Second Call for Nominations for Advisory Committees, 22699-22700 [2014-09258]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 78 / Wednesday, April 23, 2014 / Notices management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight. DATES: Public meeting and Teleconference: TAMWG and TMC will meet Thursday, May 15, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific time. Deadlines: For deadlines and directions on registering or to listen to the meeting by phone, and submitting written material, please see ‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will be held at the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 2015 Main Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. You may participate in person or by teleconference. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth W. Hadley, Redding Electric Utility, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001; telephone: 530–339–7327; email: ehadley@reupower.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., this notice announces a joint meeting of the TAMWG and TMC. Background The TAMWG affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the TMC. The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight. Meeting Agenda • Discussion on common items of interest to the Trinity River Restoration Program The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/arcata. Public Input during the meeting. Written statements must be received by the date listed in ‘‘Public Input,’’ so that the information may be available to the TAMWG for their consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements must be supplied to Elizabeth Hadley in one of the following formats: One hard copy with original signature, or one electronic copy with a digital signature via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, or rich text file). Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or those who wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements to Elizabeth Hadley up to 7 days after the meeting. Meeting Minutes Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by Elizabeth Hadley (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The draft minutes will be available for public inspection within 15 days after the meeting, and will be posted on the TAMWG Web site at https:// www.fws.gov/arcata. Dated: April 17, 2014. Vina N. Frye, Fish Biologist, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, Arcata, California. [FR Doc. 2014–09240 Filed 4–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWO600000.L18200000.XH0000] Second Call for Nominations for Advisory Committees Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES If you wish to Listen to the teleconference via telephone. Submit written information or questions for the TAMWG to consider during the teleconference. You must contact Elizabeth Hadley (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than May 9, 2014. May 9, 2014. Submitting Written Information or Questions Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the TAMWG to consider VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:16 Apr 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public nominations for certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Advisory Committees that have member terms expiring this year. These Advisory Committees provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within their respective geographic areas. The Advisory Committees covered by this request for nominations are identified below. The BLM will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice. DATES: All nominations must be received no later than May 23, 2014. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22699 ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the address of respective BLM Offices accepting nominations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Luckey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Correspondence, International, and Advisory Committee Office, 1849 C Street NW., MS–MIB 5070, Washington, DC 20240; 202–208–3806. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required by FACA, Resource Advisory Council (RAC) membership must be balanced and representative of the various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. The rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784 and include the following three membership categories: Category One—Holders of Federal grazing permits and representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral development, timber industry, transportation or rights-ofway, developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle use, and commercial recreation; Category Two—Representatives of nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and burro organizations; and Category Three—Representatives of State, county, or local elected office, employees of a State agency responsible for management of natural resources, representatives of Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the council is organized, representatives of academia who are employed in natural sciences, and the public-at-large. Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be residents of the State in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience, and knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists from being appointed or re- E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 22700 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 78 / Wednesday, April 23, 2014 / Notices appointed to FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils. This request for public nominations also applies to the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) in Oregon established pursuant to Section 131 of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000. The SMAC advises the Secretary of the Interior in managing the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. The following must accompany all nominations for the RACs and SMAC: —Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations; —A completed Resource Advisory Council application; and —Any other information that addresses the nominee’s qualifications. Simultaneous with this notice, BLM state offices will issue press releases providing additional information for submitting nominations, with specifics about the number and categories of member positions available for each RAC in the State and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council in Oregon. If you have already submitted your RAC nomination materials for 2014 you will not need to resubmit. Nominations for the following RACs should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices as noted below: Western Montana RAC David Abrams, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701, 406–533–7617. Oregon/Washington Eastern Washington RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC; Steens Mountain Advisory Council Stephen Baker, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 503–808–6306. Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. Steve Ellis, Deputy Director, Operations. [FR Doc. 2014–09258 Filed 4–22–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–84–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F 134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 13xs501520] Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comment for 1029–0055 Alaska Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Alaska RAC SUMMARY: Thom Jennings, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, 907–271–3335. Colorado Front Range RAC Kyle Sullivan, Royal Gorge Field Office, BLM, 3028 East Main Street, ˜ Canon City, CO 81212, 719–269–8553. Idaho Coeur d’Alene District RAC Suzanne Endsley, Coeur d’Alene District Office, BLM, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815, 208– 769–5004. New Mexico wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Farmington District RAC Christine Horton, Farmington District Office, BLM, 6251 College Boulevard, Farmington, NM 87402, 505–564–7633. Montana and Dakotas Central Montana RAC Jonathan Moor, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, 920 Northeast Main Street, Lewistown, MT 59457, 406–538–1943. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:37 Apr 22, 2014 Jkt 232001 AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is announcing our intention to request renewed approval for the collection of information for states or indian tribes, pursuant to an approved reclamation program, to use police powers, if necessary, to effect entry upon private lands to conduct reclamation activities or exploratory studies if the landowner’s consent is refused or the landowner is not available. The collection described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burdens and costs. DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, your comments should be submitted to OMB by May 23, 2014, in order to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Your comments should be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the Interior Desk Officer, via email to PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also, please send a copy of your comments to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference 1029–0055 in your submission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive a copy of the information collection request contact John Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also review this collection by going to https://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review, Agency is Department of the Interior, DOI–OSMRE). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. We have submitted a request to OMB to approve the collection of information for 30 CFR 877—Rights of Entry. We are requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection of information is displayed in 30 CFR 877.10 (1029–0055). As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), we published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on this collection of information on January 31, 2014 (79 FR 5457). No comments were received. This notice gives you an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information collection activity: Title: 30 CFR 877—Rights of Entry OMB Control Number: 1029–0055. Summary: This regulation establishes procedures for non-consensual entry upon private lands for the purpose of abandoned mine land reclamation activities or exploratory studies when the landowner refuses consent or is not available. Bureau Form Number: None. Frequency of Collection: Once. Description of Respondents: State and tribal abandoned mine land reclamation agencies. Total Annual Responses: 416. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours to prepare each of the estimated 5 notices to landowners per project. E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22699-22700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09258]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWO600000.L18200000.XH0000]


Second Call for Nominations for Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public 
nominations for certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Advisory 
Committees that have member terms expiring this year. These Advisory 
Committees provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use 
planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within 
their respective geographic areas. The Advisory Committees covered by 
this request for nominations are identified below. The BLM will accept 
public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than May 23, 2014.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the address of respective 
BLM Offices accepting nominations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Luckey, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Correspondence, International, and 
Advisory Committee Office, 1849 C Street NW., MS-MIB 5070, Washington, 
DC 20240; 202-208-3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in 
planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the 
BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 
establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory councils that are 
consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required 
by FACA, Resource Advisory Council (RAC) membership must be balanced 
and representative of the various interests concerned with the 
management of the public lands. The rules governing RACs are found at 
43 CFR subpart 1784 and include the following three membership 
categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and 
representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral 
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, 
developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial 
recreation;
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic 
organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and 
burro organizations; and
    Category Three--Representatives of State, county, or local elected 
office, employees of a State agency responsible for management of 
natural resources, representatives of Indian tribes within or adjacent 
to the area for which the council is organized, representatives of 
academia who are employed in natural sciences, and the public-at-large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will 
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience, and 
knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should 
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The 
Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally 
registered lobbyists from being appointed or re-

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appointed to FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.
    This request for public nominations also applies to the Steens 
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) in Oregon established pursuant to 
Section 131 of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Act of 2000. The SMAC advises the Secretary of the Interior 
in managing the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Area.
    The following must accompany all nominations for the RACs and SMAC:

--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations;
--A completed Resource Advisory Council application; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.

    Simultaneous with this notice, BLM state offices will issue press 
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations, 
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions 
available for each RAC in the State and the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council in Oregon. If you have already submitted your RAC nomination 
materials for 2014 you will not need to resubmit. Nominations for the 
following RACs should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices as noted 
below:

Alaska

Alaska RAC

    Thom Jennings, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue, 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513, 907-271-3335.

Colorado

Front Range RAC

    Kyle Sullivan, Royal Gorge Field Office, BLM, 3028 East Main 
Street, Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212, 719-269-8553.

Idaho

Coeur d'Alene District RAC

    Suzanne Endsley, Coeur d'Alene District Office, BLM, 3815 Schreiber 
Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815, 208-769-5004.

New Mexico

Farmington District RAC

    Christine Horton, Farmington District Office, BLM, 6251 College 
Boulevard, Farmington, NM 87402, 505-564-7633.

Montana and Dakotas

Central Montana RAC

    Jonathan Moor, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, 920 Northeast Main 
Street, Lewistown, MT 59457, 406-538-1943.

Western Montana RAC

    David Abrams, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, 
MT 59701, 406-533-7617.

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC; Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council

    Stephen Baker, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, 
Portland, OR 97204, 503-808-6306.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Steve Ellis,
Deputy Director, Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-09258 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
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