75590 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 243 / Thursday, December 18, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Meeting of the San Juan Islands 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) San Juan Islands 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee (MAC) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The MAC will meet Thursday, 

January 22, 2015, from 10:15 a.m.–3:45 

p.m. at the San Juan Island Grange, 152 

N 1st Street, Friday Harbor, Washington 

98250. The meeting will include a 

‘‘virtual fieldtrip’’ of the different 

resources on the Monument, a review of 

the March 25, 2013 Presidential 

Proclamation and the Monument 

Resource Management Plan’s (RMP) 

draft purpose and needs, a discussion of 

the current Analysis of the Management 

Situation, and finalization of the RMP’s 

vision statement and plan for public 

scoping forums. The meeting will 

conclude with a public comment 

period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia deChadene`des, San Juan Islands 

National Monument Manager, P.O. Box 

3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez Island, 

Washington 98261, (360) 468–3051, or 

mdechade@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

twelve member San Juan Islands MAC 

was chartered to provide information 

and advice regarding the development 

of the San Juan Islands National 

Monument’s RMP. Members represent 

an array of stakeholder interests in the 

land and resources from within the local 

area and statewide. Planned agenda 

items include training on the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, advisory 

committee procedures, the RMP 

process, MAC goal setting, and a 

collaborative project on public outreach. 

On January 22, 2015, at 2:45 p.m., 

members of the public will have the 

opportunity to make comments to the 

MAC during a one-hour public 

comment period. All advisory 

committee meetings are open to the 

public. Persons wishing to make 

comments during the public comment 

period should register in person with 

the BLM by 2 p.m. on January 22, 2015, 

at the meeting location. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment, the length of comments may 

be limited. The public may send written 

comments to the MAC at San Juan 

Islands National Monument, Attn. MAC, 

P.O. Box 3, 37 Washburn Ave., Lopez 

Island, Washington 98261. The BLM 

appreciates all comments. 

Daniel C. Picard, 

Spokane District Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Call for Nominations North Slope 

Science Initiative, Science Technical 

Advisory Panel, Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

North Slope Science Initiative, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations to serve 

on the North Slope Science Initiative, 

Science Technical Advisory Panel 

(STAP). The STAP provides advice and 

recommendations to the North Slope 

Science Initiative Oversight Group on 

issues such as identifying and 

prioritizing inventory, monitoring and 

research needs, and providing other 

scientific information as requested by 

the Oversight Group. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than February 2, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis Lassuy, Deputy Director and 

Acting Designated Federal Officer, 

North Slope Science Initiative, AK–910, 

c/o Bureau of Land Management, 222 

West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 

99513, 907–271–3212, or email at 

dlassuy@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to leave a message or question for the 

above individual. The FIRS is available 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Replies 

are provided during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

legislative purpose of the North Slope 

Science Initiative, Science Technical 

Advisory Panel is to advise the North 

Slope Science Initiative Oversight 

Group on issues such as identifying and 

prioritizing inventory, monitoring and 

research needs, and providing other 

scientific information as requested by 

the Oversight Group (Section 348, 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 

109–58). The Oversight Group 

membership includes the Alaska 

Regional Directors of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, National Park Service, 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement, and National Marine 

Fisheries Service; the Bureau of Land 

Management Alaska State Director; the 

Commissioners of the Alaska 

Departments of Natural Resources and 

Fish and Game; the Mayor of the North 

Slope Borough; and the President of 

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. 

Advisory members of the Oversight 

Group include the Regional Executive, 

U.S. Geological Survey; Deputy 

Director, U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission; Alaska Regional Director, 

National Weather Service; and the 

Regional Coordinator for the National 

Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

The STAP consists of a representative 

group of not more than 15 scientists and 

technical experts from diverse 

professions and interests, including the 

oil and gas industry, subsistence users, 

Alaska Native entities, conservation 

organizations, and academia, as 

determined by the Secretary of the 

Interior. The members are selected from 

among, but not limited to, the following 

disciplines: North Slope traditional and 

local knowledge, landscape ecology, 

petroleum engineering, civil 

engineering, geology, sociology, cultural 

anthropology, economics, ornithology, 

oceanography, fisheries, marine biology, 

landscape ecology, and climatology. 

Duties of the STAP are solely advisory 

to the Oversight Group, which will 

provide direction regarding priorities for 

decisions needed for the management of 

resources on the North Slope of Alaska 

and the adjacent marine environment. 

Duties could include, but are not 

limited to, the following: 

a. Advise the Oversight Group on 

science planning and relevant 

inventory, monitoring and research 

projects necessary for management 

decisions; 

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