[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31997]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-100-03-1820-PG]


Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 
(FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), Science Advisory Board will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 21, 2003, in Room 7000A at 1849 
C Street, NW., Washington, DC. The public comment period will begin at 
approximately 4:30 p.m., and the meeting will adjourn at approximately 
5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Barkow, Bureau of Land Management, 
Denver Federal Center, Building 50, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, CO, 80225-
0047, 303-236-6454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Science Advisory Board advises the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of science 
issues. At this meeting, topics we plan to discuss include:

Introduction and Opening Comments
Review of Last Meeting's Decisions/Commitments
Director's New Science Issues
Report on BLM Science Activities for FY 2002
Briefing on the President's Healthy Forest Initiative
Presentation ``Save our Fossils from Extinction''
Briefing on the BLM/DOE Partnerships in Science
Presentation and Discussion on the Science Strategy Implementation and
Staffing/Organization Plan
Discussion on University Curriculum for the Next Generation BLM 
Employee

    The agenda is subject to revision.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to the Board. Each formal Board meeting will also have time 
allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of 
persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual 
oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, tour 
transportation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
BLM as provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Lee Barkow,
Director, National Science and Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 02-31997 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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