Notice of Public Meeting, Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, New Mexico, 69076-69077 [2016-24092]

Download as PDF 69076 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2016 / Notices William Lellis, Associate Director, Ecosystems, U.S. Geological Survey. [FR Doc. 2016–24064 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338–11–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2), and in consultation with the General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Interior hereby renews the Charter of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee. Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the renewal of the Charter of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties mandated by the settlement of United States v. State of Alaska, No. A91–081 CV, and is in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended and supplemented. Dated: September 23, 2016. Linda Clark, BLM Coeur d’Alene District Manager. Dated: September 28, 2016. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior. Please note that the 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 us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2016–24143 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334–63–P Office of the Secretary DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [XXXD5198NI DS61100000 DNINR0000.000000 DX61104] Bureau of Land Management Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee Charter Renewal Office of the Secretary, Interior. Notice. [LLIDC000000. 16XL1109AF .L10100000.DF0000.241A.00; 4500099889] AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of the Interior announces the renewal of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Johnson, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, 1689 C Street, Suite 119, Anchorage, Alaska 99501–5126, 907–271–5011. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Court Order establishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council also requires a public advisory committee. The Public Advisory Committee was established to advise the Trustee Council and began functioning in October 1992. The Public Advisory Committee consists of 10 members representing the following principal interests: Aquaculturists/ mariculturists, commercial fishers, commercial tourism, recreation users, conservationists/environmentalists, Native landowners, sport hunters/ fishers, subsistence users, scientists/ technologists, and public-at-large. In order to ensure that a broad range of public viewpoints continues to be available to the Trustee Council, and in keeping with the settlement agreement, the continuation of the Public Advisory Committee is recommended. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Oct 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 Notice of Cancellation of Public Meeting, Coeur d’Alene District Resource Advisory Council, Idaho Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public meeting. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene District Resource Advisory Council meeting has been cancelled. DATES: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene District Resource Advisory Council meeting scheduled for October 4 and 5, 2016 in Orofino, Idaho is cancelled. Any rescheduling will be announced through a subsequent Federal Register notice and local news media. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Endsley, RAC Coordinator, Coeur d’Alene District, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815. Telephone: (208) 769–5004. Email: sendsley@blm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in Idaho. SUMMARY: Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2016–24097 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNML00000 L12200000.DF0000 16XL1109AF] Notice of Public Meeting, Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, New Mexico 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), Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below. DATES: The RAC will convene for a field trip on October 25 and a RAC meeting on October 26, at the BLM Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico. The field trip will introduce the RAC to the public land resources in the Potrillo Mountains. BLM and RAC members will depart for the field trip from the District Office at 8:00 a.m. and return by 5:00 p.m. The following day, the RAC will convene for a meeting at the District Office from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Both the field trip and meeting are open to the public. However, members of the public are required to provide their own transportation for the field trip. In addition, the public may send written comments to the RAC at the BLM Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001. Please RSVP for the field trip to Deborah Stevens. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Stevens, BLM Las Cruces District, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001, 575–525–4421. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8229, 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 10member Las Cruces District RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2016 / Notices BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in New Mexico. Planned agenda items include updates on current and proposed projects in the Las Cruces District, including lands/realty, planning, and energy projects. A half-hour public comment period, during which the public may address the Council, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Melanie Barnes, Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources. [FR Doc. 2016–24092 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–INTERP–21788; PPWOIEADC0, PPMVSIE1Y.Y00000 (166)] Proposed Information Collection; After School Place-Based STEM Learning Partnership Evaluation Survey National Park Service, Interior. Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to SUMMARY: comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS–242), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). Please reference ‘‘1024–New STEM Survey’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Lynne Murdock, Natural Resources Interpretive Specialist, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor, #39, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); lynne_ murdock@nps.gov (email), or at (202) 513–7195 (phone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Under 54 U.S.C. 100101 (National Park Service Act Organic Act), we must preserve America’s natural wonders unimpaired for future generations, while also making them available for the enjoyment of the visitor. 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The study will include a student survey to assess the following outcomes: • Confidence in the ability to participate in environmental monitoring and citizen science activities/ discussions, • Interest in pursuing or participating in classes, activities or discussions related to general STEM and/or environmental science, • Recognition of the relevance of STEM and environmental science to students’ lives and communities, and • Interest in environmental science and/or in pursuing additional STEMrelated classes, activities and/or careers. The study sample will include students who participate in STEM education programs delivered in partnership with eight national parks and their partner schools. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1024—New. Title: After School Place-Based STEM Learning Partnership Evaluation Survey. Service Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: New. Description of Respondents: Students, grades K–12. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary Frequency of Collection: One-time. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69076-69077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24092]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Las Cruces District Resource Advisory 
Council Meeting, New Mexico

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), Las Cruces District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as 
indicated below.

DATES: The RAC will convene for a field trip on October 25 and a RAC 
meeting on October 26, at the BLM Las Cruces District Office, 1800 
Marquess Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico. The field trip will introduce 
the RAC to the public land resources in the Potrillo Mountains. BLM and 
RAC members will depart for the field trip from the District Office at 
8:00 a.m. and return by 5:00 p.m. The following day, the RAC will 
convene for a meeting at the District Office from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. Both the field trip and meeting are open to the public. However, 
members of the public are required to provide their own transportation 
for the field trip. In addition, the public may send written comments 
to the RAC at the BLM Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess Street, 
Las Cruces, NM 88001. Please RSVP for the field trip to Deborah 
Stevens.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Stevens, BLM Las Cruces 
District, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001, 575-525-4421. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8229, 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 10-member Las Cruces District RAC 
advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the

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BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with 
public land management in New Mexico.
    Planned agenda items include updates on current and proposed 
projects in the Las Cruces District, including lands/realty, planning, 
and energy projects.
    A half-hour public comment period, during which the public may 
address the Council, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Depending on the number 
of individuals wishing to comment and time available, the time for 
individual oral comments may be limited.

Melanie Barnes,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-24092 Filed 10-4-16; 8:45 am]
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