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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Meeting of the San Juan Islands
National Monument Advisory
Committee
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) San Juan Islands
National Monument Advisory
Committee (MAC) will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The MAC will meet Thursday,
January 22, 2015, from 10:15 a.m.–3:45
p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152
N 1st Street, Friday Harbor, Washington
98250. The meeting will include a
‘‘virtual fieldtrip’’ of the different
resources on the Monument, a review of
the March 25, 2013 Presidential
Proclamation and the Monument
Resource Management Plan’s (RMP)
draft purpose and needs, a discussion of
the current Analysis of the Management
Situation, and finalization of the RMP’s
vision statement and plan for public
scoping forums. The meeting will
conclude with a public comment
period.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Marcia deChadenedes, San Juan Islands
National Monument Manager, P.O. Box
3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez Island,
Washington 98261, (360) 468–3051, or
mdechade@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
twelve member San Juan Islands MAC
was chartered to provide information
and advice regarding the development
of the San Juan Islands National
Monument’s RMP. Members represent
an array of stakeholder interests in the
land and resources from within the local
area and statewide. Planned agenda
items include training on the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, advisory
committee procedures, the RMP
process, MAC goal setting, and a
collaborative project on public outreach.
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On January 22, 2015, at 2:45 p.m.,
members of the public will have the
opportunity to make comments to the
MAC during a one-hour public
comment period. All advisory
committee meetings are open to the
public. Persons wishing to make
comments during the public comment
period should register in person with
the BLM by 2 p.m. on January 22, 2015,
at the meeting location. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment, the length of comments may
be limited. The public may send written
comments to the MAC at San Juan
Islands National Monument, Attn. MAC,
P.O. Box 3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez
Island, Washington 98261. The BLM
appreciates all comments.
Daniel C. Picard,
Spokane District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Call for Nominations North Slope
Science Initiative, Science Technical
Advisory Panel, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
North Slope Science Initiative, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to request public nominations to serve
on the North Slope Science Initiative,
Science Technical Advisory Panel
(STAP). The STAP provides advice and
recommendations to the North Slope
Science Initiative Oversight Group on
issues such as identifying and
prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other
scientific information as requested by
the Oversight Group.
DATES: All nominations must be
received no later than February 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Lassuy, Deputy Director and
Acting Designated Federal Officer,
North Slope Science Initiative, AK–910,
c/o Bureau of Land Management, 222
West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513, 907–271–3212, or email at
dlassuy@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 leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FIRS is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Replies
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are provided during normal business
hours.
The
legislative purpose of the North Slope
Science Initiative, Science Technical
Advisory Panel is to advise the North
Slope Science Initiative Oversight
Group on issues such as identifying and
prioritizing inventory, monitoring and
research needs, and providing other
scientific information as requested by
the Oversight Group (Section 348,
Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law
109–58). The Oversight Group
membership includes the Alaska
Regional Directors of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Park Service,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, and National Marine
Fisheries Service; the Bureau of Land
Management Alaska State Director; the
Commissioners of the Alaska
Departments of Natural Resources and
Fish and Game; the Mayor of the North
Slope Borough; and the President of
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation.
Advisory members of the Oversight
Group include the Regional Executive,
U.S. Geological Survey; Deputy
Director, U.S. Arctic Research
Commission; Alaska Regional Director,
National Weather Service; and the
Regional Coordinator for the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration.
The STAP consists of a representative
group of not more than 15 scientists and
technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including the
oil and gas industry, subsistence users,
Alaska Native entities, conservation
organizations, and academia, as
determined by the Secretary of the
Interior. The members are selected from
among, but not limited to, the following
disciplines: North Slope traditional and
local knowledge, landscape ecology,
petroleum engineering, civil
engineering, geology, sociology, cultural
anthropology, economics, ornithology,
oceanography, fisheries, marine biology,
landscape ecology, and climatology.
Duties of the STAP are solely advisory
to the Oversight Group, which will
provide direction regarding priorities for
decisions needed for the management of
resources on the North Slope of Alaska
and the adjacent marine environment.
Duties could include, but are not
limited to, the following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on
science planning and relevant
inventory, monitoring and research
projects necessary for management
decisions;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Meeting of the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Land Management's
(BLM) San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The MAC will meet Thursday, January 22, 2015, from 10:15 a.m.-
3:45 p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 N 1st Street, Friday
Harbor, Washington 98250. The meeting will include a ``virtual
fieldtrip'' of the different resources on the Monument, a review of the
March 25, 2013 Presidential Proclamation and the Monument Resource
Management Plan's (RMP) draft purpose and needs, a discussion of the
current Analysis of the Management Situation, and finalization of the
RMP's vision statement and plan for public scoping forums. The meeting
will conclude with a public comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia deChaden[egrave]des, San Juan
Islands National Monument Manager, P.O. Box 3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez
Island, Washington 98261, (360) 468-3051, or mdechade@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 twelve member San Juan Islands MAC was
chartered to provide information and advice regarding the development
of the San Juan Islands National Monument's RMP. Members represent an
array of stakeholder interests in the land and resources from within
the local area and statewide. Planned agenda items include training on
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, advisory committee procedures, the
RMP process, MAC goal setting, and a collaborative project on public
outreach. On January 22, 2015, at 2:45 p.m., members of the public will
have the opportunity to make comments to the MAC during a one-hour
public comment period. All advisory committee meetings are open to the
public. Persons wishing to make comments during the public comment
period should register in person with the BLM by 2 p.m. on January 22,
2015, at the meeting location. Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment, the length of comments may be limited. The public
may send written comments to the MAC at San Juan Islands National
Monument, Attn. MAC, P.O. Box 3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez Island,
Washington 98261. The BLM appreciates all comments.
Daniel C. Picard,
Spokane District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-29642 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 am]
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