### 28672 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 96 / Monday, May 19, 2014 / Notices

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

On October 2, 2013, the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113– 40) reauthorized the Act. The purpose of the RAC is to improve collaborative relationships among the people that use and care for the National Forests and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act. The duties of the RAC include monitoring projects, advising the Secretary on the progress and results of the monitoring efforts, and making recommendations to the Forest Service for any appropriate changes or adjustments to the projects being monitored by the RACs.
RAC Membership

The RAC will be comprised of 15 members approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. RAC membership will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be performed. The RAC members will serve 4-year terms. The RAC shall include representation from the following interest areas:

(1) Five persons who represent: (a) Organized Labor or Non-Timber Forest Product Harvester Groups

(b) Developed Outdoor Recreation, Off-Highway Vehicle Users, or Commercial Recreation Activities,

(c) Energy and Mineral Development, or Commercial or Recreational Fishing Groups,

(d) Commercial Timber Industry, or (e) Federal Grazing Permit or Other Land Use Permit Holders, or Representative of Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Owners, within the area for which the committee is organized.

(2) Five persons who represent: (a) Nationally or Regionally Recognized Environmental Organizations,

(b) Regionally or Locally Recognized Environmental Organizations,

(c) Dispersed Recreational Activities, (d) Archaeology and History, or (e) Nationally or Regionally Recognized Wild Horse and Burro Interest, Wildlife Hunting Organizaitons, or Watershed
Associations.

(3) Five persons who represent: (a) Hold State-Elected Office, (b) Hold County or Local-Elected Office,

(c) American Indian Tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the committee is organized,

(d) Area School Officials or Teachers,

or (e) Affected Public at Large. In the event that a vacancy arises, the Designated Federal Officer may fill the vacancy with a replacement member appointed by the Secretary, if an appropriate replacement member is available.
Nominations and Applications Information

The appointment of members to the RAC will be made by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Any individual or organization may nominate one or more qualified persons to represent the interest areas listed above. To be considered for membership, nominees must:

1. Be a resident of Utah, 2. Identify what interest group they would represent and how they are qualified to represent that interest

group,

3. State why they want to serve on the RAC and what they can contribute,

4. Show their past experience in working successfully as part of a working group on forest management activities, and

5. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information.

You may contact the person listed above or retrieve the Form AD–755 from the following Web site: www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf. All nominations will be vetted by the Agency.

Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the RACs. To ensure that the recommendations of the RACs have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the needs of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with disabilities.

Dated: May 13, 2014. Gregory Parham, Assistant Secretary of Administration.

[FR Doc. 2014–11548 Filed 5–16–14; 8:45 am]

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**COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Massachusetts Advisory**  **Committee**

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a briefing meeting of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene at 10:00 a.m. (EST) on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Harvard University Law School, Lewis Hall, 214B, 1557 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. The purpose of the briefing meeting is to hear from government officials, advocates, and other experts on the issue of school discipline in Massachusetts.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Friday, July 11, 2014. Comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or emailed to Melanie Reingardt at ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at 202–376–

7533.

Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Eastern Regional Office at least 10 working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site,

www.usccr.gov , or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email, or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.

Dated: May 14, 2014. David Mussatt, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 2014–11503 Filed 5–16–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**Bureau of Economic Analysis**

**Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey:**  **Expenditures Incurred by Recipients of Biomedical Research and**  **Development Awards From the National Institutes of Health (NIH)** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general