Second Call for Nominations for the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee, 38182-38183 [2024-09950]

Download as PDF 38182 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 7, 2024 / Notices On April 19, 2023, the Service published in the Federal Register a final rule (88 FR 24115) establishing regulations that allow us to authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) during marine construction and pile-driving activities in coastal waters surrounding eight United States Coast Guard (USCG) facilities in the Gulf of Alaska. These incidental take regulations are located in subpart L in part 18 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and are effective through May 19, 2028. The rule prescribed a process under which we issue LOAs to the USCG Guard conducting activities as described under the provisions of the regulations. Each LOA stipulates conditions or methods that are specific to the activity and location. 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Incidental take of small numbers of northern sea otters that may occur during activities associated with improvements to the small boat fueling tank facility at USCG Station Valdez, Alaska. USCG ...................................................... Authority: We issue this notice under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). INFORMATION CONTACT Peter Fasbender, Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and Ecological Services, Alaska Region. Travis Edwards BLM Spokane District Office, 1103 N Fancher, Spokane Valley, WA 99212; telephone: (509) 536–1297; or email: tedwards@blm.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. [FR Doc. 2024–09900 Filed 5–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500178813] Second Call for Nominations for the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee AGENCY: Interior. Second call for nominations to San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee. ACTION: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). The Council provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the public land resources located within the BLM’s San Juan Islands National Monument, located in the Spokane District. DATES: All nominations must be received no later than June 21, 2024. ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the BLM office listed in the FOR FURTHER khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:55 May 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1739), directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory committees that are consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required by FACA, MAC membership must be balanced and representative of the various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. The BLM’s regulations governing resource advisory councils are found at 43 CFR 1784. The MAC includes thirteen representative members to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bureau of Land Management, SUMMARY: section of this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 LOA # 23–CG–01 23–CG–02 (a) One member representing archeological, cultural, and heritage interests; (b) One member representing wildlife and ecological interests; (c) One member representing the interests of a nonprofit organization whose mission is conservation and/or management of natural resources, land, or water; (d) One member representing natural resource management or natural sciences interests; (e) One member representing recreation and tourism interests; (f) One member representing local youth, education, and interpretation interests; (g) Two members that have significant cultural or historic connections to, and knowledge about, the landscape, archeological sites, or cultural sites connected to the Monument; (h) One member who holds State, county, or local elected office; (i) One member representing conservation and/or management of natural resources, land, or water interests; (j) One member representing local interests that is a resident of Lopez Island; and (k) One member of the public-at-large. Members will be appointed to the MAC to serve three-year staggered terms. Nominating Potential Members: Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate description of the nominee’s qualifications, including information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 7, 2024 / Notices informed decision regarding the membership requirements of the MAC and permit the Department to contact a potential member. Nominees are strongly encouraged to include supporting letters from employers, associations, professional organizations, and/or other organizations that indicate support by a meaningful constituency for the nominee. Please indicate any BLM permits, leases, or licenses that you hold personally or are held by your employer. Members of the MAC serve without compensation. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business, members engaged in MAC business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service. Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM will issue a press releases providing additional information for submitting nominations. Before including any address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in the application, nominees should be aware this information may be made publicly available at any time. While the nominee may ask to withhold the personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. Stephen Small, District Manager, Spokane District. [FR Doc. 2024–09950 Filed 5–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–24–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2024–0027] Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for Additional Site Assessment Activities on Beacon Wind, LLC’s Renewable Energy Lease OCS–A 0520 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of a final environmental assessment (EA) and its finding that additional site assessment activities in Lease Area OCS–A 0520 offshore Massachusetts will not significantly impact the environment. Beacon Wind, LLC (Beacon Wind), the leaseholder, khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:55 May 06, 2024 Jkt 262001 requested to conduct the additional activities in the lease area, which were not analyzed in the initial EA titled ‘‘Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts’’ (2014 EA). This final EA analyzed the potential environmental impacts of the proposed additional site assessment activities. Those activities comprise 35 deployments and removals of a single suction bucket foundation at 26 locations within the lease area to gather engineering information to inform Beacon Wind’s foundation design for wind turbines and offshore substations. This EA will inform BOEM’s decision whether to approve Beacon Wind’s site assessment plan (SAP) amendment for suction bucket foundation testing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Lee Wolfson, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1433 or lauralee.wolfson@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Action: The final EA analyzes the proposed action alternative, which is approving the additional site assessment activities proposed in the Beacon Wind SAP amendment to the lease area. The EA considers the reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences associated with the deployment and recovery of suction bucket foundations to further assess the site conditions and gather information to support the engineering design of wind turbine and offshore substation foundations that would potentially be installed within the lease area for the proposed Beacon Wind project. BOEM prepared an EA for this proposed action in order to assist the agency’s planning and decision-making (40 CFR 1501.5(b)). Alternatives: In addition to the proposed action, BOEM considered the no action alternative. Under the no action alternative, BOEM would not approve the SAP amendment, and the additional site assessment activities for foundation testing would not occur within the Beacon Wind lease area OCS–A 0520. BOEM’s preferred alternative is the proposed action. Finding of no significant Impact: After carefully considering alternatives described and analyzed in the final EA and comments from the public and cooperating and consulting agencies on the draft EA, BOEM finds that approval of the SAP amendment for suction bucket foundation testing within the Beacon Wind lease area would have no significant impact on the environment. PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38183 Availability of the final EA and finding: This EA, its finding, and associated information are available on BOEM’s website at: https:// www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/beacon-wind. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq. (NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR 1506.6. Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2024–09844 Filed 5–6–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4340–98–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1122–0013] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; Semi-Annual Progress Report for Grantees From the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Program Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until June 6, 2024. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38182-38183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09950]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500178813]


Second Call for Nominations for the San Juan Islands National 
Monument Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Second call for nominations to San Juan Islands National 
Monument Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations 
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) San Juan Islands National 
Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). The Council provides advice and 
recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the 
public land resources located within the BLM's San Juan Islands 
National Monument, located in the Spokane District.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than June 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the 
BLM office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Edwards BLM Spokane District 
Office, 1103 N Fancher, Spokane Valley, WA 99212; telephone: (509) 536-
1297; or email: [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may 
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

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, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1739), directs the 
Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory 
committees that are consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA). As required by FACA, MAC membership must be balanced and 
representative of the various interests concerned with the management 
of the public lands. The BLM's regulations governing resource advisory 
councils are found at 43 CFR 1784.
    The MAC includes thirteen representative members to be appointed by 
the Secretary of the Interior as follows:
    (a) One member representing archeological, cultural, and heritage 
interests;
    (b) One member representing wildlife and ecological interests;
    (c) One member representing the interests of a nonprofit 
organization whose mission is conservation and/or management of natural 
resources, land, or water;
    (d) One member representing natural resource management or natural 
sciences interests;
    (e) One member representing recreation and tourism interests;
    (f) One member representing local youth, education, and 
interpretation interests;
    (g) Two members that have significant cultural or historic 
connections to, and knowledge about, the landscape, archeological 
sites, or cultural sites connected to the Monument;
    (h) One member who holds State, county, or local elected office;
    (i) One member representing conservation and/or management of 
natural resources, land, or water interests;
    (j) One member representing local interests that is a resident of 
Lopez Island; and
    (k) One member of the public-at-large.
    Members will be appointed to the MAC to serve three-year staggered 
terms.
    Nominating Potential Members: Nominations should include a resume 
providing an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, 
including information that would enable the Department of the Interior 
to make an

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informed decision regarding the membership requirements of the MAC and 
permit the Department to contact a potential member. Nominees are 
strongly encouraged to include supporting letters from employers, 
associations, professional organizations, and/or other organizations 
that indicate support by a meaningful constituency for the nominee. 
Please indicate any BLM permits, leases, or licenses that you hold 
personally or are held by your employer.
    Members of the MAC serve without compensation. However, while away 
from their homes or regular places of business, members engaged in MAC 
business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as 
persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
    Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM will issue a press releases 
providing additional information for submitting nominations.
    Before including any address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in the application, nominees should be 
aware this information may be made publicly available at any time. 
While the nominee may ask to withhold the personal identifying 
information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will 
be able to do so.
    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Stephen Small,
District Manager, Spokane District.
[FR Doc. 2024-09950 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-24-P
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