Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon, 3872-3873 [2014-01273]

Download as PDF 3872 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 15 / Thursday, January 23, 2014 / Notices The following described public land in Inyo County, California has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease and conveyance under Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and the provisions of the R&PP Act as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES San Bernardino Meridian T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 12, Lot 3; The area described contains 61.81 acres in Inyo County. The land is not needed for any Federal purpose. The County of Inyo previously leased a portion of the land described above for landfill purposes beginning in 1972. The County of Inyo has applied to purchase the land described to implement a long term closure and monitoring plan for the landfill. 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The land will not be available for conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. Cynthia Staszak, Associate Deputy State Director, Natural Resources. [FR Doc. 2014–01275 Filed 1–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–40–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau Of Land Management [LLORB00000.L17110000.CB0000. L.X.SS.020H0000.14XL1109AF; HAG14– 0004] Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests public nominations for seven people to serve on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC). Citizens who serve on this group provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. The BLM will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice. SUMMARY: All nominations must be received no later than February 24, 2014. DATES: Send completed Advisory Council nominations to BLM Burns District Office; 28910 Highway 20 West; Hines, OR 97738–9424. Nomination forms are available at the BLM Burns District Office, or online at https:// www.blm.gov/or/rac/steensac.php. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, OR 97738–9424, 541–573– 4519, or email tmartina@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 15 / Thursday, January 23, 2014 / Notices 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: Any individual may nominate himself/ herself or others to serve on the Council. Positions currently open or with terms expiring in 2014 include a representative of the State government to serve as a liaison to the advisory council, a representative of a State environmental organization, a representative of a local environmental organization, a person interested in mechanized and consumptive recreation in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), a person with a grazing permit within the the CMPA, a private landowner within the CMPA, and a person with no financial intersest in the CMPA. All nomination applications should include letters of reference and/ or recommendations from the represented interests or organizations and any other information explaining the nominee’s qualifications (e.g., resume, curriculum vitae). The BLM Burns District will collect the nomination forms and letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible for submitting nominations (County Court of Harney County, the Governor of Oregon, and the BLM). The BLM will then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who appoints Council members. The BLM initiated the SMAC on August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 399). The SMAC provides representative counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA; recommending cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet human needs, and the maintenance and improvement of the ecological and economic integrity of the area. The BLM is publishing this notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), to seek public nominations for membership on the SMAC. Applicants must be qualified through education, training, knowledge, or experience to give informed advice regarding an industry, discipline, or interest to be represented. Nominees must also VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:50 Jan 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists from serving on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees or councils. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please be aware that your nomination–including your personal identifying information–may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Brendan Cain, Burns District Manager. [FR Doc. 2014–01273 Filed 1–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–33–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [XXXR4081X3 RX.05940913.7000000, RR04073000] Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The AMWG meets two to three times a year. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, February 20, 2014, from approximately 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 4400 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona, 85282. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3781; facsimile (801) 524–3858; email at gknowles@ usbr.gov. SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) was implemented as a result of the Record of Decision on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Final Environmental Impact Statement SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3873 to comply with consultation requirements of the Grand Canyon Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of 1992. The GCDAMP includes a Federal advisory committee, the AMWG, a technical work group (TWG), a Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, and independent review panels. The TWG is a subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and recommendations to the AMWG. Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be for the AMWG to discuss several items which will be of interest to the public: (1) Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan EIS, (2) preliminary results from the November 2013 high flow experiment, (3) current basin hydrology and Glen Canyon Dam operations, (4) impacts to the Fiscal Year 2014 budget as a result of sequestration, (5) preliminary development of the Fiscal Year 2015–16 Budget and Work Plan, and (6) update from the Annual Reporting Meeting held in January 2014. The AMWG will also address other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the GCDAMP. To view a copy of the agenda and documents related to the above meeting, please visit Reclamation’s Web site at https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/ mtgs/14feb19/. Time will be allowed at the meeting for any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments. To allow for full consideration of information by the AMWG members, written notice must be provided to Glen Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138; telephone 801–524–3781; facsimile 801–524–3858; email at gknowles@ usbr.gov at least five (5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG members. Public Disclosure of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3872-3873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01273]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau Of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, 
Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests public 
nominations for seven people to serve on the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council (SMAC). Citizens who serve on this group provide advice and 
recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. The BLM 
will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of 
this notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than February 24, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Advisory Council nominations to BLM Burns 
District Office; 28910 Highway 20 West; Hines, OR 97738-9424. 
Nomination forms are available at the BLM Burns District Office, or 
online at https://www.blm.gov/or/rac/steensac.php.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, OR 
97738-9424, 541-573-4519, or email tmartina@blm.gov. Persons who use a 
telecommunications

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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: Any individual may nominate himself/herself 
or others to serve on the Council. Positions currently open or with 
terms expiring in 2014 include a representative of the State government 
to serve as a liaison to the advisory council, a representative of a 
State environmental organization, a representative of a local 
environmental organization, a person interested in mechanized and 
consumptive recreation in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
and Protection Area (CMPA), a person with a grazing permit within the 
the CMPA, a private landowner within the CMPA, and a person with no 
financial intersest in the CMPA. All nomination applications should 
include letters of reference and/or recommendations from the 
represented interests or organizations and any other information 
explaining the nominee's qualifications (e.g., resume, curriculum 
vitae). The BLM Burns District will collect the nomination forms and 
letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible 
for submitting nominations (County Court of Harney County, the Governor 
of Oregon, and the BLM). The BLM will then forward recommended 
nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who appoints Council 
members.
    The BLM initiated the SMAC on August 14, 2001, pursuant to the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. 
L. 106-399). The SMAC provides representative counsel and advice to the 
BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management of the land 
within the bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA; recommending cooperative 
programs and incentives for landscape management that meet human needs, 
and the maintenance and improvement of the ecological and economic 
integrity of the area. The BLM is publishing this notice under Section 
9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), to seek public 
nominations for membership on the SMAC. Applicants must be qualified 
through education, training, knowledge, or experience to give informed 
advice regarding an industry, discipline, or interest to be 
represented. Nominees must also demonstrate a commitment to 
collaborative resource decision-making. The Obama Administration 
prohibits individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists 
from serving on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees or councils.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, please be 
aware that your nomination-including your personal identifying 
information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-01273 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-33-P
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