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Application/Pre-Award 

Respondents: Profit and non-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 60. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 118.14. 

Application/Pre-Award Total 

Estimated Burden: 7088.40. 

Post-Award 

Estimated Number of Respondents/ 

Awardees: 30. 

Work Plans: 10 per year/awardee. 

Average Hours per Response: 18. 

Reports: 4 per year/awardee. 

Average Hours per Response: 6. 

Recordkeeping: 12 per year/awardee. 

Average Hours per Response: 16. 

Post-Award Total Estimated Burden: 

11070. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 18,158.40. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response * Annual cost 

Application/Pre-Award .. 60 1 60 115.14 6,908.4 $68.85 $475,643.34 

Post-Award ................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................

Work Plans ................... 30 10 300 33 9,900 68.85 681,615.00 

Reports ......................... 30 12 360 1.5 540 68.85 37,179.00 

Recordkeeping ............. 60 8 480 1.5625 750 68.85 51,637.50 

Total ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 18,158.40 ........................ 1,246,074.84 

* Per OMB, Standard Form should be listed, but the burden does not need to be included as part of the collection. 

** Estimated cost for respondents is calculated from the December 2022 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Employer 

Costs for Employee Compensation determined that the hourly rate of management, professional and related wages and salaries averaged 

$47.37 per hour plus $21.48 per hour for fringe benefits for a total $68.85 per hour. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX23AE38EMBOE00] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Action for the 

Development of an Updated Facility for 

the National Wildlife Health Center in 

Madison, Wisconsin 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

anenvironmental impact statement 

(EIS). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) announces its intent to prepare 

an EIS for the development of an 

updated facility for the National 

Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) 

(Proposed Action) located in Madison, 

Wisconsin. The EIS will be prepared 

consistent with the regulations 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended in 2023; Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations 

implementing NEPA, as amended May 

20, 2022; and USGS regulations 

implementing NEPA. This NOI 

announces the start of the EIS scoping 

process and seeks public comment on 

the Proposed Action. Information about 

the existing facility and Proposed 

Action can be found on the project 

website at: https://nwhceis.com/. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the environmental review and 

analysis for the Proposed Action must 

be received within 45 days from date of 

this NOI publication in the Federal 

Register to be considered for inclusion 

within the draft EIS. The USGS will 

have in-person and virtual public 

scoping meetings in Madison, 

Wisconsin, throughout the development 

of the Proposed Action. For this formal 

45-day scoping comment period, one (1) 

In-person Public Meeting and one (1) 

Virtual Meeting are scheduled. The InPerson Meeting is scheduled for 

September 21, 2023, at 5:30–7:30 p.m. 

CST and will be held at Vel Phillips 

Memorial High School, 201 S Gammon 

Road, Madison, WI 53717. Virtual 

meeting dates and times can be found 

on the project website at https://

nwhceis.com/. How to participate in 

these public scoping meetings and 

provide scoping commentsis provided 

under the ADDRESSES, FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and Scoping 

Process of this NOI. This information is 

also available on the project website at 

https://nwhceis.com/ and will be 

published in local newspapers in 

advance of the meetings. The in-person 

and virtual meetings are open to the 

public and free to attend. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be 

submitted in any of the following ways: 

Delivered by mail or delivery service, 

enclosed in an envelope labeled 

‘‘NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH 

CENTER EIS’’ and addressed to Jordan 

D. Sizemore, USGS, National Wildlife 

Heath Center, 606 Schroeder Road 

Madison, WI 53711; or by email to: 

Jordan D. Sizemore, by email at 

jsizemore@usgs.gov or by using the 

comment form provided on the project 

website at https://nwhceis.com/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jordan D. Sizemore, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Environmental 

Management Branch, USGS, NWHC 606 


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Schroeder Road, Madison, WI 53711, 

telephone (360) 929–0783, or email 

jsizemore@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NWHC was established in 1975 

in Madison, Wisconsin, as the first 

biomedical laboratory dedicated to 

assessing the impact of disease on 

wildlife and identifying the role of 

various pathogens in contributing to 

wildlife losses. It remains the only 

national center devoted to wildlife 

disease detection, control, and 

prevention in the United States. The 

emergence of wildlife diseases has 

become a high-priority concern in the 

United States and the world. In addition 

to their harmful effects on natural 

wildlife populations and ecosystems, 

there is the potential for the spread of 

zoonotic diseases to humans and for 

causing economic losses associated with 

livestock morbidity and mortality. The 

NWHC is responsible for providing 

research and for investigating and 

responding to known and emerging 

wildlife diseases and wildlife mortality 

outbreaks throughout the United States. 

The NWHC has been providing vital 

disease- and pathogen-detection 

services, active disease surveillance, 

and applied research to help 

understand, detect, respond to, and 

manage wildlife diseases on the 

landscape for more than 40 years. Some 

of these diseases include Chronic 

Wasting Disease, West Nile Virus, 

Newcastle disease, salmonellosis, and 

avian influenza. 

The NWHC is located on a 24-acre 

tract of federal property which, along 

with a vacant building, was originally 

acquired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) in 1978 to consolidate 

USFWS expertise into a single program 

and provide a permanent facility for the 

NWHC. The Main Building on the 

property was originally constructed in 

the 1960’s and renovated in 1982. A 

second building, the Tight Isolation 

Building (TIB), was constructed in 1985 

and modified in 1989. Other small 

structures are also on the property 

including a maintenance garage and a 

modular building added in the 2000’s 

and used as employee offices. Portions 

of the property not occupied by 

buildings, access and service driveways, 

and parking areas were restored to 

native prairie in 1988. An interpretive 

nature trail was developed through the 

prairie and adjacent wooded area on the 

property and is actively visited by the 

public. 

In 1996, the NWHC was transferred 

from the USFWS to the USGS where it 

is one of many entities providing 

independent science supporting sound 

management of the nation’s natural 

resources. The USGS, created by 

Congress in 1879, is an agency of the 

federal government where scientists 

study the nation’s landscape, its natural 

resources, and the natural hazards that 

threaten it. The USGS is also a research 

organization whose work spans biology, 

geography, geology, and hydrology. 

The Main Building contains a 

necropsy laboratory and associated 

disease diagnostic laboratories; general 

support laboratories for biological media 

and reagent preparation, glassware 

preparation and other special-use areas; 

a physical plant including an 

incinerator for inactivation of 

biohazardous waste; and administrative 

support areas with conference rooms, 

staff offices, data processing and records 

areas. A photovoltaic system used to 

generate electricity, along with other 

conservation measures, are employed to 

reduce energy consumption and control 

operational costs. 

The TIB is located approximately 150 

feet northeast of the Main Building, and 

while the buildings are physically 

separated, there is not a complete 

separation of functions, with researchers 

working in both buildings. The TIB 

contains specialized research 

laboratories and support areas, staff 

offices for investigators, and Bio Safety 

Level 3 (BSL–3) bio-containment animal 

research areas. The animal isolation 

wing is self-contained and includes 

equipment and special-use areas to 

clean cages and glassware, to incinerate 

bio-hazardous waste, and to conduct 

necropsies. Entry into the area requires 

use of specialized clothing and 

footwear, changes of clothing and 

footwear for each room entered, and 

depending on the pathogens present 

within the facility, a mandatory shower 

upon exit from the room or facility 

level. 

The NWHC provides information, 

technical assistance, and research on 

national and international wildlife 

health issues. It also monitors and 

assesses the impact of disease on 

wildlife populations; defines ecological 

relationships leading to the occurrence 

of disease; transfers technology for 

disease prevention and control; and 

provides guidance, training, and 

assistance for reducing wildlife losses. 

As a Level 3 Security Facility under the 

U.S. Department of Justice Standards for 

Federal Facilities, the NWHC is required 

to operate under criteria established by 

the National Institutes of Health and the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention for BSL–3) containment. 

The NWHC functions as an integrated 

program involving disease diagnosis, 

field response to disease outbreaks, 

research, animal welfare, and training of 

others in disease identification and 

control. Collaboration is conducted 

with, and technical assistance is 

provided to a wide variety of agencies 

and organizations within the federal, 

state, and private sectors. This has 

resulted in an extensive network of 

interaction with the NWHC being the 

focal point for information, technical 

assistance, and research on wildlife 

health issues. 

Purpose of and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The purpose of the Proposed Action 

is to update the aging NHWC facility, 

incorporating technological advances in 

biosafety engineering and equipment as 

well as adding additional space for 

enhanced animal care and research. The 

NHWC needs a modern facility with 

sufficient space and modern 

technologies to support their missionessential research. Starting in 2008, the 

USGS conducted multiple studies of the 

current facility to identify where 

efficiencies could benefit Center 

operations. These studies are available 

on the project website at https://

nwhceis.com/. While safe operation 

requirements continue to be maintained, 

the study findings identified overcrowded laboratories and administrative 

areas; inefficient infrastructure (e.g., 

heating, ventilation, and air 

conditioning systems) that do not meet 

current standards for energy efficiency; 

and extensive wear and tear due to the 

age of the buildings and associated 

equipment. 

Consistent with follow-on studies 

conducted in 2011 and 2016 (provided 

on the project website at https://

nwhceis.com/), proactive efforts had 

been made to repair systems and 

facilities. However, as is typical with 

repairs of older equipment and 

infrastructure, these efforts provide only 

short-term relief so were focused only 

on those necessary for maintaining safe 

operations. Additionally, major repairs 

have involved replacing systems likefor-like, as other limitations of the aging 

buildings prevent full updating of major 

infrastructure. 

Previous studies indicated that 

continuing to update the facility to meet 

the mission and function of the NWHC 

is limited and costly. This has resulted 

in the need for a more cost-effective 

solution to maintain administrative, 

operational, health, and safety standards 

and requirements as well as provide the 

spaces needed to conduct research into 

wildlife disease detection, additional 

space for enhanced animal-care 

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support the mission of the NWHC. In 

addition, there is the need to 

incorporate modern laboratory 

equipment, mechanical systems, the 

latest technologies and the latest 

operating and management approaches, 

all of which will further enhance the 

NWHC’s capability to reduce exposure 

to pathogens and the risks faced by staff 

and public. In order to meet future 

sustainability goals and become a more 

energy-efficient facility, the USGS will 

apply advanced approaches, materials, 

and equipment that are sustainable and 

resilient against the hazards associated 

with climate change and optimize the 

cost of operation by applying innovative 

designs, quality construction, highly 

efficient air handling, mechanical, 

electrical, and plumbing systems, and 

facility maintenance programs to 

achieve and maintain peak performance 

standards. 

Proposed Action and Preliminary 

Alternatives 

The USGS proposes developing a 

NWHC that can meet the agency’s 

current and future needs, streamline 

delivery of research, improve workerand public safety with modern 

biohazard and pathogen containment 

and biological-waste disposal, and 

control operating costs. The EIS will use 

information from previous studies, 

identify alternatives that avoid and (or) 

minimize impacts to the environment, 

and evaluate alternatives that are 

technically and economically feasible. 

Alternatives currently identified for the 

Proposed Action include, but will not 

be limited to, a decision not to proceed 

with the Proposed Action (i.e., the No 

Action Alternative) and build new 

facilities for the NWHC. The alternative 

to build new facilities for the NWHC. 

(i.e., New NWHC Alternative) is 

currently preferred by the USGS. 

The New NWHC Alternative proposes 

constructing new facilities on the 

grounds of the NWHC in Madison, 

Wisconsin, and demolishing the 

existing facilities over an approximately 

three-year period. A new NWHC would 

contain administrative offices; BSL2 and 

BSL3 laboratories; vivarium with 

Animal Biosafety Level-2 (ABSL–2, 

ABSL–3) and Biosafety Level 3 

Agriculture (BSL3–AG) capabilities; and 

necessary support spaces, including 

improved internal service driveways 

and parking to accommodate visitors, 

students, government vehicles, and 

staff; modern systems for biological 

waste disposal; a utility yard containing 

emergency generators; energy-efficient 

lighting along internal walkways and 

parking areas; and modern containment 

(i.e., facilities and equipment to safely 

manage biohazardous materials in a 

laboratory) within NWHC laboratories to 

protect staff from exposures to 

biological agents and hazardous 

chemicals, the escape of harmful 

pathogens, contamination of assay 

systems, reagents, and other materials, 

and cross-contamination between 

investigations. 

Summary of Potential Impacts 

The Draft EIS will identify, describe, 

and analyze the potential effects of the 

Proposed Action on the environment 

that are reasonably foreseeable and have 

a relationship to the Proposed Action. 

This includes effects that occur at the 

same time and place as the Proposed 

Action and effects caused by the 

Proposed Action that occur at a later in 

time or in a different place. Resources 

potentially impacted (whether 

beneficial or adverse) include, but are 

not limited to, land use; traffic; utility 

services, community services; 

topography, geology, and soils; air 

quality; noise; cultural resources; water 

resources, biological resources, and 

threatened and endangered species; 

demographics, employment, and local 

economics; environmental justice; and 

visual resources (i.e., natural landforms, 

vegetation). The EIS will also analyze 

measures that would avoid, minimize, 

or mitigate identified adverse impacts of 

proposed alternatives. 

Anticipated Permits and Authorizations 

The Proposed Action has the potential 

to significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment. The USGS shall 

comply with NEPA by preparing an EIS 

to ensure that the potential 

environmental consequences of such an 

action are adequately taken into account 

prior to making a decision. This 

includes ensuring that the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the Proposed Action are minimized, 

documented, that required permits are 

obtained, and all applicable 

environmental statutes are followed 

including but not limited to: Clean Air 

Act of 1974 and state required air 

permits; Clean Water Act and 

Amendment and 401 authorizations and 

404 permits; stormwater and National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

permits; Hazardous Waste permits; 

consultations under section 7 of 

Endangered Species Act of 1973; the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966 (NHPA); Farmland Protection 

Policy Act, among other laws, 

regulations and Executive Orders. USGS 

will also conduct government-togovernment Tribal consultations 

consistent with Executive order 13175, 

Presidential priorities, and 

Departmental policies, including 516 

Departmental Manual (DM) 5. 

The USGS will use the NEPA process 

to support compliance with consistent 

applicable procedural requirements 

under Section 106 of NHPA (54 U.S.C. 

306108) as provided in 36 CFR 

800.3(b)(3), including public 

involvement requirements of Section 

106. Historical and culture resources 

information gathered during the public 

participation and Section 106 

consultation processes will be used to 

identify the potential impacts to cultural 

resources within the Proposed Action’s 

area of potential effect. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

Agency coordination and public 

participation, including scheduled 

public meetings and workshops 

throughout the decision-making 

process, will be a key part of identifying 

potential impacts for this project. Upon 

completion of a Draft EIS, the USGS will 

publish a Notice of Availability (NOA) 

initiating a formal public comment 

period lasting no less than 45 days, 

during which time one more public 

meeting will be held. The notice will 

include information about the date, 

time, and location of the public meeting, 

the means to examine the Draft EIS, and 

opportunities and methods for the 

public to provide comments on the 

Proposed Action and Draft EIS. The 

USGS currently expects to issue the 

NOA in Winter 2023. After the public 

comment period ends, the USGS will 

review and address the comments as 

part of preparing the Final EIS. The 

USGS currently expects to make the 

Final EIS available to the public in 

Summer 2024. A Record of Decision 

(ROD) will be completed no sooner than 

30 days after the Final EIS is released, 

in accordance with 40 CFR 1506.11. 

Scoping Process 

This NOI commences the public 

scoping process to identify issues and 

potential alternatives for consideration 

in the Draft EIS. The USGS will hold 

two in-person and one virtual public 

scoping meeting in Madison, Wisconsin. 

The In-Person Meeting is scheduled for 

September 21, 2023, at 5:30–7:30 p.m. 

CST and will be held at Vel Phillips 

Memorial High School, 201 S Gammon 

Road, Madison, WI 53717. Virtual 

meeting dates and times can be found 

on the project website listed below. 

Information regarding the scoping 

process and how to participate in the 

public scoping meetings and provide 

scoping comments is also available on 

the project website at https://

nwhceis.com/. Opportunities for 


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members of the public to be involved in 

the NEPA process are also described on 

the project website. Throughout the 

scoping process, Federal agencies, 

Tribal, State, and local governments, 

and the general public have the 

opportunity to help the USGS identify 

significant resources and issues, impactproducing factors, reasonable 

alternatives, and potential mitigation 

measures to be analyzed in the EIS, as 

well as to provide additional related 

information. 

Public Comments 

Federal agencies, Tribal, State, and 

local governments, and other interested 

parties are requested to comment on the 

scope of the EIS, significant issues that 

should be addressed, and alternatives 

that should be considered. For 

information on how to submit 

comments, see the ADDRESSES section 

above. The USGS does not consider 

anonymous comments. Please include 

your name, address, and email as part 

of your comment. The USGS makes all 

comments, including the names, 

addresses, and other personally 

identifiable information (PII) included 

in the comment, available for public 

review online. Individuals can request 

that the USGS withhold their PII from 

the public record; however, the USGS 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to 

do so. 

Additionally, under section 304 of the 

NHPA, the USGS is required, after 

consultation with the Secretary of the 

Interior, to withhold the location, 

character, or ownership of historic 

resources if it determines that disclosure 

may, among other things, cause a 

significant invasion of privacy, risk 

harm to the historic resources, or 

impede the use of a traditional religious 

site by practitioners. Tribal entities and 

other parties providing information on 

historic resources should designate 

information that they wish to be held as 

confidential and provide the reasons 

why the USGS should do so. All 

submissions from organizations or 

agencies and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or agencies will be made 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Request for Identification and Public 

Comment on Potential Alternatives, 

Information, and Analyses Relevant to 

the Proposed Action 

The USGS requests data, comments, 

concerns, information, analysis, 

alternatives, or suggestions relevant to 

the Proposed Action from the public; 

affected Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

governments, agencies, and offices; the 

scientific community; industry; or any 

other interested party. Specifically, the 

USGS requests information on the 

following topics: 

Potential effects that the Proposed 

Action could have on physical resources 

and conditions including biological 

resources, air quality, hydrology, 

wetlands, and other waters of the 

United States. 

1. Potential effects that the Proposed 

Action could have on socioeconomic 

and cultural resources, including 

demographics, employment, economics, 

environmental justice, land use, utility 

services, traffic, and aesthetic and visual 

resources. 

2. Other possible reasonable 

alternatives to the Proposed Action that 

the USGS should consider, including 

additional alternatives. 

3. As part of its compliance with 

NHPA section 106 and its implementing 

regulations (36 CFR part 800), the USGS 

seeks comment and input from the 

public regarding the identification of 

historic properties within the Proposed 

Action’s area of potential effects defined 

in a cultural resources study available 

on the project website at https://

nwhceis.com/, the potential effects on 

those historic properties from the 

Proposed Action, and any information 

that supports identification of historic 

properties under the NHPA. The USGS 

also solicits proposed measures to 

avoid, minimize, or mitigate any 

adverse effects on historic properties. 

The USGS’s effects analysis for historic 

properties will be available for publicand consulting-party comment in the 

Draft EIS. 

4. Information on other current or 

planned activities in, or in the vicinity 

of, the Proposed Action, their possible 

impacts on the Proposed Action, and 

the Proposed Action’s possible impacts 

on those activities. 

5. Other information relevant to the 

Proposed Action and its potential 

impacts on the environment. 

To promote informed decisionmaking, comments should be as specific 

as possible and should provide as much 

detail as necessary to meaningfully and 

fully inform the USGS of the 

commenter’s position. Comments 

should explain why the issues raised are 

important to the consideration of 

potential environmental impacts and 

possible alternatives to the Proposed 

Action as well as to economic, 

employment, and other impacts 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. 

The Draft EIS will include a summary 

of information submitted during the 

scoping process for consideration by the 

USGS with the alternatives and 

environmental analyses of the proposed 

action. 

Charise White, 

Acting Center Director, National Wildlife 

Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey. 

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BILLING CODE 4388–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500172774] 

Public Meeting for the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) 

will meet as follows. 

DATES: The SMAC will hold a meeting 

Thursday, October 19, from 10:15 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), and 

Friday, October 20, from 8:30 to 11:30 

a.m. PT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the BLM Burns District Office at 28910 

Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon. 

Virtual attendance through the Zoom for 

Government platform will also be 

available. The final meeting agenda and 

Zoom link will be published on the 

SMAC web page at least 10 days in 

advance at https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM 

Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 

West, Hines, Oregon 97738; telephone: 

(541) 573–4519; email: tthissell@

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SMAC was established on August 14, 

2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399), to 

provide recommendations to the BLM 

regarding new and unique approaches 

to management of the public lands 

within the bounds of the Steens 


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