Areas Offered for Leasing: The MMS is offering for leasing all blocks and partial blocks listed in the document ‘‘Blocks Available for Leasing in Central GOM Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 206’’ included in the FNOS 206 Package. All of these blocks are shown ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\13FEN1.SGM 13FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8346-8347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-613]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 2008 annual meeting of the ACWS. 
This meeting is to discuss broad policy topics relating to National 
water initiatives; and the development and dissemination of water 
information, through reports from the eight ACWS subgroups. The agenda 
will include an update on the three pilot studies of the National Water 
Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their 
Tributaries and the first report from the Subcommittee on Ground Water 
on a National Ground Water Framework, as well as other water 
initiatives.
    The ACWI has been established under the authority of the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum No. M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The purpose of this Presidential Committee is to 
represent the interests of water-information users and professionals in 
advising the Federal Government on Federal water-information programs 
and their effectiveness in meeting the Nation's water-information 
needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the 
Federal and non-government 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 February 20, 
2008, and will adjourn on February 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, 
Virginia 20170.

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 National Center, 
Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810, Fax: 703-648-5644, e-mail 
tjohnson@usgs.gov.

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, February 15, 2008. It is requested 
that 65 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: February 6, 2008.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 08-613 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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