Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Meeting, 29202-29203 [2014-11729]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 29202 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 98 / Wednesday, May 21, 2014 / Notices are expected in the initial data collection phase (first year), including approximately 1200 from Federal organizations, 110 from state, local and tribal institutions, and 50 from private entities (nongovernmental organization, academic, commercial). In subsequent years, annual additions to the registry are expected to be 100 or fewer from all sources. Estimated Time per Response: We estimate that it will take one hour per person to document a single assessment project for inclusion in the registry. In future years, reviewing project information to ensure currency or identifying new projects is expected to require de minimis effort. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 160 for non-Federal entities in year one and less than 50 in each subsequent year. The requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act regarding estimation of annual burden hours do not apply to information collections from Federal agencies and are not addressed here. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated with this collection of information. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Until the OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obliged to respond. Comments: On August 21, 2013, we published a Federal Register notice (78 FR 162) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on October 21, 2013. We received two comments in response to that notice, each emphasizing support for the project. Specifically, the comments suggested that development of a registry would be necessary for cataloguing existing assessments and that such a registry will increase understanding of the nation’s progress towards determining climate change impacts and provide insights for adaptation planning. Additionally, one commenter felt the registry will be useful for comparing assessment methods from different disciplines (e.g., ecosystems, infrastructure) and potentially reveal unrecognized connections or causal relationships between climate change and societal or natural resource vulnerabilities (e.g., ecosystem shifts and changes in vectorborne and zoonotic disease incidence). Suggested improvements included ensuring that the registry is relevant for VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:42 May 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 all disciplines assessing vulnerability and implementing adaptation actions, including the public health and health care delivery services sectors. Our initial intent was to ensure that the registry would be available to all parties interested in questions of vulnerability and adaptation. We have, therefore, expanded the focus of the registry to explicitly include the health sectors cited in the received comments. III. Request for Comments We again invite comments concerning this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask the OMB in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Robin I. O’Malley, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate, Change and Wildlife Science Center, US Geological Survey. [FR Doc. 2014–11760 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLORB00000.L17110000. PH0000.L.X.SS.020H0000; HAG14–0114] Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Meeting Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below: DATES: June 12–13, 2014 in Frenchglen, Oregon; July 17–18, 2014 in Burns or Frenchglen, Oregon; and November 13– 14, 2014 in Bend, Oregon. Meetings may be canceled or rescheduled on short notice due to lack of Council business or emergency situations (wildfire, etc.). Meeting agendas and details will be available online at www.blm.gov/or/rac/ steens-rac-minutes.php about two weeks prior to each session. Meeting times and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be extended or altered when the authorized representative considers it necessary to accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be heard regarding matters before the SMAC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 573– 4519, or email tmartina@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: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act (CMPA) 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. A public comment period will be available each day of each meeting, excluding sessions that are entirely in the field for tour purposes. The public is welcome to attend all sessions, including field tours. Unless otherwise approved by the SMAC Chair, the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the SMAC for a maximum of five minutes. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 98 / Wednesday, May 21, 2014 / Notices 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. Brendan Cain, Burns District Manager. [FR Doc. 2014–11729 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–33–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLOR957000–L63100000–HD0000– 14XL1116AF: HAG14–0123] Mary J.M. Hartel, Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/ Washington. Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ Washington [FR Doc. 2014–11728 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4310–33–P The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date of this publication. SUMMARY: Willamette Meridian Oregon Tps. 38 & 39 S., R. 6 E., accepted April 9, 2014. A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required payment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Hensley, (503) 808–6132, Branch of Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. 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: A person or party who wishes to protest against this survey must file a written notice with the Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land Management, stating that they wish to protest. A statement of reasons for a protest may be filed with the notice of protest and must be filed with the Oregon State Director within thirty days after the protest is filed. If a protest against the survey is received prior to mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:42 May 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 the date of official filing, the filing will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. A plat will not be officially filed until the day after all protests have been dismissed or otherwise resolved. 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. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–NER–GATE–14483; PPNEGATE00/ PMP00UP05.YP0000, PX.P0075604H.00.1] General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey and New York National Park Service, Interior. Notice of Availability. AGENCY: ACTION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) is releasing a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan (Final GMP/ EIS), Gateway National Recreation Area (Gateway), New York. When approved, the plan will provide guidance to park management for administration, development, and interpretation of park resources over the next 20 years. The NPS preferred alternative incorporates various management prescriptions to ensure access to and protection and enjoyment of Gateway’s resources. The Final GMP/EIS responds to, and incorporates, agency and public comments received on the Draft GMP/ EIS, which was available for public and agency review from August 2, 2013 through October 22, 2013. Copies of the Draft GMP/EIS were available at the park, by request, and on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site https:// parkplanning.nps.gov/gate. Public meetings were held on August 20–22, 2013; September 10, 2013; and September 12, 2013. Agency and public comments with NPS responses are SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29203 provided in Chapter 6: Comments and Responses to Comments on the Draft Plan of the Final GMP/EIS. The NPS will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Final GMP/ EIS in the Federal Register. DATES: Electronic copies of the Final EIS/GMP will be available for public review at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov/gate. A limited number of printed copies will be available upon request by contacting the Superintendent’s office. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Jennifer Nersesian, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305 or telephone at (718) 354– 4664. The document describes the no-action alternative and two action alternatives for future management of Gateway, the environment that would be affected by the alternative management actions, and the environmental consequences of implementing the alternatives. Alternative A is a continuation of current management and trends. The park’s enabling legislation and current GMP would continue to guide park management. Gateway would manage park resources and visitor use as it does today, with no major change in direction. Alternative B is the NPS Preferred Alternative. This alternative provides the widest range of activities and most recreation opportunities in dispersed locations throughout the park. New connections would be forged with park lands and communities adjacent to Gateway and nearby. This alternative offers the most instructional programming and skills development and draws people into the park to increase awareness and enjoyment of Gateway’s historic resources and the natural environment. Alternative C provides the most opportunities for independent exploration and experiences that immerse visitors into natural areas, historic sites, and landscapes. This alternative increases the visibility, enjoyment, and protection of coastal resources and highlights preservation efforts as part of interpretation and education activities and promotes hands-on learning and outdoor skills. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29202-29203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11729]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.L.X.SS.020H0000; HAG14-0114]


Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES: June 12-13, 2014 in Frenchglen, Oregon; July 17-18, 2014 in 
Burns or Frenchglen, Oregon; and November 13-14, 2014 in Bend, Oregon. 
Meetings may be canceled or rescheduled on short notice due to lack of 
Council business or emergency situations (wildfire, etc.). Meeting 
agendas and details will be available online at www.blm.gov/or/rac/steens-rac-minutes.php about two weeks prior to each session. Meeting 
times and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be 
extended or altered when the authorized representative considers it 
necessary to accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be 
heard regarding matters before the SMAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738, (541) 573-4519, or email tmartina@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: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, 
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Act (CMPA) 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. A public comment 
period will be available each day of each meeting, excluding sessions 
that are entirely in the field for tour purposes. The public is welcome 
to attend all sessions, including field tours. Unless otherwise 
approved by the SMAC Chair, the public comment period will last no 
longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the SMAC for a 
maximum of five minutes.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, please be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may

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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.

Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-11729 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-33-P

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