2060 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 8 / Friday, January 11, 2008 / Notices 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: January 3, 2008. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. E8–124 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of National Geospatial 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of 

National Geospatial Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior, after consultation with the 

General Services Administration, has 

established the National Geospatial 

Advisory Committee under the 

authority of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). The Committee 

will provide advice and 

recommendations to the Federal 

Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), 

through the FGDC Chair (the Secretary 

of the Interior or designee), related to 

management of Federal geospatial 

programs, the development of the 

National Spatial Data Infrastructure 

(NSDI), and the implementation of 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–16 and Executive 

Order 12906. The Committee will 

review and comment upon geospatial 

policy and management issues and will 

provide a forum to convey views 

representative of non-Federal partners 

in the geospatial community. 

DATES: Comments regarding the 

establishment of this Committee may be 

submitted by January 28, 2008, 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to John 

Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 909 First 

Avenue, Suite 422, Seattle, Washington 

98104, e-mail address 

jmahoney@usgs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Mahoney, USGS (206–220–4621), 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

publishing this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of the FACA (5 

U.S.C. App.). The Secretary of the 

Interior certifies that he has determined 

that the formation of the Committee is 

necessary and is in the public interest. 

The Committee will conduct its 

operations in accordance with the 

provisions of the FACA. It will report to 

the Secretary of the Interior through the 

Chair of the FGDC Steering Committee 

and will function solely as an advisory 

body. The Committee will provide 

recommendations and advice to the 

Department and the FGDC on policy 

and management issues related to the 

effective operation of Federal geospatial 

programs. 

The Secretary of the Interior will 

appoint Committee members and their 

alternates to the Committee to serve 2- 

year terms. The Committee will be 

composed of approximately 25 

representatives, who will be selected to 

generally achieve a balanced 

representation of the viewpoints of the 

various stakeholders involved in 

national geospatial activities and the 

development of the NSDI. 

The Committee is expected to meet 

approximately 3–4 times per year. 

Committee members will serve without 

compensation. Travel and per diem 

costs will be provided for Committee 

members by the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS). The USGS will provide 

necessary support services to the 

Committee. Committee meetings will be 

open to the public. Notice of committee 

meetings will be published in the 

Federal Register at least 15 days before 

the date of the meeting. The public will 

have an opportunity to provide input at 

these meetings. 

In accordance with the FACA, we will 

file a copy of the Committee’s charter 

with the Committee Management 

Secretariat, General Services 

Administration; Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources, United States 

Senate; Committee on Natural 

Resources, United States House of 

Representatives; and the Library of 

Congress. 

The Certification for establishment is 

published below. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the National 

Geospatial Advisory Committee is 

necessary and is in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior by OMB Circular A–16 

(Revised), ‘‘Coordination of Geographic 

Information and Related Spatial Data 

Activities.’’ The Committee will assist 

the Department of the Interior by 

providing advice and recommendations 

related to the management of Federal 

geospatial programs and the 

development of the National Spatial 

Data Infrastructure. 

Dated: December 20, 2007. 

Dirk Kempthorne, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 08–70 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14857–B, F–14857–C2; AK–964–1410–

HY–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 Gwitchyaazhee Corporation. 

The lands are in the vicinity of Fort 

Yukon, Alaska, and are located in: 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska 

T. 18 N., R. 9 E., 

Secs. 13 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing 14,734.03 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

Gwitchyaazhee Corporation. Notice of 

the decision will also be published four 

times in the Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner. 

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 February 

11, 2008 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 


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