Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Renewal of the Public Advisory Committee, 66918 [E8-26827]

Download as PDF 66918 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 12, 2008 / Notices Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by December 12, 2008 to: SAMHSA Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; due to potential delays in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, respondents are encouraged to submit comments by fax to: 202–395– 6974. Dated: November 4, 2008. Elaine Parry, Acting Director, Office of Program Services. [FR Doc. E8–26796 Filed 11–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P In order to ensure that a broad range of public viewpoints continues to be available to the Trustee Council, and in keeping with the settlement agreement, the continuation of the Public Advisory Committee is recommended. Certification I hereby certify that the renewal of the Charter of the Public Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties mandated by the settlement of United States v. State of Alaska, No. A91–081 CV, and is in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended and supplemented. Dated: November 5, 2008. Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. E8–26827 Filed 11–10–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary BILLING CODE 4310–RG–P Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Renewal of the Public Advisory Committee DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment. [CA–670–08–1610–DR] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), following the recommendation and approval of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, and in consultation with the General Services Administration the Secretary of the Interior hereby renews the charter for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Mutter, Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Room 119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271– 5011. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Court Order establishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also requires a public advisory committee. The Public Advisory Committee was established to advise the Trustee Council, and began functioning in October 1992. The Public Advisory Committee consists of 15 members representing the following principal interests: Sport hunting and fishing, conservation and environmental, public-at-large, recreation users, commercial tourism, local government, science/technical, subsistence, commercial fishing, aquaculture and mariculture, regional monitoring programs, tribal government, marine transportation, and Native landowners. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:30 Nov 10, 2008 Jkt 217001 Bureau of Land Management Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Eastern San Diego County Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The BLM announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Eastern San Diego County. The California State Director signed the ROD on October 10, 2008, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ Approved RMP are available upon request from the Field Manager, El Centro Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or via the Internet at https://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP can also be obtained from the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento, CA 95825. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Dreyfuss, Eastern San Diego County RMP Team Leader, at (760) 337–4400, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 S. 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243; caesdrmp@ca.blm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area for the Eastern San Diego PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 County RMP is the El Centro Field Office’s area of management responsibility. Approximately 103,000 acres of public lands are administered by the BLM in the planning area. The decisions laid out in the ROD will apply only to BLM-administered lands and mineral estate in the planning area. Planning for the RMP officially began with a Federal Register Notice on July 14, 2004 initiating the scoping process. The BLM sought participation from the public, tribes, and local, state, and federal agencies. The RMP describes how the BLM intends to manage the planning area to meet desired resource conditions for vegetative communities, wildlife habitats, and cultural and visual resources. It also outlines management direction for recreation, protection of sensitive natural and cultural resources, energy and mineral development, land tenure adjustments and other planning issues raised during the planning process. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E8-26827]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Renewal of the Public 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment.

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    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), following the recommendation and 
approval of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, and in 
consultation with the General Services Administration the Secretary of 
the Interior hereby renews the charter for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 
Public Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Mutter, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1689 ``C'' 
Street, Room 119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271-5011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Court Order establishing the Exxon 
Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also requires a public advisory 
committee. The Public Advisory Committee was established to advise the 
Trustee Council, and began functioning in October 1992. The Public 
Advisory Committee consists of 15 members representing the following 
principal interests: Sport hunting and fishing, conservation and 
environmental, public-at-large, recreation users, commercial tourism, 
local government, science/technical, subsistence, commercial fishing, 
aquaculture and mariculture, regional monitoring programs, tribal 
government, marine transportation, and Native landowners.
    In order to ensure that a broad range of public viewpoints 
continues to be available to the Trustee Council, and in keeping with 
the settlement agreement, the continuation of the Public Advisory 
Committee is recommended.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the renewal of the Charter of the Public 
Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties mandated by the settlement of 
United States v. State of Alaska, No. A91-081 CV, and is in accordance 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended and supplemented.

    Dated: November 5, 2008.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
 [FR Doc. E8-26827 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-RG-P

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