[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23047]
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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, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management Alaska, North Slope Science
Initiative, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management North Slope Science Initiative--Science Technical
Advisory Panel will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Science Technical Advisory Panel will meet on November 7 and
8, 2017. The Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Robert B. Atwood Building,
Room 102, 550 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Miller, Deputy Director,
North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, 222 West
Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone 907-271-3212, or
email [email protected]. People who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The
FRS 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: Authorized by Public Law 109-58, Sec. 348
(42 U.S.C. 15906) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Science
Technical Advisory Panel provides advice and recommendations to the
North Slope Science Initiative Oversight Group about priority
information requirements for management decisions across the North
Slope of Alaska. These priority information requirements and
recommendations may include inventory, monitoring, and research
activities that contribute to informed resource management decisions.
The Secretary of the Interior appoints panel members who represent
various scientific and technical disciplines.
This meeting will include continued consideration of
recommendations from the recent North Slope Development Scenarios
Project; development of a communications plan to facilitate North Slope
Science Initiative actions for ensuring effective coordination of
monitoring and research activities; and evaluation and development of
strategies for minimizing effects of monitoring and research activities
on North Slope residents and subsistence resources.
There will be a public comment period from 3:30 p.m. until 4:00
p.m. on Tuesday, November 7. Depending on the number of people wishing
to comment within the scheduled time available, there may be limited
time for individuals to speak. Individuals who plan to attend and need
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation,
transportation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the
North Slope Science Initiative Deputy Director. The public may present
written comments to the Science Technical Advisory Panel through the
North Slope Science Initiative Deputy Director. 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. 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: 42 U.S.C. 15906; 43 CFR 1784.4-2.
John F. Ruhs,
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-23047 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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