[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23751]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-200-08-1020-00]


Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Science Advisory Board--Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 920463). The Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, 
October 5, 1998, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, Room 7A413, Reston, Virginia. The agenda for the meeting is as 
follows:

8:00 am
    Welcome, Introductions
8:05 am
    General discussion by Science Advisory Board
9:00 am
    Update of activities since last meeting Developing a long-term 
research/monitoring strategy
9:30 am
    Overview of Canyon Country Ecosystems Research
10:15 am
    Review of National Science Foundation's Long-term Ecological 
Research program
11:00 am
    Discussion of next steps for development of long-term research and 
monitoring strategy
12:00 noon
    Working Lunch
12:30 pm
    Overview of USGS-Biological Resources Division (BRD)
1:30 pm
    Coordination of funding and research with USGS-BRD
2:00 pm
    Example of multi-year studies on public land
2:30 pm
    How to better utilize USGS-BRD assistance to BLM
3:00 pm
    Opportunity for public comments

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Jauhola, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW, LSB-204, Washington, DC 20240. 202-452-
7761.

    Dated: August 28, 1998.
Christine A. Jauhola,
Group Manager, Fish, Wildlife and Forests Group.
[FR Doc. 98-23751 Filed 9-2-98; 8:45 am]
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