[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 78106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30298]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope Science Initiative--Science 
Technical Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (FLPMA) as amended and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (FACA), the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)--Science 
Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), Bureau of Land Management, U.S. 
Department of the Interior will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be January 26-28, 2015, at the Inupiat Heritage 
Center, 5421 North Star Blvd., Barrow, Alaska. The meetings will begin 
at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26, and at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 
January 27 and Wednesday, January 28. The NSSI STAP will receive public 
comment between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denny Lassuy, Deputy Director, North 
Slope Science Initiative and Acting Designated Federal Officer, North 
Slope Science Initiative, AK-910, c/o Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 
Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, 907-271-3431, or email 
[email protected]. 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, seven 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 NSSI STAP provides advice and 
recommendations to the NSSI Oversight Group regarding priority 
information needs for management decisions across the North Slope of 
Alaska. These priority information needs may include recommendations on 
inventory, monitoring, and research activities that contribute to 
informed resource management decisions.
    The NSSI STAP meeting agenda will include: Continue dialogue for 
prioritizing inventory, monitoring and research using the North Slope 
Scenarios Project results for the North Slope and adjacent marine 
environments; Continue dialogue on a long-term monitoring strategy for 
the North Slope; Review the status of the emerging issue summaries 
released October 2010 and revised June 2014; and a joint meeting on 
Wednesday, January 28, with the NSSI Oversight Group.
    The public may present written comments to the NSSI STAP through 
the Deputy Director, NSSI. Each formal meeting will have time allotted 
for public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may 
be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation, transportation, or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the Deputy Director, NSSI. 
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.

    Dated: December 19, 2014.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-30298 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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