Notice of Meetings of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee, 70203-70204 [2024-19438]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices provided to registered attendees prior to the meeting. Please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to register for the meeting. Public Disclosure of Comments: There will be an opportunity for public comment each day of the meeting. Depending on the number of people who wish to speak and the time available, the time for individual comments may be limited. Written comments may also be sent to the NVEWSAC for consideration. To allow for full consideration of information by NVEWSAC members, written comments must be provided to Gari Mayberry (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to NVEWSAC members before the meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your PII—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting should contact Gari Mayberry by email at gmayberry@usgs.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Meeting information, participation information, and the final agenda will be provided via email to registered participants. Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10. Gary Latzke, Chief of Staff, Natural Hazards Mission Area, United States Geological Survey. [FR Doc. 2024–19455 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338–11–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [XXXD5198NI DS61100000 DNINR0000.000000 DX61104] Notice of Meetings of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee Office of the Secretary, Interior. Meeting notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of the Interior is announcing that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Public Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in person and by video teleconference as noted below. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 The PAC will hold public meetings on September 16, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.; October 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on October 9, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska time (AKT). ADDRESSES: The September 16, 2024, meeting will be held virtually. The October 8–9, 2024, meeting will be held in-person in the Glenn Olds Hall Conference Room, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, and a virtual participation option will be available using the Microsoft Teams meeting platform. To view a tutorial on how to join a Teams meeting, please go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/ office/join-a-meeting-in-microsoftteams-1613bb53-f3fa-431e-85a9d6a91e3468c9. The video feature will be turned off for all attendees except for the EVOS PAC, EVOS Trustee Council staff, presenters, and speakers during public comment to limit bandwidth use and maximize connectivity during the meeting. Please remain muted until you are called upon to speak. Connect to meeting using Microsoft Teams link (video and audio): Please check the EVOS Trustee Council website for updates regarding the meetings at https://evostc.state. ak.us/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Cochon, Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, telephone number: (907) 227–3781; email: grace_cochon@ ios.doi.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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EVOS PAC was created pursuant to paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of Agreement and Consent Decree entered into by the United States of America and the State of Alaska on August 27, 1991, and approved by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska in settlement of United States of America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action No. A91–081 CV. The EVOS PAC advises the EVOS Trustee Council on decisions relating to the allocation of settlement funds for restoration, monitoring, and other activities related to the oil spill. The EVOS PAC meeting agenda for the September 16, 2024, meeting will include a discussion regarding the DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70203 Killey River acquisition and the meeting agenda for the October 8–9, 2024, meeting will include review of the biennial report that summarizes program and project status. An opportunity for public comments will be provided. The final agenda and materials for the meeting will be posted on the EVOS Trustee Council website at https://evostc.state.ak.us. All EVOS PAC meetings are open to the public. Public Input Interested persons may choose to make oral comments at the meeting during the designated time. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) for advance placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, language translation services, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) section of this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Submitting Written Information or Questions Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or questions for the EVOS PAC to consider during the public meeting. Written statements may be sent in advance of the scheduled meeting at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting so that the information may be made available to the EVOS PAC for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and/or in writing in the following formats: A hard copy with original signature and/ or an electronic copy (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, or rich text file). Public Disclosure of Comments 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\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 70204 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / 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. Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. Lisa Fox, Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2024–19438 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334–63–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500181601; F–86061, F– 16298, F–16299, F–16301, AA–61299, F– 16304, F–85667, AA–61005, F–85702, AA– 66614, AA–65515, AA–65516, AA–65513, AA–61301, AA–65514, F–16302] Public Land Order No. 7947; Rescission of Public Land Order Nos. 7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903; Alaska. Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public Land Order. AGENCY: This Order rescinds Public Land Order Nos. 7899 (see 86 FR 5236), and 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903 (unpublished), which purported to revoke Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 17(d)(1) withdrawals affecting approximately 28 million acres of public lands within the Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior, East Alaska, Kobuk-Seward Peninsula, and Ring of Fire planning areas. DATES: This PLO takes effect on August 29, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Templeton, Realty Specialist, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, Mailstop #13, Anchorage, AK 99513–7504, (907) 271–4214, or btempleton@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 of contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department identified certain procedural and legal defects in the decision-making processes for PLO Nos. 7899 (see 86 FR 5236), 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903 (unpublished) (collectively, lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 ‘‘the PLOs’’), including insufficient analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), failure to comply with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and failure to secure consent from the Department of Defense (DOD) with regard to lands under DOD administration as required by section 204(i) of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1714(i)). The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has since analyzed the impacts of revoking the ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals and opening the lands as stated in the five PLOs in the ANSCA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Final Environmental Impact Statement under NEPA (see 89 FR 55654), consulted on the action under the NHPA, and sought consent from agencies managing overlapping withdrawals pursuant to section 204(i) of FLPMA. The Secretary has determined, after the BLM documented compliance with those laws, that revocation would not protect the public interest and has therefore selected the No Action Alternative as set forth in a Record of Decision signed on August 23, 2024. This Order rescinds as improperly issued the five PLOs that would partially revoke the ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals across five planning areas. Order By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., including, but not limited to, the withdrawal revocation authority provided by section 204 of that Act, 43 U.S.C. 1714, and other authority, including her authority to correct legal errors of the Department, it is ordered as follows: Subject to valid existing rights, Public Land Order Nos. 7899 (86 FR 5236), 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903 are hereby rescinded as improperly issued; therefore, the ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals remain in place to protect the public interest in important resource values insofar as they affect the Federal lands described in PLO Nos. 7899–7903 in the Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior, East Alaska, Kobuk-Seward Peninsula, and Ring of Fire planning areas. The areas described aggregate a total of approximately 28,000,000 acres. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2024–19447 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–10–P PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500181306] Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Final Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This ROD describes the decision rationale for the selection of the No Action Alternative. The ROD also describes the basis for Secretarial rescission of Public Land Order (PLO) Nos. 7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903. Any order rescinding these PLOs will be published separately. DATES: The Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on August 23, 2024. Any order rescinding PLOs will be published in the Federal Register and state its effective date. ADDRESSES: The ROD is available via the internet at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ eplanning-ui/project/2018002/510. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Racheal Jones, BLM Project Manager, telephone (907) 290–0307; address ANCSA 17(d)(1) EIS, BLM Anchorage District Office, Attn: Racheal Jones, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507; email rajones@blm.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Jones. 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 U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), BLM Alaska, prepared the ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals EIS to evaluate the effects of any Secretarial decision to revoke withdrawals established following enactment of ANCSA section 17(d)(1) affecting the lands described in PLO Nos. 7899 through 7903. PLO Nos. 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903 would have revoked withdrawals on lands in the Ring of Fire, Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior, and East Alaska planning areas, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19438]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Notice of Meetings of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of the Interior is announcing that the Exxon Valdez Oil 
Spill (EVOS) Public Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in person and by 
video teleconference as noted below.

DATES: The PAC will hold public meetings on September 16, 2024, from 12 
p.m. to 2 p.m.; October 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on October 
9, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska time (AKT).

ADDRESSES: The September 16, 2024, meeting will be held virtually.
    The October 8-9, 2024, meeting will be held in-person in the Glenn 
Olds Hall Conference Room, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska, 
and a virtual participation option will be available using the 
Microsoft Teams meeting platform. To view a tutorial on how to join a 
Teams meeting, please go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/join-a-meeting-in-microsoft-teams-1613bb53-f3fa-431e-85a9-d6a91e3468c9.
    The video feature will be turned off for all attendees except for 
the EVOS PAC, EVOS Trustee Council staff, presenters, and speakers 
during public comment to limit bandwidth use and maximize connectivity 
during the meeting. Please remain muted until you are called upon to 
speak.
    Connect to meeting using Microsoft Teams link (video and audio):
    Please check the EVOS Trustee Council website for updates regarding 
the meetings at https://evostc.state.ak.us/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Cochon, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, telephone 
number: (907) 227-3781; 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 EVOS PAC was created pursuant to 
paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of Agreement and Consent Decree 
entered into by the United States of America and the State of Alaska on 
August 27, 1991, and approved by the United States District Court for 
the District of Alaska in settlement of United States of America v. 
State of Alaska, Civil Action No. A91-081 CV. The EVOS PAC advises the 
EVOS Trustee Council on decisions relating to the allocation of 
settlement funds for restoration, monitoring, and other activities 
related to the oil spill.
    The EVOS PAC meeting agenda for the September 16, 2024, meeting 
will include a discussion regarding the Killey River acquisition and 
the meeting agenda for the October 8-9, 2024, meeting will include 
review of the biennial report that summarizes program and project 
status. An opportunity for public comments will be provided. The final 
agenda and materials for the meeting will be posted on the EVOS Trustee 
Council website at https://evostc.state.ak.us. All EVOS PAC meetings are 
open to the public.

Public Input

    Interested persons may choose to make oral comments at the meeting 
during the designated time. Depending on the number of people wishing 
to comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments 
may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Designated 
Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) for advance 
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting.

Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations

    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, language translation services, 
or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person 
listed in the (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) section of this 
notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give 
the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. 
All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case 
basis.

Submitting Written Information or Questions

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the EVOS PAC to consider during the public meeting. 
Written statements may be sent in advance of the scheduled meeting at 
least three (3) business days prior to the meeting so that the 
information may be made available to the EVOS PAC for their 
consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements must be 
supplied to the Designated Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) and/or in writing in the following formats: A hard copy with 
original signature and/or an electronic copy (acceptable file formats 
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, or rich text file).

Public Disclosure of Comments

    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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Lisa Fox,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of Environmental Policy and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-19438 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4334-63-P

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