Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 125 /Tuesday, June 30, 1998 / Notices 35605

Dated: June 19, 1998.

Michel E. Lincoln,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 98–17323 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public

Advisory Group Nomination

Solicitation.

SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Trustee Council is soliciting

nominations for the Public Advisory

Group, which advises the Trustee

Council on decisions related to the

planning, evaluation, and conduct of

injury assessment and restoration

activities using funds obtained for

purposes of restoration as part of the

civil settlement pursuant to the T/V

Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. Public

Advisory Group members will be

selected to serve a two-year term

beginning in October 1998.

DATES: All nominations should be

received on or before August 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent

to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee

Council, 645 G Street, Suite 401,

Anchorage, Alaska 99501 (fax: 907/276–

7178).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Designated Federal

Official, Department of the Interior,

Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite 119,

Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, (907) 271–

5011; or Cherri Womac, Exxon Valdez

Oil Spill Trustee Council, 645 G Street,

Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska, (907)

278–8012 or (800) 478–7745. A copy of

the charter for the Public Advisory

Group is available upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group was created by

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of

Agreement and Consent Decree entered

into by the United States of America

and the State of Alaska on August 27,

1991 and approved by the United States

District Court for the District of Alaska

in settlement of United States of

America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action

No. A91–081 CV. The Public Advisory

Group was created to advise the Trustee

Council on matters relating to decisions

on injury assessment, restoration

activities or other use of natural

resources damage recoveries obtained

by the governments.

The Trustee Council consists of

representatives of the State of Alaska

Attorney General; Commissioner of the

Alaska Department of Fish and Game;

Commissioner of the Alaska Department

of Environmental Conservation; the

Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of

Agriculture; and the Administrator of

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Appointment to the Public

Advisory Group will be made by the

Secretary of the Interior with

unanimous approval of the Trustees.

The Public Advisory Group consists

of 17 members representing the public

at large (5 members) and the following

special interests: aquaculture,

commercial fishing, commercial

tourism, forest products, environmental,

conservation, local government, Native

landowners, recreation users, sport

hunting and fishing, subsistence, and

science/academic. Two additional ex

officio non-voting members are from the

Alaska State House of Representatives

and the Alaska State Senate.

Nominees need to submit the

following information to the Trustee

Council:

1. A biographical sketch (education,

experience, address, telephone, fax);

2. Information about the nominee’s

knowledge of the region, peoples or

principal economic and social activities

of the area affected by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill, or expertise in public

lands and resource management;

3. Information about the nominee’s

relationship/involvement (if any) with

the principal interest to be represented;

4. A statement explaining any unique

contributions the nominee will make to

the Public Advisory Group and why the

nominee should be appointed to serve

as a member;

5. Any additional relevant

information that would assist the

Trustee Council in making a

recommendation; and

6. Answers to the conflict of interest

questions listed below. Public Advisory

Group members and their alternates are

chosen to represent a broad range of

interests. It is possible that action could

be taken by the Public Advisory Group

when one or more of the members have

a direct personal conflict of interest

which would prejudice and call into

question the entire public process. To

avoid this and to enable the Trustee

Council to choose appropriate

individuals as members and/or

alternates to members, it is necessary

that each nominee provide the following

information with their information

packet. If the answer to any of these

questions is yes, please provide a brief

explanation of your answer. A yes will

not necessarily preclude any nominee

from being appointed to serve on the

Public Advisory Group.

a. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer have, or are you defending, a

claim filed before any court or

administrative tribunal based upon

damages caused by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill?

b. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer own any property or interest

in property which has been, or is likely

to be, proposed for acquisition by the

Trustee Council?

c. Have you, your spouse, children,

any relative with whom you live or your

employer submitted, or likely will

submit, a proposal for funding by the

Trustee Council, or be a direct

beneficiary of such a proposal?

d. Do you know of any other potential

actions of the Trustee Council or the

Public Advisory Group to have a direct

bearing on the financial condition of

yourself, your spouse, children, other

relative with whom you live or your

employer?

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Willie R. Taylor,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–17357 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior, Office of the Secretary is

announcing a public meeting of the

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group.

DATES: July 28, 1998, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Fourth floor conference

room, 645 ‘‘G’’ Street, Anchorage,

Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Department of the

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy

and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite

119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271–

5011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group was created by

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of
35606 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 125 /Tuesday, June 30, 1998 / Notices

Agreement and Consent Decree entered

into by the United States of America

and the State of Alaska on August 27,

1991, and approved by the United States

District Court for the District of Alaska

in settlement of United States of

America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action

No. A91–081 CV. The agenda will

include a discussion of the fiscal year

1999 Work Plan and a discussion of the

restoration reserve fund. A public

meeting on the Work Plan will be held

Monday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the same

location.

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Willie R. Taylor,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–17356 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management Alaska

[AK–962–1410–00–P]

Notice for Publication Alaska Native

Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of Sec.

14(e) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(e), will be issued to

Doyon, Limited. The lands involved are

in the vicinity of Tok, Alaska.

Serial Number Approximate land description Acreage

F–21904–81 .............................. T. 21 N., R. 16 E., Copper River Meridian ...................................................................................... 11,484

F–21905–93 .............................. T. 20 N., R. 15 E., Copper River Meridian ...................................................................................... 2,560

F–21905–94 .............................. T. 20 N., R. 16 E., Copper River Meridian ...................................................................................... 7,440

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Fairbanks

Daily News-Miner. Copies of the

decision may be obtained by contacting

the Alaska State Office of the Bureau of

Land Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government, or regional corporation,

shall have until July 30, 1998 to file an

appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Elizabeth Sherwood,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 98–17307 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Erie Canalway Report;

Availability

In accordance with Public Law 103–

332, the National Park Service

announces that the draft Erie Canalway

report, a special resource study of the

New York State Canal System, including

an environmental assessment, is

available for public review and

comment.

A special resource study is used by

the National Park Service to evaluate a

resource for national significance and to

assess its suitability and feasibility for

possible federal designation and further

National Park Service involvement.

Based on the results of this assessment,

the study presents a range of possible

management alternatives.

The draft Erie Canalway report, a

special resource study of the New York

State Canal System, is available for

review at most local libraries throughout

the canal corridor in Upstate New York.

Copies are also available at the Boston

Support Office of the National Park

Service, 15 State Street, Attn: Ellen

Levin Carlson, Boston, MA 02109. Call

617–223–5048 for further information.

In addition, NPS staff will be

participating in a number of meetings

being sponsored by local community

groups and institutions throughout the

summer. Watch for local meeting

notices in local newspapers and

newsletters. Written comments will be

accepted through August 3, 1998 at

Boston Support Office, National Park

Service, 15 State Street, Boston, MA

02109; Attn: Ellen Levin Carlson.

Terry W. Savage,

Superintendent.

[FR Doc. 98–17374 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Meeting of the National

Maritime Heritage Grants Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C.

Appendix (1988), that the National

Maritime Heritage Grants Advisory

Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. on the following dates and at

the following location.

DATES: July 22–24, 1998.

LOCATION: Hall of States, 444 North

Capitol Street, N.W, Washington, D.C.

20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Foster, National Maritime

Initiative (2280), National Park Service,

1849 C Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

20240. Phone: (202) 343–5969, Fax:

(202) 343–1244.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

Law 103–451 (16 U.S.C. 5401),

established the National Maritime

Heritage Grants Advisory Committee to

advise the Secretary of the Interior on

matters pertaining to the National

Maritime Heritage Grants Program and

the National Maritime Heritage Policy.

The purpose of this meeting is to

review grant proposals and make

funding recommendations to the

Secretary and to discuss strategies for

achieving the National Maritime

Heritage Policy. The Committee will

address general business, discuss grant