[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75590-75591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29679]
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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.
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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 [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 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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b. Advise the Oversight Group on scientific information relevant to
the mission of the North Slope Science Initiative;
c. Review selected reports and advise the Oversight Group on their
content and relevance;
d. Review ongoing scientific programs of the North Slope Science
Initiative member organizations at the request of the membership to
promote compatibility in methodologies and compilation of duties;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how to ensure scientific products
generated through the North Slope Science Initiative activities are of
the highest technical quality;
f. Provide scientific advice as requested by the Oversight Group;
and,
g. Coordinate with groups, committees and sub-committees as
requested by the Oversight Group.
Qualifications and Procedures Required for Nomination
All membership will consist of individuals with a minimum of 5
years of work experience in Alaska in their field of expertise. Work
experience in the North Slope is preferred. Individuals will be
selected from among, but not limited to, those disciplines and entities
described above. Any individual or organization may nominate one or
more persons, including themselves, to serve on the Science Technical
Advisory Panel. Members will be appointed for 3-year terms. Current
Science Technical Advisory Panel appointees may be reappointed for
additional terms at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.
Under current Administration policy, federally registered lobbyists may
not serve on the panel.
How to Nominate
Nomination forms may be obtained from the North Slope Science
Initiative Web site (http://www.northslope.org), or from the Deputy
Director, North Slope Science Initiative (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above). To make a nomination, or to self-nominate, submit a
completed nomination form with a minimum of one letter of reference
that describes the nominee's qualifications to serve on the STAP. The
professional discipline the nominee would represent should be
identified in the reference letter of nomination and in the nomination
form. Nominees may be scientists and technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including, but not limited to, oil and gas
industry, subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation
organizations or academia. Nominees appointed to serve on the STAP will
serve only in their professional capacity and will not serve to
represent any group, agency or entity with whom they may be affiliated.
The Deputy Director, North Slope Science Initiative, will collect
the nomination forms and letters of reference and distribute them to
the Oversight Group for consideration. The collective recommendations
of the Oversight Group will be submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior, who has the responsibility for making appointments.
Members of the STAP will serve without monetary compensation, but
will be reimbursed for travel, lodging and per diem expenses to
participate in announced meetings.
Certification:
I hereby certify the Science Technical Advisory Panel is necessary
and in the public interest in connection with the Secretary of the
Interior's responsibilities, and in compliance with Section 348, Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58).
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Ted A. Murphy,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-29679 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 am]
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