Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science, 50085-50086 [2013-19924]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices Applicant: John Klauss, Pipe Creek, TX; PRT–13560B Applicant: Dale James, Lesterville, SD; PRT–12915B; The applicant requests a captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Nanger dama), and red lechwe (Kobus leche), to enhance the species’ propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5year period. Applicant: Anthony Gaglio, Stamford, CT; PRT–13216B; Applicant: John Klauss, Pipe Creek, TX; PRT–13559B The applicant requests a permit authorizing interstate and foreign commerce, export, and cull of excess addax (Addax nasomaculatus) from the captive herd maintained at their facility, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. This notification covers activities over a 5-year period. Applicant: Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, CA; PRT–690128 The applicant requests renewal of their captive-bred wildlife registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) for the following families to enhance their propagation or survival. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Families: Bovidae Cebidae Cercopithecidae Felidae (does not include jaguar, margay, or ocelot) Hylobatidae Lemuridae Tapiridae Boidae (does not include Mona boa or Puerto Rico boa) Gekkonidae emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Multiple Applicants The following applicants each request a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 Applicant: Shane Erving, Billings, MT; PRT–13270B. B. Endangered Marine Mammals and Marine Mammals Applicant: Bristol Bay Native Association, Dillingham, AK; PRT– 05664B The applicant requests a permit to conduct population surveys which could cause Level B harassment of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) along the coasts of Bristol Bay and the Alaskan Peninsula, Alaska, for the purpose of scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 3year period. Concurrent with publishing this notice in the Federal Register, we are forwarding copies of the above applications to the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors for their review. Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2013–19919 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Geological Survey [GX13EN05ESB0500] Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Meeting notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will hold a meeting. DATES: Meetings: The meetings will be held as follows: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; and Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (All times Eastern). ADDRESSES: Hall of the States Building, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20001, Room 283/285. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50085 and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648–4086. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered in May 2013, the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members represent federal agencies; tribal, state, and local governments; nongovernment organizations; academic institutions; and the private sector. Duties of the committee include: (A) Advising on the contents of a national strategy identifying key science priorities to advance the management of natural resources in the face of climate change; (B) advising on the nature, extent, and quality of relations with and engagement of key partners at the regional/CSC level; (C) advising on the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to ensure the identification of key priorities from management partners and to effectively deliver scientific results in useful forms; (D) advising on mechanisms that may be employed by the NCCWSC to ensure high standards of scientific quality and integrity in its products, and to review and evaluate the performance of individual CSCs, in advance of opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; and (E) coordinating as appropriate with any Federal Advisory Committee established for the DOI Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. More information about the ACCCNRS is available at https:// nccwsc.usgs.gov/content/advisorycommittee-climate-change-and-naturalresource-science-acccnrs. Meeting Agenda: The objectives of this meeting are to: (1) Provide ACCCNRS Members with a working understanding of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the DOI Climate Science Centers; (2) provide an overview of other federal climate science services and programs; (3) review the Committee’s charge, scope, operating procedures, and ground rules; (4) review and solicit Committee input on the CSCs and NCCWSC approach to science and stakeholder engagement; and (5) define an agenda for future Committee meetings. The final agenda will be posted on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ content/advisory-committee-climatechange-and-natural-resource-scienceacccnrs prior to the meeting. E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 50086 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices Public Input: All Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested members of the public may present, either orally or through written comments, information for the Committee to consider during the public meeting. The public will be able to make comment on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and on Thursday, September 19, 2013, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Individuals or groups requesting to make comment at the public Committee meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker. The Committee will endeavor to provide adequate opportunity for all speakers, within available time limits. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak, but could not be accommodated during the public comment period, are encouraged to submit their comments in written form to the Committee after the meeting. Written comments should be submitted, prior to, during, or after the meeting, to Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. Mail to: Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, VA 20192, or via email, at romalley@usgs.gov. The meeting location is open to the public, and current, government issued, photo ID is required to enter. Space is limited, so all interested in attending should pre-register. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Mr. Robin O’Malley via email at romalley@usgs.gov, or by phone at (703) 648–4086, by close of business on September 11, 2013. Please also notify Mr. O’Malley if you are unable to attend the meeting in person, but would be interested in joining virtually (e.g. conference phone and internet access to meeting presentations). Virtual meeting access will be available with sufficient interest. Persons with disabilities requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Mr. O’Malley at (703) 648–4086 at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting. We will do our best to accommodate those who are unable to meet this deadline. Dated: August 9, 2013. Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–19924 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCO923000 L13400000.KH0000] Notice of Competitive Auction for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands in the State of Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Colorado State Office will accept competitive bids to select a preferred applicant to submit a right-of-way (ROW) application and a plan of development for solar energy projects on approximately 3,705 acres of public land in Saguache and Conejos Counties in Colorado. DATES: The BLM will hold an oral auction at the BLM’s Colorado State Office on October 24, 2013. Prior to the oral auction, sealed bids will be accepted and will be carried to the oral auction. Sealed bids must be received, not postmarked, by the BLM Colorado State Office to the address listed below on or before October 15, 2013. The oral auction will begin at 10 a.m., opening with the minimum bonus bid or the highest sealed bid over the minimum bonus bid, whichever is higher. Bidder registration begins at 9 a.m. In order to bid, you must provide the bidder’s name and personal or business address. Each bid can only contain the name of one bidder (i.e., citizen, association or partnership, corporation or municipality). An administrative fee of $48,169 is also required from each bidder for each parcel at registration. Sealed bids must include the same required information for registration. All registered bidders will be notified of the results of the oral auction within 10 calendar days of the bid closing. Bonus bids from the successful high bidder(s) must be deposited within 10 calendar days of notification. ROW applications, plans of development, and all associated information from the successful high bidder(s) must be received within 180 days of notification. If the successful high bidder does not deposit bonus bids or perfect their ROW application within the stated timeframes of this notice, the next highest bid will become the successful bidder. ADDRESSES: Sealed bids, including all required administrative fee deposits and documentation must be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Maryanne Kurtinaitis, CO923, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215. Electronic bid submissions will not be SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 accepted. The BLM will hold the oral auction at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maryanne Kurtinaitis, Renewable Energy Program Manager, by telephone at 303–239–3708 or by email at mkurtina@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM Colorado has received several solicitations of interest and ROW applications within two designated Solar Energy Zones (SEZ): Los Mogotes East SEZ and De Tilla Gulch SEZ. Applications for solar energy development are processed as ROW authorizations pursuant to Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Existing regulations authorize the BLM to determine whether competition exists among ROW applications filed for the same facility or system. 43 CFR 2804.23. The regulations also allow the BLM to resolve any such competition by using competitive bidding procedures. The BLM will use a competitive sealed and oral bid process to select a preferred applicant to submit a ROW application and plan of development for solar energy development in the Los Mogotes East SEZ and the De Tilla Gulch SEZ. The successful high bidder(s) for any of the parcels of public land offered by this notice must be prepared to submit a ROW application (SF–299) and a plan of development, consistent with the requirements of the regulations and within the timeframes specified in this notice. 43 CFR 2804.12 and 2803.10. Bidders may submit bid packages for one or all three parcels of public land described below. The public lands made available by this notice include one parcel called De Tilla Gulch SEZ, consisting of approximately 1,064 acres of public land within sections 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 of T. 45 N., R. 9 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, Saguache County, Colorado. This parcel lies approximately 7 miles east of the town of Saguache, Colorado. The second parcel called Los Mogotes East SEZ (north parcel), consists of approximately 1,281 acres of public land within sections 1 and 12 of T. 34 N., R. 8 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, Conejos County, Colorado. This parcel lies three miles west of the town of Romeo, Colorado. The third parcel E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50085-50086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19924]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

United States Geological Survey

[GX13EN05ESB0500]


Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the Advisory Committee 
on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will hold a meeting.

DATES: Meetings: The meetings will be held as follows: Wednesday, 
September 18, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; and Thursday, 
September 19, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (All times Eastern).

ADDRESSES: Hall of the States Building, 444 North Capitol Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20001, Room 283/285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal 
Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 
648-4086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered in May 2013, the Advisory 
Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) 
advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and 
operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members represent federal 
agencies; tribal, state, and local governments; nongovernment 
organizations; academic institutions; and the private sector. Duties of 
the committee include: (A) Advising on the contents of a national 
strategy identifying key science priorities to advance the management 
of natural resources in the face of climate change; (B) advising on the 
nature, extent, and quality of relations with and engagement of key 
partners at the regional/CSC level; (C) advising on the nature and 
effectiveness of mechanisms to ensure the identification of key 
priorities from management partners and to effectively deliver 
scientific results in useful forms; (D) advising on mechanisms that may 
be employed by the NCCWSC to ensure high standards of scientific 
quality and integrity in its products, and to review and evaluate the 
performance of individual CSCs, in advance of opportunities to re-
establish expiring agreements; and (E) coordinating as appropriate with 
any Federal Advisory Committee established for the DOI Landscape 
Conservation Cooperatives. More information about the ACCCNRS is 
available at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/content/advisory-committee-climate-change-and-natural-resource-science-acccnrs.
    Meeting Agenda: The objectives of this meeting are to: (1) Provide 
ACCCNRS Members with a working understanding of the USGS National 
Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the DOI Climate Science 
Centers; (2) provide an overview of other federal climate science 
services and programs; (3) review the Committee's charge, scope, 
operating procedures, and ground rules; (4) review and solicit 
Committee input on the CSCs and NCCWSC approach to science and 
stakeholder engagement; and (5) define an agenda for future Committee 
meetings. The final agenda will be posted on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/content/advisory-committee-climate-change-and-natural-resource-science-acccnrs prior to the meeting.

[[Page 50086]]

    Public Input: All Committee meetings are open to the public. 
Interested members of the public may present, either orally or through 
written comments, information for the Committee to consider during the 
public meeting. The public will be able to make comment on Wednesday, 
September 18, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and on Thursday, 
September 19, 2013, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
    Individuals or groups requesting to make comment at the public 
Committee meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker. The 
Committee will endeavor to provide adequate opportunity for all 
speakers, within available time limits. Speakers who wish to expand 
upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak, but could 
not be accommodated during the public comment period, are encouraged to 
submit their comments in written form to the Committee after the 
meeting.
    Written comments should be submitted, prior to, during, or after 
the meeting, to Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. 
Mail to: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, 
VA 20192, or via email, at romalley@usgs.gov.
    The meeting location is open to the public, and current, government 
issued, photo ID is required to enter. Space is limited, so all 
interested in attending should pre-register. Please submit your name, 
time of arrival, email address and phone number to Mr. Robin O'Malley 
via email at romalley@usgs.gov, or by phone at (703) 648-4086, by close 
of business on September 11, 2013. Please also notify Mr. O'Malley if 
you are unable to attend the meeting in person, but would be interested 
in joining virtually (e.g. conference phone and internet access to 
meeting presentations). Virtual meeting access will be available with 
sufficient interest. Persons with disabilities requiring special 
services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should 
contact Mr. O'Malley at (703) 648-4086 at least seven calendar days 
prior to the meeting. We will do our best to accommodate those who are 
unable to meet this deadline.

     Dated: August 9, 2013.
Robin O'Malley,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19924 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4311-AM-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.