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under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance 

and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. If Other 

Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the 

Stafford Act is later requested and warranted, 

Federal funding under that program will also 

be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Douglas G. Mayne, 

of FEMA is appointed to act as the 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

major disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

Oklahoma have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, and Hughes 

Counties for Public Assistance. 

All counties within the State of Oklahoma 

are eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Nancy Ward, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–4517 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14922–B; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Cully Corporation. The lands 

are in the vicinity of Point Lay, Alaska, 

and are located in: 

Umiat Meridian, Alaska 

T. 3 S., R. 44 W., 

Secs. 1 to 8, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 5,064 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Arctic Slope 

Regional Corporation when the surface 

estate is conveyed to Cully Corporation. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in The Arctic 

Sounder. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until April 2, 

2009 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

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. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Hillary Woods, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E9–4432 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–100–08–1310–NB] 

Call for Public-at-Large Nominations to 

the Pinedale Anticline Working Group 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Call for nominations to fill one 

vacant public-at-large seat on the 

Pinedale Anticline Working Group 

(PAWG) as part of the adaptive 

management program for the Pinedale 

Anticline Project Area in Southwestern 

Wyoming. 

DATES: All nominations should be 

postmarked by 30 days from date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Final appointments will be made by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Mr. David Crowley, PAWG 

Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of 

Land Management, Pinedale Field 

Office, 1625 West Pine Street, P.O. Box 

768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, or via email to dave_crowley@blm.gov. 

SUMMARY: There is currently one 

vacancy on the PAWG for which 

nominations are being solicited: A 

representative of the public-at-large. 

Individuals or groups who wish to 

submit a nomination or who are 

interested in becoming a member of the 

PAWG must submit the required 

information within 30 days of this 

Notice. Requisite nomination 

information is listed below, or 

nomination forms may be found at: 

http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/ 

field_offices/Pinedale/pawg.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Crowley, PAWG Designated 

Federal Officer, Bureau of Land 

Management, Pinedale Field Office, 

1625 West Pine Street, P.O. Box 768, 

Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, telephone: 

(307) 367–5323, e-mail: 

dave_crowley@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pinedale Anticline Working Group 

(PAWG) is a Federal Advisory 

Committee that advises the BLM on the 

development and implementation of 

monitoring plans and adaptive 

management decisions as development 

of the Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas 

Field proceeds. PAWG members are 

expected to attend the scheduled PAWG 

meetings and provide input to the 

Bureau of Land Management on the 

development of adaptive management 

recommendations related to the 

Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas 

Exploration and Development Project. 

Members shall be reimbursed for travel 

and per diem expenses related to the 

PAWG. Additional information, 

including meeting minutes and agendas, 

previous adaptive management 

recommendations, current membership 

details, and nomination forms, can be 

found at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/ 

field_offices/Pinedale/pawg.html. 

On June 25, 2008, the Secretary of the 

Interior renewed the PAWG Charter. 

The charter established several 

membership selection criteria and 

operational procedures that were 

developed when the Working Group 

became active. These are listed as 

follows: 

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1. The PAWG is composed of nine 

members who reside in the State of 

Wyoming. The PAWG members will be 

appointed by and serve at the pleasure 

of the Secretary of the Interior. 

2. All members should have a 

demonstrated ability to analyze and 

interpret data and information, evaluate 

proposals, identify problems, and 

promote the use of collaborative 

management techniques (such as longterm planning, management across 

jurisdictional boundaries, data sharing, 

information exchange, and 

partnerships), and a knowledge of issues 

involving oil and gas development 

activities. 

3. The service of the PAWG members 

shall be as follows: 

a. PAWG members will be appointed 

to 2-year terms, subject to removal by 

the Secretary of the Interior. At the 

discretion of the Secretary of the 

Interior, members may be reappointed 

to additional terms. 

b. The Chairperson of the PAWG will 

be selected by the PAWG. 

c. The term of the Chairperson will 

not exceed 2 years. 

Individuals, or representatives of 

groups, who wish to become a member 

of the Pinedale Anticline Working 

Group should complete and submit the 

following information to this office 

within 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register: 

1. Representative Group To Be 

Considered for: Public-at-Large. 

2. Nominee’s Full Name. 

3. Business Address. 

4. Business Phone. 

5. Home Address. 

6. Home Phone. 

7. Occupation/Title. 

8. Qualifications (education, 

including colleges, degrees, major fields 

of study and/or training). 

9. Career Highlights (significant 

related experience, civic and 

professional activities, elected offices, 

prior advisory committee experience, or 

career achievements related to the 

interest to be represented). 

10. Experience in collaborative 

management techniques, such as longterm planning, management across 

jurisdictional boundaries, data sharing, 

information exchange, and partnerships. 

11. Experience in data analysis and 

interpretation, problem identification, 

and evaluation of proposals. 

12. Knowledge of issues involving oil 

and gas development. 

13. List any leases, licenses, permits, 

contracts, or claims held by the 

Nominee that involve lands or resources 

administered by the BLM. 

14. Attach two or three Letters of 

Reference from interests or organization 

to be represented. 

15. Nominated by: Include 

Nominator’s name, address, and 

telephone numbers (if not selfnominated). 

16. Date of Nomination. 

Groups should nominate more than 

one person and indicate their preferred 

order of appointment selection. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment or nomination— 

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your nomination or comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 19, 2009. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–4377 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–09–L13100000–FI0000– 

P;NDM 90111] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NDM 

90111 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting 

Oil and Gas Corporation, True Oil LLC, 

and Williams Production Rocky 

Mountain Company timely filed a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

lease NDM 90111, Billings County, 

North Dakota. The lessees paid the 

required rental accruing from the date of 

termination. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessees agree to new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per 

acre and 162⁄3 percent or 4 percentages 

above the existing competitive royalty 

rate. The lessees paid the $500 

administration fee for the reinstatement 

of the lease and $163 cost for publishing 

this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) 

and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We are proposing 

to reinstate the lease, effective the date 

of termination subject to: 

• The original terms and conditions 

of the lease; 

• The increased rental of $10 per 

acre; 

• The increased royalty of 162⁄3

percent or 4 percentages above the 

existing competitive royalty rate; and 

• The $163 cost of publishing this 

Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri 

Bakken, Chief, Fluids Adjudication 

Section, BLM Montana State Office, 

5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, 406–896–5091. 

Dated: February 25, 2009. 

Teri Bakken, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. E9–4434 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–09–L13100000–FI0000– 

P;NDM 90948] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; NDM 

90948 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting 

Oil and Gas Corporation, Encore 

Operating, LP, Upton Resources U.S.A., 

Inc., Northern Energy Corporation, and 

W.H. Champion timely filed a petition 

for reinstatement of oil and gas lease 

NDM 90948, Billings County, North 

Dakota. The lessees paid the required 

rental accruing from the date of 

termination. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessees agree to new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per 

acre and 162⁄3 percent or 4 percentages 

above the existing competitive royalty 

rate. The lessees paid the $500 

administration fee for the reinstatement 

of the lease and $163 cost for publishing 

this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) 

and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We are proposing 

to reinstate the lease, effective the date 

of termination subject to: 

• The original terms and conditions 

of the lease; 

• The increased rental of $10 per 

acre; 

• The increased royalty of 162⁄3

percent or 4 percentages above the 

existing competitive royalty rate; and 

• The $163 cost of publishing this 

Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri 

Bakken, Chief, Fluids Adjudication 

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