[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4412-4413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00657]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[17XL1109AF LLUT03000 L16100000.PH0000 241A]


Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will 
meet as indicated below.

DATES: The GSENM-MAC will meet Thursday, February 2 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) 
and Friday, February 3, 2017, (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Bureau of Land Management 
Administrative Headquarters, located at 669 S. Highway 89A, Kanab, 
Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs 
Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bureau of Land 
Management, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, 84741; phone (435) 644-
1209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member GSENM-MAC was appointed by the 
Secretary of Interior on January 23, 2016, pursuant to the Monument 
Management Plan, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA). As 
specified the Committee charter, the GSENM-MAC may be requested to: (1) 
Gather and analyze information, conduct studies and field examinations, 
seek public input or ascertain facts to develop recommendations 
concerning the use and management of the Monument; (2) review 
programmatic documents including the annual Monument Manager's Reports, 
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Monument Science Plans to provide recommendations on the achievement of 
the Management Plan objectives; (3) Compile monitoring data and assess 
and advise the DFO of the extent to which the Plan objectives are being 
met; (4) Make recommendations on Monument protocols and applicable 
planning projects to achieve the overall objectives are being met; (5) 
Review appropriate research proposals and make recommendations on 
project necessity and validity; (6) Make recommendations regarding 
allocation of research funds through review of research and project 
proposals as well as needs identified through the evaluation process; 
(7) Consult and make recommendations on issues such as protocols for 
specific projects, e.g., vegetation restoration methods or standards 
for excavation and curation of artifacts and objects; and/or (8) 
Prepare an annual report summarizing the Committee's activities and 
accomplishments of the past year, and make recommendations for future 
needs and activities.
    Topics to be discussed by the GSENM-MAC during this meeting include 
the ongoing Livestock Grazing Management Plan Amendment and Associated 
Environmental Impact Statement (LGMPA/AEIS); the Skutumpah Terrace 
Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration Project; GSENM division briefs, 
a tour of the GSENM Paleontology Lab and off-site tour of dinosaur 
track site; future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably 
come before the GSENMAC.
    The entire meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are 
welcome to address the Committee at 5:00 p.m., local time, on Feb. 2, 
2017; and at 12:00 p.m., local time, on Feb. 3, 2017. Depending on the 
number of persons wishing to speak, a time limit could be established. 
Interested persons may make oral statements to the GSENM-MAC during 
this time or written statements may be submitted for the GSENM-MAC's 
consideration. Written statements can be sent to: Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, Attn.: Larry Crutchfield, 669 South 
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, 84741. Information to be distributed to the 
GSENM-MAC is requested 10 days prior to the start of the GSENM-MAC 
meeting.
    All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, 
lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public.

Gary Torres,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-00657 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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