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[FR Doc. 2010–2568 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of the Wildlife and 

Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior; 

Office of the Secretary, Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

and the Secretary of Agriculture 

establish the Wildlife and Hunting 

Heritage Conservation Council 

(Council). The Council will provide 

advice on wildlife and habitat 

conservation endeavors that (1) benefit 

recreational hunting; (2) benefit wildlife 

resources; and (3) encourage 

partnerships among the public, the 

sporting conservation community, 

wildlife conservation groups, the States, 

Native American Tribes, and the Federal 

government. We are seeking 

nominations for individuals to be 

considered as Council members. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by March 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Bruce 

Decker, Chief, Division of Program and 

Partnership Support, External Affairs, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4501 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Mailstop EA–3103, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Decker, Chief, Division of 

Program and Partnership Support, 

External Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4501 N. Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 

EA–3103, Arlington, VA 22203; 703– 

358–2521 (telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published in accordance with 

the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

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

Interior and Secretary of Agriculture 

certify that the formation of the Council 

is necessary and is in the public 

interest. 

The Council will conduct its 

operations in accordance with the 

provisions of the FACA. It will report to 

the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture through the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in 

consultation with the Director of the 

Bureau of Land Management; the Chief, 

U.S Forest Service; the Chief, Natural 

Resources Conservation Agency; and the 

Administrator of the Farm Services 

Bureau, and it will function solely as an 

advisory body. The Council’s duties will 

consist of, but are not limited to, 

providing recommendations for: 

(a) Implementing the Recreational 

Hunting and Wildlife Resource 

Conservation Plan—A Ten-Year Plan for 

Implementation; 

(b) Increasing public awareness and 

support for the Sport Wildlife Trust 

Fund; 

(c) Fostering wildlife and habitat 

conservation and ethics in hunting and 

shooting sports recreation; 

(d) Stimulating sportsmen and 

women’s participation in conservation 

and management of wildlife and habitat 

resources through outreach and 

education; 

(e) Fostering communication and 

coordination among State and Federal 

Government, industry, hunting and 

shooting sportsmen and women, 

wildlife conservation and management 

organizations, native American Tribes, 

and the public; 

(f) Providing appropriate access to 

hunting and recreational shooting on 

Federal lands; and 

(g) Providing recommendations to 

improve implementation of Federal 

conservation programs that benefit 

wildlife, hunting and outdoor recreation 

on private lands. 

The Council will meet approximately 

two times per year. The Secretary of the 

Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

will appoint members for 2-year terms. 

The Council will consist of no more 

than 18 members. 

The following officials or their 

designated representatives will serve as 

ex officio members to the Council: 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 

Director, Bureau of Land Management; 

Chief, U.S. Forest Service; Chief, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service; 

Administrator, Farm Services Bureau; 

and Executive Director, Association of 

Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) 

will serve as ex officio members to the 

Council. 

The Secretaries will select remaining 

members from among, but not limited 

to, the national interest groups listed 

below. These members must be seniorlevel representatives of their 

organizations and/or have the ability to 

represent their designated constituency. 

No individual who is currently 

registered as a Federal lobbyist is 

eligible to serve as a member of the 

Council. 

(1) State fish and wildlife resource 

management agencies (representatives 

to be recommended by the President of 

AFWA). 

(2) Wildlife and habitat conservation/ 

management organizations. 

(3) Game bird hunting organizations. 

(4) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 

(5) Big game hunting organizations. 

(6) Sportsmen and women community 

at-large. 

(7) Archery, hunting, and/or shooting 

sports industry. 

(8) Hunting and shooting sports 

outreach and education organizations. 

(9) Tourism, Outfitter, and/or Guide 

industries related to hunting and/or 

shooting sports. 

(10) Tribal resource management 

organizations. 

We invite nomination of individuals 

for membership on the Council. 

Nominations should describe and 

document the proposed member’s 

qualifications for membership to the 

Council, and include a resume listing 

their name, title, address, telephone, 

and fax number. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that the Wildlife and 

Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 

(Council) is necessary and is in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department of the Interior and the 

Department of Agriculture under 43 

U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish 

and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 

742a–742j), the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1701 et seq.), the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 

1600 et seq.), the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) and 

Executive Order 13443, Facilitation of 

Hunting Heritage and Wildlife 

Conservation. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2582 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

National Geospatial Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of National 

Geospatial Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with Section 9(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (Pub. L. 92–463). Notice is hereby 

given that the Secretary of the Interior 


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has renewed the National Geospatial 

Advisory Committee. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Mahoney, USGS (phone: 206–220–4621, 

e-mail: jmahoney@usgs.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

publishing this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

(FACA). 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. The 

Committee will be composed of up to 30 

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 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 FACA, a copy of 

the Committee’s charter will be filed 

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 renewal is 

published below. 

Certification: I hereby certify that the 

National Geospatial Advisory 

Committee is in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior by Office of Management 

and Budget (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: January 28, 2010. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2508 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Terminating the Sporting Conservation 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of termination. 

SUMMARY: After consultation with the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the General 

Services Administration, we, the 

Department of the Interior, have 

terminated the Sporting Conservation 

Council. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Decker, Chief, Division of 

Program and Partnership Support, 

External Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4501 N. Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 

EA–3103, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

telephone 703–358–2521. 

Dated: January 7, 2010. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2497 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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ER0000LVRWB09B3220] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Chevron Energy 

Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project, 

San Bernardino County, CA, and the 

Draft California Desert Conservation 

Area Plan Amendment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 

California Desert Conservation Area 

(CDCA) Plan Amendment and a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed Chevron Energy 

Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project 

and by this notice is announcing the 

opening of the comment period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the CDCA Plan 

Amendment and Draft EIS within 90 

days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes this Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media releases, 

or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the proposed Chevron Energy 

Solutions Lucerne Valley Solar Project 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/ 

en/fo/barstow.html. 

• E-mail: LucerneSolar@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (951) 697–5299. 

• Mail or other delivery service: Greg 

Thomsen, BLM California Desert 

District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan de 

Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 

92553. 

Copies of the Draft EIS and Draft 

CDCA Plan Amendment for the 

proposed Chevron Energy Solutions 

Lucerne Valley Solar Project are 

available in the California Desert 

District Office at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Greg 

Thomsen, Project Manager; telephone 

(951) 697–5237 or at the address and email address above. 


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