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35703) a notice of our intent to request 

that OMB renew this ICR. In that notice, 

we solicited comments for 60 days, 

ending on August 25, 2008. We received 

one comment. The comment expressed 

opposition to the NAWCA grants 

program, but did not address the 

information collection requirements. We 

did not make any changes to our 

information collection requirements as a 

result of this comment. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: September 4, 2008 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E8–22470 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310-55-S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–19154–13, F–19154–14, F–19154–45, 

F–19154–56, F–19154–61, F–19154–73, 

F–19154–84; 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 the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc. The lands are near 

Kiana, Noorvik, and Selawik, Alaska, 

and are located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 13 N., R. 5 W., Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 9,042 acres. 

T. 12 N., R. 6 W., 

Secs. 5, 6, 7, and 8; 

Sec. 13; Secs. 17 to 21, inclusive; Secs. 24 

to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 7,922 acres. 

T. 13 N., R. 7 W., 

Secs. 1 to 17, inclusive; 

Secs. 20 to 25, inclusive; 

Secs. 27, 28, and 29; 

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 9,023 acres. 

T. 14 N., R. 8 W., 

Secs. 1 to 18, inclusive; 

Secs. 24, 25, and 36. 

Containing approximately 7,336 acres. 

T. 16 N., R. 8 W., 

Secs. 2 to 10, inclusive; 

Sec. 13; 

Secs. 15 to 20, inclusive; 

Secs. 24 to 27, inclusive; 

Secs. 30 and 31; 

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 16,240 acres. 

T. 17 N., R. 9 W., 

Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 19,870 acres. 

T. 20 N., R. 10 W., 

Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 20,613 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 90,046 acres. 

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 October 27, 

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 

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. E8–22545 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–100–08–1310–NB] 

Call for Nominations To Fill Two 

Vacancies on the Pinedale Anticline 

Working Group (PAWG) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Call for nominations for 

membership on the Pinedale Anticline 

Working Group (PAWG). 

DATES: All nominations should be 

postmarked no later than 30 days from 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Final appointments 

will be made by the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Mr. David Crowley, Pinedale 

Anticline Working Group Coordinator, 

Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale 

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

Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, or 

via e-mail to dave_crowley@blm.gov. 

SUMMARY: On June 25, 2008, the 

Secretary of the Interior renewed the 

Charter for the PAWG and Task Groups. 

There are currently two vacancies on 

the PAWG for which nominations are 

being solicited: A representative of (1) 

Sublette County Government, and (2) 

the oil and gas operators. Section 309 of 

FLPMA directs the Secretary to select 10 

to 15 member citizen-based advisory 

councils that are consistent with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). Individuals or 

groups who wish to submit a 

nomination or are interested in 

becoming a member of the PAWG 

should submit the specified information 

within 30 days of this Notice. 

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, Pinedale Anticline 

Working Group Coordinator, Bureau of 

Land Management, Pinedale Field 

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

768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, 

telephone (307) 367–5323. 

dave_crowley@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pinedale Anticline Working Group 

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(PAWG) was established as a result of 

the Record of Decision for the Pinedale 

Anticline Environmental Impact 

Statement (2000). On June 25, 2008, the 

Secretary of the Interior renewed the 

PAWG Charter. The PAWG 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. The PAWG 

is composed of nine members 

representing governmental agencies, 

industrial operators, interest groups and 

local communities. Members are 

appointed to the PAWG to serve a 2-year 

term. Nominations are currently being 

taken to represent: (1) Sublette County 

Government and (2) the oil and gas 

operators. Additional information can 

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

en/field_offices/Pinedale/pawg.html. 

The PAWG Charter established 

several membership selection criteria 

and operational procedures that were 

developed once the Working Group 

became active. These are listed as 

follows: 

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 

demonstrated an ability to analyze and 

interpret data and information, evaluate 

proposals, identify problems, and 

promote the use of collaborative 

management techniques (such as, long 

term 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 members 

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: Sublette County 

Government or oil and gas operators: 

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 field 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 long 

term 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. Indicate Specific Area of Interest 

to be Represented from the following: 

(1) Sublette County, 

(2) The Town of Pinedale, 

(3) The oil and gas operators, 

(4) The environmental community, 

(5) The livestock operators, and 

(6) The adjacent landowner. 

14. List any leases, licenses, permits, 

contracts or claims that you hold which 

involve lands or resources administered 

by the BLM: 

15. Attach two or three Letters of 

Reference from interests or organization 

to be represented: 

16. Nominated by: Include 

Nominator’s name, address and 

telephone number(s). 

17. 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 

nomination form, you should be aware 

that your entire nomination form— 

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your nomination form to withhold 

your personal identifying information 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–22497 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–610–07–1990–AL] 

Call for Nominations for the Bureau of 

Land Management’s California Desert 

District Advisory Council 

ACTION: Call for nominations for the 

Bureau of Land Management’s 

California Desert District Advisory 

Council. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management’s California Desert District 

is soliciting nominations from the 

public for five members of its District 

Advisory Council to serve the 2009– 

2011 three-year term. Council members 

provide advice and recommendations to 

BLM on the management of public lands 

in southern California. Public notice 

begins with the publication date of this 

notice. Nominations will be accepted 

through Saturday, October 30, 2008. The 

three-year term would begin January 1, 

2009. 

The five positions to be filled include: 

—One renewable resources 

representative. 

—One elected official. 

—One transportation/Rights-of-Way. 

—One renewable energy interests. 

—One public-at-large. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

California Desert District Advisory 

Council is comprised of 15 private 

individuals who represent different 

interests and advise BLM officials on 

policies and programs concerning the 

management of 11 million acres of 

public land in southern California. The 

Council meets in formal session three to 

four times each year in various locations 

throughout the California Desert 

District. Council members serve without 

compensation except for reimbursement 

of travel expenditures incurred in the 

course of their duties. Members serve 

three-year terms and may be nominated 

for reappointment for an additional 

three-year term. 

Section 309 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 

directs the Secretary of the Interior to 

involve the public in planning and 

issues related to management of BLM 

administered lands. 

The Secretary also selects council 

nominees consistent with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), which requires 

nominees appointed to the council be 

balanced in terms of points of view and 

representative of the various interests 

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