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and in the nomination form. Nominees 

may be professionals from agencies, 

academia, businesses, Alaska Native 

organizations, or the public-at-large. 

Nominees selected to serve on the 

Science Technical Group will serve only 

in their professional capacity and will 

not serve to represent any group, agency 

or entity with whom they may be 

affiliated. 

The Executive Director shall collect 

the nomination forms and letters of 

reference and distribute them to the 

Oversight Group for the NSSI. The 

Oversight Group will submit their 

recommendations through the Bureau of 

Land Management to the Secretary of 

the Interior who has responsibility for 

making the appointments. 

Members on the Science Technical 

Group will serve without monetary 

compensation. Members will be 

reimbursed for travel and per diem 

expenses at current rates for Federal 

Government employees. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the establishment 

of the Science Technical Group for the 

North Slope Science Initiative is 

necessary and in the public interest in 

connection with the Secretary of the 

Interior’s responsibilities to manage the 

lands, resources and facilities of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Date Signed: September 1, 2005. 

Gale A. Norton, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 05–18031 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO600–05–1040–MO] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Southwest 

Resource Advisory Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) Southwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC 

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn 

at 4 p.m. on October 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The Southwest Colorado 

RAC meeting will be held at the 

Uncompahgre Field Office, 2505 S. 

Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Sharrow, Field Manager, BLM 

Uncompahgre Field Office, 2505 S. 

Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO, 

telephone (970) 240–5300; or Melodie 

Lloyd, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM 

Western Slope Center, 2815 H Rd., 

Grand Junction, CO, telephone (970) 

244–3097. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public lands 

managed by the BLM in southwestern 

Colorado. All meetings are open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the meeting: 

Field manager updates. 

Briefing on BLM sage grouse policies 

and strategies. 

Briefing on improved processes for 

lease sale notification. 

Briefing on land acquisition projects 

in southwestern Colorado. 

Schedule 2006 meetings. 

There will be an opportunity for the 

public to address the RAC at 2:30 p.m. 

Written comments may be submitted for 

the RAC’s consideration. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Barbara Sharrow, 

Lead Designated Federal Officer and 

Uncompahgre Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 05–17900 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–960–1910–BJ–4789] ES–053726, Group 

No. 27, Illinois 

Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey; Illinois. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, 

Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 7450 

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 

22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was requested by the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Fourth Principal Meridian, Illinois 

T. 13 S., R. 1 W. 

The plat of survey represents the 

survey of a portion of the Lock and Dam 

No. 26 acquisition boundary on an 

island in the Mississippi River in 

Township 13 South, Range 1 West, of 

the Fourth Principal Meridian, in the 

State of Illinois, and was accepted 

September 2, 2005. We will place a copy 

of the plat we described in the open 

files. It will be made available to the 

public as a matter of information. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Stephen D. Douglas, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor. 

[FR Doc. 05–17974 Filed 9–9–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–960–1420–BJ–TRST] ES–053722, 

Group No. 170, Minnesota 

Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plat survey; 

Minnesota. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, 

Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 7450 

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 

22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was requested by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Fifth Principal Meridian, Minnesota 

T. 143 N., R. 37 W. 

The plat of survey represents the 

dependent resurvey of portions of the south, 

east, west and north boundaries, a portion of 

the subdivisional lines; and the dependent 

resurvey and survey of the subdivision of 

sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 16, 23, 24, 25, 27, 

30, 32, 34 and 36, Township 143 North, 

Range 37 West, of the Fifth Principal 

Meridian, in the State of Minnesota., and was 

accepted September 1, 2005. We will place 

a copy of the plat we described in the open 

files. It will be available to the public as a 

matter of information. 

If BLM receives a protest against this 

survey, as shown on the plat, prior to 

the date of the official filing, we will 

stay the filing pending our 

consideration of the protest.