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] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

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] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

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 

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