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• Genetics—Populations will be 

considered to have sufficient genetic 

variation to be viable if measurements of 

observed number of alleles and 

estimates of heterozygosity and effective 

population size have remained stable or 

increased during the five generations 

used to establish demographic viability. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request written comments on the 

draft recovery plan. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date 

specified in DATES prior to final 

approval of the plan. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Dated: December 3, 2014. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[156A2100DD.AADD001000] 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Bureau of Indian 

Education Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Nominations. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act—Public Law 

92–463, 5 United States Code, Appendix 

2, Section 10 (a) (b); and the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 

(IDEA), (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the 

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) 

requests nominations of individuals to 

serve on the Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). 

There are six positions available. The 

BIE will consider nominations received 

in response to this request for 

nominations, as well as other sources. 

The ‘‘Supplementary Information’’ 

section for this notice provides 

committee and membership criteria. 

DATES: Please submit nominations by 

February 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations 

to Ms. Sue Bement, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian 

Education, Division of Performance and 

Accountability, 1011 Indian School 

Road NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87104, Telephone (505) 

563–5274, or Fax to (505) 563–5281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sue Bement, DFO, at the address and 

telephone number listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board was established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. The 

following provides information about 

the Committee, the membership and the 

nomination process. 

1. Objective and Duties 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will provide guidance, advice and 

recommendations with respect to 

special education and related services 

for children with disabilities in BIEfunded schools in accordance with the 

requirements of IDEA; 

(b) The Advisory Board will: 

(1) Provide advice and 

recommendations for the coordination 

of services within the BIE and with 

other local, State and Federal agencies; 

(2) Provide advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

policy issues dealing with the provision 

of educational services to American 

Indian children with disabilities; 

(3) Serve as advocates for American 

Indian students with special education 

needs by providing advice and 

recommendations regarding best 

practices, effective program 

coordination strategies, and 

recommendations for improved 

educational programming; 

(4) Provide advice and 

recommendations for the preparation of 

information required to be submitted to 

the Secretary of Education under 20 

U.S.C. 1411 (h)(2); 

(5) Provide advice and recommend 

policies concerning effective inter- and 

intra- agency collaboration, including 

modifications to regulations, and the 

elimination of barriers to inter- and 

intra- agency programs and activities; 

and 

(6) Will report and direct all 

correspondence to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs through the 

Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the 

DFO. 

2. Membership 

(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), 

the Advisory Board will be composed of 

up to 15 individuals involved in or 

concerned with the education and 

provision of services to Indian infants, 

toddlers, children, and youth with 

disabilities. The Advisory Board 

composition will reflect a broad range of 

viewpoints and will include at least one 

member representing each of the 

following interests: Indians with 

disabilities; teachers of children with 

disabilities; Indian parents or guardians 

of children with disabilities; service 

providers; state education officials; local 

education officials; state interagency 

coordinating councils (for states having 

Indian reservations); tribal 

representatives or tribal organization 

representatives; and other members 

representing the various divisions and 

entities of BIE. 

(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs may provide the Secretary of the 

Interior recommendations for the 

chairperson; however, the chairperson 

and other Advisory Board members will 

be appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior. Advisory Board members shall 

serve staggered terms of two years or 

three years from the date of their 

appointment. 

3. Miscellaneous 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will not receive compensation, but will 

be reimbursed for travel, including 

subsistence, and other necessary 

expenses incurred in the performance of 

their duties in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in 

Government Service under 5 U.S.C. 

5703. 

(b) A member may not participate in 

matters that will directly affect, or 

appear to affect, the financial interests 

of the member or the member’s spouse 

or minor children, unless authorized by 

the appropriate ethics official. 

Compensation from employment does 

not constitute a financial interest of the 

member so long as the matter before the 

committee will not have a special or 

distinct effect on the member or the 

member’s employer, other than as part 

of a class. The provisions of this 

paragraph do not affect any other 

statutory or regulatory ethical 

obligations to which a member may be 

subject. 

(c) The Advisory Board meets at least 

twice a year, budget permitting. 

Additional meetings may be held as 

deemed necessary by the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs or the DFO. 

(d) All Committee meetings are open 

to the public in accordance with the 

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Federal Advisory Committee Act 

regulations. 

4. Nomination Information 

(a) Nominations are requested from 

individuals, organizations, and federally 

recognized tribes, as well as from State 

Directors of Special Education (within 

the 23 states in which BIE-funded 

schools are located) concerned with the 

education of Indian children with 

disabilities as described above. 

(b) Nominees should have expertise 

and knowledge of the issues and/or 

needs of American Indian children with 

disabilities. Such knowledge and 

expertise are needed to provide advice 

and recommendations to BIE regarding 

the needs of American Indian children 

with disabilities. 

(c) A summary of the candidates’ 

qualifications (resume or curriculum 

vitae) must be included with the 

nomination application. Nominees must 

have the ability to attend Advisory 

Board meetings, carry out Advisory 

Board assignments, participate in 

teleconference calls, and work in 

groups. 

(d) The Department of the Interior is 

committed to equal opportunity in the 

workplace and seeks diverse Committee 

membership, which is bound by Indian 

Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472). 

5. Basis for Nominations 

If you wish to nominate someone for 

appointment to the Advisory Board, 

please do not make the nomination until 

the person has agreed to have his or her 

name submitted to the BIE for this 

purpose. 

6. Nomination Application 

Please fill out this form completely 

and include a copy of the nominee’s 

resume or curriculum vitae. 

7. Information Collection 

This collection of information is 

authorized by OMB Control Number 

1076–0179, ‘‘Solicitation of 

Nominations for the Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children. 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 

ADVISORY BOARD FOR 

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN 

MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION FORM 

Nomination Information 

A. Nominations are requested from 

individuals, organizations, and 

federally-recognized tribes, as well as 

from State Directors of Special 

Education (within the 23 states in which 

BIE-funded schools are located) 

concerned with the education of Indian 

children with disabilities as described 

above. 

B. Nominees should have expertise 

and knowledge of the issues and/or 

needs of American Indian children with 

disabilities. Such knowledge and 

expertise are needed to provide advice 

and recommendations to BIE regarding 

the needs of American Indian children 

with disabilities. 

C. A summary of the candidate’s 

qualifications (resume or curriculum 

vitae) must be included with the 

nomination application. Nominees must 

have the ability to: (1) Attend Advisory 

Board meetings; (2) carry out Advisory 

Board assignments; (3) participate in 

teleconference calls; and (4) work in 

groups. 

D. The Department of the Interior is 

committed to equal opportunity in the 

workplace and seeks diverse Committee 

membership; however, the Department 

is bound by the Indian Preference Act 

of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472). 

Objective and Duties 

A. The Advisory Board provides 

guidance, advice, and recommendations 

with respect to special education and 

related services for children with 

disabilities in BIE-funded schools in 

accordance with the requirements of 

IDEA. 

B. The Advisory Board provides 

advice and recommendations for the 

coordination of services within BIE and 

with other local, State and Federal 

agencies. 

C. The Advisory Board provides 

advice and recommendations on a broad 

range of policy issues dealing with the 

provision of educational services to 

American Indian children with 

disabilities. 

D. The Advisory Board serves as an 

advocate for American Indian students 

with special education needs by 

providing advice and recommendations 

regarding best practices, effective 

program coordination strategies, and 

recommendations for improved 

educational programming. 

E. The Advisory Board provides 

advice and recommendations for the 

preparation of information required to 

be submitted to the Secretary of 

Education. 

F. The Advisory Board provides 

advice and recommends policies 

concerning effective inter- and intraagency collaboration, including 

modifications to regulations, and the 

elimination of barriers to inter and intraagency programs and activities. 

G. The Advisory Board reports and 

directs all correspondence to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs 

through the Director of the Bureau of 

Indian Education with a courtesy copy 

to the DFO. 

Membership 

A. The Advisory Board shall be 

composed of 15 members. The Assistant 

Secretary-Indian Affairs may provide 

the Secretary of the Interior 

recommendations for the Chairperson. 

However, all Advisory Board members 

will be appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior as required. Advisory Board 

members shall serve staggered terms of 

two years or three years from the date 

of their appointment. The Secretary may 

remove members from the Advisory 

Board at any time at his/her discretion. 

B. As required by IDEA, the Advisory 

Board will be composed of individuals 

involved in or concerned with the 

education and provision of services to 

Indian children with disabilities. The 

Advisory Board composition will reflect 

a broad range of viewpoints and will 

include at least one (1) member 

representing each of the following 

interests: Indian persons with 

disabilities; teachers of children with 

disabilities; Indian parents or guardians 

of children with disabilities; service 

providers; State education officials; 

local education officials; State 

interagency coordinating councils (for 

states having Indian reservations); tribal 

representatives or tribal organization 

representatives; and, BIE employees 

concerned with the education of 

children with disabilities. 

C. Members of the Advisory Board 

will not receive compensation, but will 

be reimbursed for travel, including 

subsistence and other necessary 

expenses incurred in the performance of 

their duties consistent with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703. 

D. A member may not participate in 

matters that will directly affect, or 

appear to affect, the financial interests 

of the member or the member’s spouse 

or minor children, unless authorized by 

the DFO. Compensation from 

employment does not constitute a 

financial interest of the member so long 

as the matter before the committee will 

not have a special or distinct effect on 

the member or the member’s employer, 

other than as part of a class. The 

provisions of this paragraph do not 

affect any other statutory or regulatory 

ethical obligations to which a member 

may be subject. 

E. The Advisory Board meets at least 

twice a year, budget permitting. 

Additional meetings may be held as 

deemed necessary by the Assistant 

Secretary or the DFO. 

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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION FORM 

Note: Please fill out form completely. Additional pages may be added for further explanation of 

any item. Reference the corresponding item number for which the additional explanation is 

made. 

1. Full Name: 

2. Mailing Address: 3. City: 4. State: 5. Zip Code: 

6. Primary Contact Telephone Number: 7. Secondary Contact Telephone Number: 

( ) ( ) 

8. Place ofEmployment: 

9. Work Address: 10. City: 11. State: 12. Zip Code: 

13. Employment Title: 

14. Work Telefax Number: 15. E-mail address: 

( ) 
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Note to Review Committee: Prior to submitting this nomination application, the above named 

individual must be contacted regarding appointment to the Advisory Board. Do not make a 

nomination until this person has been contacted and agreed to have his/her name submitted to 

the Bureau of Indian Education. 

16. If appointed, this person will represent one of the following categories (check all 

applicable): 

__ Indian persons with disabilities 

Teachers of children with disabilities 

__ Indian parents or guardians of children with disabilities 

Service providers 

State Education Officials 

Local Education Officials 

__ State Interagency Coordinating Councils (for states having Indian reservations) 

__ Tribal representatives or tribal organization representatives 

__ Bureau employees concerned with the education of children with disabilities 

17. What role would you recommend this nominee serve? 

__ Advisory Board Chairperson 

__ Advisory Board Member 

18. Nominee's experience with Bureau-funded schools (check all applicable): 

__ BIE Day School 

__ BIE Boarding School 

__ Off-Reservation Boarding School 

Tribal Contract School 

Tribal Grant School 

__ Cooperative School 
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19. Provide information highlighting experiences related to the education of Indian infants, 

toddlers, children and youths with disabilities. Include time frames of experience or 

employment, position titles, location of employment or organization involvement and a 

brief description of duties. (Attach additional pages if necessary.) 

20. Provide a list of membership or affiliations with professional education organizations, 

particularly special education organizations. Identify organization offices held, if 

applicable. (Attach additional pages, if necessary.) 

21. Identify special interests, activities, awards (professional, educational and community) 

related to the education of disabled Indian children (infants, toddlers, children and/or 

youths). (Attach additional pages if necessary.) 
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22. Nominee recommended by: 

Name oflndian tribe, organization, individual (include position title) making nomination: 

Address of Indian tribe, organization, individual making nomination: 

City: State: Zip Code: 

Signature of Authorizing Official: 

Date of Signature: Telephone (Area code+ Telefax (Area code+ Number): 

Number): 

DEADLINE: Submit nomination applications on or before January 20, 2014. 

ADDRESS: Please submit nomination applications to Ms. Sue Bement, Designated Federal 

Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian 

School Road., NW, Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104. 

CONTACT: For further information, contact Ms. Sue Bement, DFO, Division of Performance 

and Accountability, at the above listed address or call (505) 563-5274 or send an email to 

sue.bement@bie.edu. 

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: This information is being collected to 

select individuals to serve on a Federal advisory committee known as the Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit. You are not 

required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. This information will be used to determine the eligibility and the ranking of the 

nominee. Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 1 hour per response, 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLES 912 000 L1430 0000 PN0000] 

Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern 

States Office Relocating; Limited 

Access to Public Room During Move 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management’s Eastern States Office will 

move to a new location and close access 

to its Public Room from January 14, 

2015 to January 23, 2015. Some services 

and limited access to records will be 

available at the new location from 

January 26, 2015 through March 2, 2015. 

Updates regarding records access will be 

posted on the Eastern States Web site at 

http://www.blm.gov/es/st/en.html. 

DATES: The relocation will occur on 

January 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The new office location is 

20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monique McDonald-Harris, Deputy 

State Director for Business Resources, 

(202) 912–7750; email to: m1mcdona@

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: Mail sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service addressed to 

the BLM Eastern States office’s old 

address, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, 

Virginia, will be forwarded to 20 M 

Street SE., Washington, DC 20003. 

John F. Ruhs, 

State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[15X.LLID9570000.L14400000.BJ0000.

241A.4500075726] 

Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

surveys. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has officially filed 

the plats of survey of the lands 

described below in the BLM Idaho State 

Office, Boise, Idaho, effective 9:00 a.m., 

on the dates specified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 1387 

South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho, 

83709–1657. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey were executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Land Management to meet 

their administrative needs. The lands 

surveyed are: 

The supplemental plat was prepared 

to show new tracts 38–46, in 

unsurveyed section 11, T. 48 N., R. 2 E., 

Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 

1411, was accepted December 29, 2014. 

This survey was executed at the 

request of the USDA Natural Resources 

Conservation Service to meet their 

administrative needs. The lands 

surveyed are: 

The plat represents the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of sections 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, and 26, and 

metes-and-bounds surveys in sections 9, 

16, and 26, Township 4 North, Range 25 

East, Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group 

Number 1395, was accepted November 

25, 2014. 

These surveys were executed at the 

request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

to meet certain administrative and 

management purposes. The lands 

surveyed are: 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of portions of the north 

boundary, subdivisional lines, and the 

subdivision of sections 2 and 3, and a 

survey of the 2012–2013 meanders of 

the full-pool line of the Portneuf 

Reservoir in section 2 and 3, Township 

6 South, Range 38 East, of the Boise 

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1383, 

was accepted November 19, 2014. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of portions of the north 

boundary, subdivisional lines, and 

subdivision of section 4, Township 32 

North, Range 1 East, of the Boise 

Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1401, 

was accepted December 10, 2014. 

Stanley G. French, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR957000–L63100000–HD0000– 

15XL1116AF: HAG15–0060] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management, Oregon State Office, 

Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date 

of this publication. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 30 S., R. 8 W., accepted November 7, 2014 

T. 20 S., R. 7 W., accepted November 18, 

2014 

T. 19 S., R. 5 W., accepted November 18, 

2014 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Public Room at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon 

State Office, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required 

payment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Hensley, (503) 808–6132, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. 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 


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