[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12016]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-0293-02-1310-PB]


National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Research and Monitoring 
Advisory Team Public Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Northern Field Office, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the meeting location and time for the National 
Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Research and Monitoring Advisory Team.

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SUMMARY: The National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Research and Monitoring 
Advisory Team (NPR-A RMT) will meet May 29, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
to discuss research and monitoring needs in the NPR-A and to recommend 
priority projects for funding by BLM. The meeting, which is open to the 
public, will be held at the BLM Northern Field Office, located at 1150 
University Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska. Public comments will be taken 
from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries or comments should be sent to Public Affairs, BLM 
Northern Field Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709-
3844.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herb Brownell, (907) 474-2333 or 1-
800-437-7021, x2333, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMT's members represent BLM, the 
Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey--Biological Resources 
Division, the North Slope Borough, the oil and gas industry, 
environmental/resource conservation organizations, natural resource 
managers and academics, and the public at large. The RMT advises BLM in 
assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of mitigative 
stipulations established in the 1998 Record of Decision for the 
Northeast NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact 
Statement. More generally, the RMT assesses NPR-A research and 
monitoring needs, develops and recommends research priorities, and 
works toward applying improved technology and operating practices to 
oil exploration and possible development in NPR-A.
    The RMT meets in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972.

    Dated: April 4, 2002.
Robert W. Schneider,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-12016 Filed 5-13-02; 8:45 am]
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