Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices 62007 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–030–06–1610–PH–241A] 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

Monument Advisory Committee: Call 

for Nominations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations 

for members of the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument Advisory 

Committee (GSENMAC). 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for seven 

members of the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument Advisory 

Committee (GSENM–MAC). The 

GSENM–MAC provides advice and 

recommendations to GSENM on science 

issues and the achievement of Grand 

Staircase-Escalante National Monument 

Management Plan objectives. GSENM 

will receive public nominations for 30 

days from the date this notice is posted. 

DATES: A completed nomination form 

and accompanying nomination letters 

must be received at the address listed 

below no later than 30 days from the 

date this notice is posted. 

ADDRESSES: Grand Staircase-Escalante 

National Monument Headquarters 

Office, 190 East Center, Kanab, Utah 

84741. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs 

Officer, GSENM Headquarters Office, 

190 East Center, Kanab, Utah 84741; 

phone (435) 644–4310, or e-mail 

larry_crutchfield@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of the Interior established the 

GSENM–MAC pursuant to section 309 

of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1739) and in conformity with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). 

The 17 appointed members of the 

GSENM–MAC perform several primary 

tasks: (1) Review evaluation reports 

produced by the Management Science 

Team and make recommendations on 

protocols and projects to meet overall 

objectives. (2) Review appropriate 

research proposals and make 

recommendations on project necessity 

and validity. (3) Make recommendations 

regarding allocation of research funds 

through review of research and project 

proposals as well as needs identified 

through the evaluation process above. 

(4) Could be consulted on issues such as 

protocols for specific projects. 

The Secretary appoints persons to the 

GSENM–MAC who are representatives 

of the various major citizen interests 

pertaining to land use planning and 

management of the lands under BLM 

management in GSENM. This notice, 

published pursuant to 43 CFR 1784.4–

1 and in accordance with the Approved 

Management Plan for Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (February 

2000), requests the public to submit 

nominations to fill seven vacant 

positions on the committee. Any 

individual or organization may 

nominate one or more persons to serve 

on the GSENM–MAC. Individuals may 

nominate themselves for GSENM–MAC 

membership. 

Nomination forms may be obtained 

from the Grand Staircase-Escalante 

National Monument Headquarters 

Office, (address listed above). To make 

a nomination, submit to the 

Headquarters Office a letter of 

nomination, a completed nomination 

form, letters of reference from the 

represented interests or organizations 

associated with the interest represented 

by the candidate, and any other 

information that speaks to the 

candidate’s qualifications. 

Nominations may be made for the 

following categories of interest: 

• A member with expertise in 

archaeology; 

• A member with expertise in 

paleontology; 

• A member with expertise in 

systems ecology; 

• A livestock grazing permittee 

operating within the Monument to 

represent grazing permittees; 

• An outfitter and guide operating 

within the Monument to represent 

commercial recreational users; 

• A representative of the motorized 

recreational community; and 

• A representative of the nonmotorized recreational community. 

The specific category the nominee 

would be representing should be 

identified in the letter of nomination 

and in the nomination form. The Utah 

BLM State Director and Monument 

Manger will review the nomination 

forms and letters of reference. The State 

Director shall confer with the Governor 

of the State of Utah on potential 

nominations. The BLM State Director 

will then forward recommended 

nominations to the Secretary of the 

Interior who has responsibility for 

making the appointments. 

Each GSENM–MAC member will be a 

person who, as a result of training and 

experience, has knowledge or special 

expertise which qualifies him or her to 

provide advice from among the 

categories of interest listed above. As 

appropriate, certain committee members 

may be appointed as Special 

Government Employees. Special 

Government Employees serve on the 

committee without compensation, and 

are subject to financial disclosure 

requirements in the Ethics in 

Government Act and 5 CFR part 2634. 

All members of the GSNEM–MAC are 

appointed for terms of 3 years. The new 

appointments to these seven positions 

will begin no earlier than March 1, 

2007, and will end February 28, 2010. 

Members will serve without monetary 

compensation, but will be reimbursed 

for travel and per diem expenses at 

current rates for Government 

employees. The Committee will meet at 

least twice a year. Additional meetings 

may be called by the Designated Federal 

Officer. 

Dated: October 16, 2006. 

Brad Exton, 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

Monument Manager. 

[FR Doc. 06–8820 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[(WY–060–1320-EL), WYW155132] 

Notice of Availability of the Eagle Butte 

West Federal Coal Lease by 

Application Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and Notice of 

Hearing, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

Federal Coal Lease By Application 

(LBA) Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS) and Public Hearing to 

Request Comments on the DEIS, 

Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), 

and Fair Market Value (FMV). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

the implementing regulations, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

providing this NOA regarding the 

availability of the Eagle Butte West LBA 

DEIS and notice of a public hearing 

requesting comments on the DEIS, MER, 

and FMV pursuant to 43 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 3425.4. The 

DEIS analyzes the potential impacts for 

coal LBA WYW155132, referred to as 

the Eagle Butte West tract, in the 

decertified Powder River Federal Coal 

Production Region, Wyoming. 

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS, 

MER, and FMR will be accepted for 60 

days following the date that the 


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