Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI); Meeting, 34765 [2010-14738]

Download as PDF srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 117 / Friday, June 18, 2010 / Notices petitioner did not submit comment on this criterion; therefore, this FD affirms the PF’s conclusion that the petitioner meets the requirements of criterion § 83.7(g). This notice is the FD to extend Federal acknowledgment under 25 CFR part 83 to the Shinnecock Indian Nation petitioner. As provided in § 83.10(h) of the regulations, this FD summarizes the evidence, reasoning, and analyses that form the basis for this decision. In addition to its publication in the Federal Register, this notice will be posted on the Department’s Indian Affairs Web site at https://www.bia.gov. The May 26, 2009, settlement agreement that the petitioner and the Department negotiated and the Court approved by order on May 26, 2009, in Shinnecock v. Salazar, No. CV–06– 5013, 1 (E.D.N.Y.), shortens several of the regulatory periods following publication of a notice of a FD provided in § 83.11. A copy of the court-approved stipulation and order for settlement appears as Appendix B of the Shinnecock Indian Nation Proposed Finding (PF), which is available at https://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/ OFA/RecentCases/index.htm. This FD on the Shinnecock petitioner will become a final and effective agency decision 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, unless the petitioner or an interested party files a request for reconsideration, pursuant to § 83.11, with the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) within that shortened time period. If the IBIA receives a request for reconsideration within the 30-day period, the party requesting reconsideration has an additional 30 days to file a detailed statement in support of its request. This statement shall be the requesting party’s opening brief. The IBIA must receive the detailed statement no later than 60 days after the publication of this FD notice in the Federal Register. The Shinnecock petitioner or interested parties opposed to the requested reconsideration shall have 30 days to file an answer brief in opposition to the reconsideration request. The IBIA must receive the answer brief no later than 90 days after the publication of this FD notice in the Federal Register. Dated: June 13, 2010. George T. Skibine, Acting Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2010–14733 Filed 6–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–G1–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Jun 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 34765 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR located at 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171. Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI); Meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703– 648–6810; Fax: 703–648–5644; e-mail: wenorton@usgs.gov. AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior Department. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI). SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will include results of the Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Effects Assessment Program for the Upper Mississippi; an update by the Subcommittee on Ground Water regarding their National Framework for Ground Water Monitoring; a briefing on the Reservoir Sedimentation Database; highlights from the 7th National Monitoring Conference, which was held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado; status of the National Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries; an update on Federal agency interactions with the regional water quality monitoring organizations of the Integrated Ocean Observing Systems; and updates on recent activities of the Methods and Data Comparability Board. The ACWI was established under the authority of the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–92–01 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water information users and professionals to advise the Federal Government on activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the Nation’s water information needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing water information. Membership, limited to 35 organizations, 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. For more information on the ACWI, its membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the Web site at: https://ACWI.gov. DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on July 13, 2010, and will adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on July 14, 2010. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Norton at the above address no later than July 2, 2010. 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. Norton for distribution at the ACWI meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 31, 2010. Katherine Lins, Chief, Office of Water Information. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 34765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14738]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI); Meeting

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior Department.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting 
is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water 
initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water 
information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will 
include results of the Department of Agriculture's Conservation Effects 
Assessment Program for the Upper Mississippi; an update by the 
Subcommittee on Ground Water regarding their National Framework for 
Ground Water Monitoring; a briefing on the Reservoir Sedimentation 
Database; highlights from the 7th National Monitoring Conference, which 
was held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado; status of the National 
Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries; an 
update on Federal agency interactions with the regional water quality 
monitoring organizations of the Integrated Ocean Observing Systems; and 
updates on recent activities of the Methods and Data Comparability 
Board.
    The ACWI was established under the authority of the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water 
information users and professionals to advise the Federal Government on 
activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the 
Nation's water information needs. Member organizations help to foster 
communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing 
water information.
    Membership, limited to 35 organizations, 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. For more information on the ACWI, 
its membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the Web 
site at: https://ACWI.gov.

DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on July 13, 2010, and 
will adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on July 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 
located at 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 
Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA 
20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810; Fax: 703-648-5644; e-mail: 
wenorton@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. Norton at the 
above address no later than July 2, 2010. 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. Norton for distribution at the ACWI meeting.

    Dated: May 31, 2010.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-14738 Filed 6-17-10; 8:45 am]
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