Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 / Notices 10097 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500176898] 

Establishment and Call for 

Nominations for the San Juan Islands 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is publishing this 

notice in accordance with the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act 

(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives 

notice that the Secretary of the Interior 

is establishing the San Juan Islands 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee (MAC) and seeking 

nominations for individuals to be 

considered as MAC members. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

establishment of this MAC must be 

submitted no later than February 28, 

2024. Nominations for the MAC must be 

submitted by March 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for the MAC 

should be sent to 1103 N Fancher Rd., 

Spokane Valley, WA 99212; or email 

tedwards@blm.gov, with a subject line 

‘‘2024 MAC Nominations.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Travis Edwards, BLM Spokane District 

Office, email: tedwards@blm.gov, 

telephone: (509) 361–1297. 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 MAC 

was established under the authority of 

Presidential Proclamation, 

‘‘Establishment of the San Juan Islands 

National Monument’’ (March 25, 2013), 

to advise the Secretary of the Interior 

with respect to the preparation and 

maintenance of the San Juan Islands 

National Monument Resource 

Management Plan (RMP). The approved 

RMP and Record of Decision Notice of 

Availability was published in the 

Federal Register on January 31, 2023. 

Therefore, the MAC has sunset under its 

original authority. The Secretary of the 

Interior determined that the MAC 

remains an important part of ongoing 

management of the San Juan Islands 

National Monument (Monument), and it 

is being established as a discretionary 

committee under agency authority in 

accordance with section 309 of FLPMA, 

as amended (43 U.S.C. 1739). The BLM 

is also subject to standards and 

procedures for the creation, operation, 

and termination of BLM resource 

advisory councils at 43 CFR 1784. 

The MAC will include 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 

(h) 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 

informed decision regarding the 

membership requirements of the MAC 

and permit the Department of the 

Interior 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. 

The MAC will meet approximately 

two to four times annually, and at such 

other times as designated by the 

Designated Federal Officer. 

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM 

will issue a press releases providing 

additional information for submitting 

nominations. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

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. 

Certification Statement: I hereby 

certify that the San Juan Islands 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee, is necessary, in the public 

interest, and is in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department of the Interior by the Bureau 

of Land Management Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 

1739), and other statutes relating to the 

administration of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. 

Deb Haaland, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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