[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Pinedale Anticline Working Group and Task Groups; Notice

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

ACTION: Pinedale Anticline Working Group and Task Groups--notice of 
establishment.

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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. 92-463). Following 
consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby 
given that the Secretary of the Interior has established the Pinedale 
Anticline Working Group and Task Groups. The purpose of the Committee 
and Subcommittees will be to advise the Bureau of Land Management, 
Pinedale Field Office Manager, regarding recommendations on matters 
pertinent to the Bureau of Land Management's responsibilities related 
to the Pinedale Anticline Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and 
Record of Decision (ROD).
    Members of the Working Group and Task Groups will be comprised of a 
representative from the State of Wyoming, a representative from the 
Town of Pinedale (Wyoming), a representative from the oil/gas 
operators, a representative from the Sublette County (Wyoming) 
Government, a representative from environmental groups, a 
representative from the affected landowners, a representative of the 
local livestock operators, and two members from the public-at-large.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Priscilla E. Mecham, Pinedale 
Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 432 East Mill Street, 
P.O. Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, Phone: (307) 367-5300. The 
certification of establishment is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the establishment of the Pinedale Anticline 
Working Group and Task Groups is necessary and in the public interest 
in connection with the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities to 
manage the lands, resources, and facilities administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management.

    Dated: August 15, 2002.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 02-21683 Filed 8-23-02; 8:45 am]
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