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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX24EN05ESBJF00] 

Announcement of Advisory Council for 

Climate Adaptation Science Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972, the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice 

to announce that a Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the Advisory 

Council for Climate Adaptation Science 

(ACCAS) will take place and is open to 

members of the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held in 

person on Wednesday, November 13, 

2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Time. A 

virtual attendance option will be 

provided. The final schedule will be 

made available in advance of the 

meeting at https://www.usgs.gov/ 

programs/climate-adaptation-sciencecenters/advisory-council-climateadaptation-science. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the University of Minnesota Campus 

Club, 403 Coffman Memorial Union, 300 

Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, 

MN 55455. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Isabella Ullerick, ACCAS Designated 

Federal Officer, USGS, by email at 

iullerick@usgs.gov, or by phone at 571– 

477–4309. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held consistent with 

the provisions of the FACA (5 U.S.C. 

Ch. 10), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as 

amended), and 41 CFR part 102–3. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The ACCAS 

advises the Secretary of the Interior on 

the operations of the USGS Climate 

Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs). 

ACCAS members represent state and 

local governments; Tribes and 

Indigenous organizations; nongovernmental organizations; academia; 

and the private sector. Additional 

information about the ACCAS is 

available at: https://www.usgs.gov/ 

programs/climate-adaptation-sciencecenters/advisory-council-climateadaptation-science. 

Agenda Topics: Agenda topics will 

cover (a) subcommittee progress (if any) 

since the previous full-Council meeting; 

(b) discussion of key items on the 

horizon for the CASCs; (c) development 

and discussion of next key priorities 

and workplan for the ACCAS; (d) 

changes to or development of new 

subcommittees; (e) process for 

upcoming membership nominations and 

charter renewal. The final agenda will 

be made available in advance of the 

meeting at: https://www.usgs.gov/ 

programs/climate-adaptation-sciencecenters/advisory-council-climateadaptation-science. The meeting will 

include opportunities for public 

comment on both meeting days, 

November 13 and 14. Comments may 

also be submitted to the council in 

writing by email to iullerick@usgs.gov. 

Meeting Accessibility/Special 

Accommodations: The meeting is open 

to the public; however, seating may be 

limited due to room capacity. A virtual 

attendance option will be provided to 

those who register. Public attendees 

should register by completing the form 

found at https://www.usgs.gov/ 

programs/climate-adaptation-sciencecenters/advisory-council-climateadaptation-science. Registration is due 

by November 6, 2024. 

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 iullerick@usgs.gov 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. 

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. 

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. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: There 

will be an opportunity for public 

comment during 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 

ACCAS for consideration. To allow for 

full consideration of information by 

ACCAS members, written comments 

must be provided to iullerick@usgs.gov 

at least three (3) business days prior to 

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 view, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10) 

Thomas Beard, 

Senior Administrator, National Climate 

Adaptation Science Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24269 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500180361; COC– 

63081–01] 

Public Land Order No. 7950; 

Withdrawal for Upper Colorado River 

Special Recreation Management Area; 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public land order. 

SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) 

withdraws 12,121 acres of public lands 

from settlement, sale, location, and 

entry under the general land laws, 

including from location and entry under 

the United States mining laws, and 

939.56 acres of reserved Federal mineral 

interest from location and entry under 

the United States mining laws, for a 

period of 20 years to protect scenic and 

recreation values in the Upper Colorado 

River Special Recreation Management 

Area, subject to valid existing rights. 

DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 

21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Information regarding the 

withdrawal, including environmental 

and other reviews, is available at the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Colorado State Office, Denver Federal 

Center Building 40, Lakewood, Colorado 

80215. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Jardine, Realty Specialist, BLM 

Colorado State Office, telephone: 970– 

385–1224, email: jjardine@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 

purpose of this withdrawal is to 

maintain the current condition of the 

lands identified to protect the 


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recreational sites, settings, and 

opportunities within the withdrawal 

area, and to protect the important 

resource values including riparian, 

ecological, cultural, paleontological, 

historic, and elk and deer critical winter 

habitat. Both the public lands and the 

Federal mineral interest lands remain 

open to leasing under the mineral or 

geothermal leasing laws. The Upper 

Colorado River Special Recreation 

Management Area was previously 

withdrawn by PLO No. 7466 (65 FR 

61182), which expired on October 15, 

2020. A Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

and Public Meeting was published in 

the Federal Register on July 1, 2022 (87 

FR 39547). 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714, it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described lands are hereby 

withdrawn from settlement, sale, 

location, and entry under the general 

land laws, including from location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, but not from leasing under the 

mineral or geothermal leasing laws, to 

protect scenic and recreation values in 

the Upper Colorado River Special 

Recreation Management Area, Colorado, 

for a period of 20 years. 

Public Lands 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado 

T. 1 N., R. 79 W., 

Sec. 8, Parcels A, B, C, and D; 

Sec. 17, Parcels A and B, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 18, lot 3. 

T. 1 N., R. 80 W., 

Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 4; 

Sec. 14, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 and that portion of the 

S1⁄2SW1⁄4 lying southerly of the northerly 

right-of-way fence of Grand County Road 

No. 33, described in the warranty deed 

recorded April 23, 1999, with Reception 

No. 99004513, and depicted on Survey 

Plat LS400, filed on July 13, 1995, in the 

official records of Grand County, 

Colorado; 

Sec. 15, lots 9 and 11, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, 

and a metes-and-bounds parcel located 

in the N1⁄2SW1⁄4 and described in the 

warranty deed recorded April 23, 1999, 

with Reception No. 99004513, and 

depicted on Survey Plat LS398, filed July 

13, 1995, in the official records of Grand 

County, Colorado; 

Sec. 16, those portions of the metes-andbounds parcels located in the S1⁄2SW1⁄4

and S1⁄2SE1⁄4 and described in the 

warranty deed recorded April 23, 1999, 

with Reception No. 99004513, and 

depicted on Survey Plats LS398 and 

LS399, filed July 13, 1995, in the official 

records of Grand County, Colorado, and 

that portion of the metes-and-bounds 

parcel located in the S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and 

described in the deed in Book 127, page 

567, recorded November 12, 1958, with 

Reception No. 88584, and the deed in 

Book 128, page 235, recorded February 

10, 1959, with Reception No. 89020, in 

the official records of Grand County, 

Colorado; 

Sec. 19, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and a metes-and-bounds 

parcel located in the N1⁄2NE1⁄4 and 

described in the warranty deed recorded 

April 23, 1999, with Reception No. 

99004513, in the official records of 

Grand County, Colorado; 

Sec. 20, lots 2 and 3, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

and NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 21, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and that 

portion of the N1⁄2NW1⁄4 lying northerly 

of the centerline of Grand County Road 

No. 33 and described in the warranty 

deed recorded April 23, 1999, with 

Reception No. 99004513, and depicted 

on Survey Plat LS399, filed July 13, 

1995, in the official records of Grand 

County, Colorado, and that portion of the 

metes-and-bounds parcel located in the 

N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and described in the deed in 

Book 127, page 567, recorded November 

12, 1958, with Reception No. 88584, and 

in the deed in Book 128, page 235, 

recorded February 10, 1959, with 

Reception No. 89020, in the official 

records of Grand County, Colorado; 

Sec. 22, lots 1 thru 4. 

T. 1 N., R. 81 W., 

Sec. 13, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 24, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 15; 

Sec. 28, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 32, E1⁄2 and SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and W1⁄2. 

T. 1 S., R. 81 W., 

Sec. 5, lots 8 and 9; 

Sec. 6, lots 6 and 7 and lots 9 thru 18; 

Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 19; 

Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2 and E1⁄2NW1⁄4. 

T. 1 S., R. 82 W., 

Sec. 12, lots 1 thru 5, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 9, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, and that 

portion of tract 53 lying westerly of the 

medial line, an ambulatory line, of the 

Colorado River; 

Sec. 14, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, and 

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 22, SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and 

N1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 24, lots 1, 2, and 3, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, a metes-and-bounds 

parcel located in the W1⁄2NE1⁄4 and 

E1⁄2NW1⁄4 and described in the warranty 

deed in Book 420, pages 660–662, 

recorded June 26, 1987, with Reception 

No. 258382, in the official records of 

Grand County, Colorado, and a metesand-bounds parcel located in the 

N1⁄2NW1⁄4 and described in the deed in 

Book 695, pages 988–999C, recorded 

September 29, 1986, with Reception No. 

374902, in the official records of Grand 

County, Colorado; 

Sec. 28, lots 4, 5, and 6, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 32, those portions of unpatented M.S. 

No. 13963 and tract 82 located in the 

E1⁄2, excepting M.S. Nos. 18347 A and 

18670; 

Sec. 33, lot 1, lots 3 thru 6, lots 8 thru 11, 

NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and that 

portion of the Bona Dea Placer located in 

sec. 33; 

Sec. 34, lot 1 and NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 2 S., R. 82 W., 

Sec. 4, lots 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19, lots 

26 thru 30, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

that portion of the Bona Dea Placer 

located in sec. 4; 

Sec. 5, lots 5, 6, and 11, lots 14 thru 22, 

lots 25 and 26, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and 

that portion of the Bona Dea Placer 

located in sec. 5; 

Sec. 6, lots 20, 30, 31, 32, 37, and 38, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and 

SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 7, lots 5 thru 7, lots 11 thru 21, 

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 18, lots 5 thru 12 and lots 14 thru 17. 

T. 2 S., R. 83 W., 

Sec. 12, lot 4; 

Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

and W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 24, lot 1, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 25, NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 12,121 acres. 

Reserved Federal Mineral Interests 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado 

T. 1 N., R. 80 W., 

Sec. 20, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 1 N., R. 81 W., 

Sec. 28, N1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 29, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

T. 1 S., R. 82 W., 

Sec. 14, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 22, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, lot 1 and SW1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, lots 1 and 2 and N1⁄2SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, that portion of tract 70 located in 

sec. 33. 

T. 2 S., R. 82 W., 

Sec. 4, lot 22; 

Sec. 7, that portion of tract 41 located in 

sec. 7. 

The areas described aggregate 939.56 acres. 

2. The withdrawal made by this order 

does not alter the applicability of those 

public land laws governing the use of 

the land other than under the general 

land laws and the United States mining 

laws. The public lands described in this 

order will remain open to such other 

forms of disposition as may be allowed 

by law on the public lands. Licenses, 

permits, and cooperative agreements for 

discretionary land use authorizations of 

a temporary nature that would not 


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significantly impact the values to be 

protected may be allowed with the 

approval of the authorized officer. 

3. This withdrawal will expire 20 

years from the effective date of this 

Order, unless, as a result of a review 

conducted prior to the expiration date 

pursuant to section 204(f) of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary 

determines that the withdrawal should 

be extended. 

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) 

Robert T. Anderson, 

Solicitor. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24198 Filed 10–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4331–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_AZ_FRN_MO4500181097] 

30-Day Extension of the Call for 

Nominations for the Bears Ears 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee, the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument 

Advisory Committee, the San Rafael 

Swell Recreation Area Advisory 

Council, and the Utah Resource 

Advisory Council Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is seeking 

nominations for membership on the 

Bears Ears National Monument 

Advisory Committee (MAC), the Grand 

Staircase-Escalante National MAC, the 

San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

Advisory Council, and the Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC) to fill 

existing vacancies and for member 

terms that are scheduled to expire. This 

is a 30-day extension of the call for 

nominations published in the Federal 

Register on September 18, 2024. 

DATES: The deadline for submission of 

nominations, as announced in a Federal 

Register notice that published on 

September 18, 2024, at 89 FR 76501, is 

extended. Nominations for membership 

on the advisory councils must be 

received no later than November 20, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to the appropriate BLM offices listed in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the individuals listed in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 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 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act, as amended (FLPMA), directs the 

Secretary of the Interior to involve the 

public in planning and issues related to 

management of lands administered by 

the BLM through the establishment of 

10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory 

councils that are managed in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA). 

All BLM advisory councils are 

regulated by FACA, section 309 of 

FLPMA, and the regulations contained 

in 43 CFR subpart 1784. Members are 

appointed to serve three-year terms and 

their duties and responsibilities are 

solely advisory in nature. As required 

by applicable regulations, membership 

must be balanced and representative of 

the various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the State of Utah. The BLM will 

evaluate nominees based on their 

education, training, experience, and 

knowledge of the geographic area of the 

councils. Nominees should demonstrate 

a commitment to collaborative resource 

decision-making. Simultaneous with 

this notice, the Utah State Office will 

issue online announcements regarding 

specific vacancies and providing 

additional information for submitting 

nominations at https://www.blm.gov/ 

get-involved/resource-advisory-council/ 

near-you/Utah. 

Bears Ears National MAC 

Nominations for the Bears Ears 

National MAC should be sent to Anna 

Rehkopf, BLM Canyon Country District 

Office, 82 Dogwood Avenue, Moab, UT 

84532; phone: (435) 259–2100; 

Attention: Bears Ears National MAC 

Nominations, or email: arehkopf@

blm.gov with the subject line ‘‘Bears 

Ears National MAC Nominations.’’ 

The Bears Ears National MAC is 

composed of 15 members including an 

elected official from local government 

within San Juan County representing 

the county; and representatives of State 

government; the paleontological 

community; the archaeological 

community; the conservation 

community; livestock grazing 

permittees; Tribal interests; developed 

outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle 

users, or commercial recreation 

activities; dispersed recreational 

activities; private landowners; local 

business owners; and the public-atlarge. Further information on the MAC 

can be found at https://www.blm.gov/ 

get-involved/rac-near-you/utah/benmmac. 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

MAC 

Nominations for the Grand StaircaseEscalante National MAC should be sent 

to David Hercher, BLM Paria River 

District Office, 669 South Highway 89A, 

Kanab, UT 84741; phone: (435) 899– 

0415; Attention: Grand StaircaseEscalante National MAC Nominations, 

or email: dhercher@blm.gov with the 

subject line ‘‘Grand Staircase-Escalante 

National MAC Nominations.’’ 

The MAC is composed of 15 members 

including elected officials from Garfield 

County and Kane County; and 

representatives of State government; 

Tribal government with ancestral 

interest in the Monument; the 

educational community; the 

conservation community; developed 

outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle 

users, or commercial recreation 

activities in the Monument; livestock 

grazing permittees operating in the 

Monument; local business owners, 

private landowners, or the public-atlarge; the paleontological community; 

the archaeological community; the 

geological community; the biological 

(entomology, botany, or wildlife) 

community; the social science 

community; and the systems ecology 

community. Further information on the 

MAC can be found at https://

www.blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-me/utah/gsenmmac. 

San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

Advisory Council 

Nominations for the San Rafael Swell 

Recreation Area Advisory Council 

should be sent to Cindy Gallo, BLM 

Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, 

Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; 

phone: (435) 899–0415; Attention: San 

Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory 

Council Nominations, or email: cgallo@

blm.gov with the subject line ‘‘San 

Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory 

Council Nominations.’’ 

The San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

Advisory Council is composed of seven 

members including representatives of 

the Emery County Commission; 

motorized recreational users; nonmotorized recreational users; grazing 

allotment permittees within the 

Recreation Area; conservation 


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