[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20795]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-030-06-1610-PH-241A]


Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory 
Committee (GSENMAC) meeting.

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SUMMARY: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee 
(GSENMAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: Two days of meetings are scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2005, 
at the GSENM Visitor Center, Conference Room, 745 HWY 89 East, Kanab, 
Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs 
Officer, GSENM Headquarters Office, 190 East Center, Kanab, Utah 84741; 
phone (435) 644-4310, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), the GSENMAC will meet on November 15 and 16, 2005, in 
Kanab, Utah. The meetings will be held at the GSENM Visitor Center, 745 
HWY 89 East, Kanab, Utah. The meeting on November 15 will begin at 9:30 
a.m. and conclude at 6 p.m.; the meeting on November 16 will begin at 8 
a.m. and conclude at 12 p.m. An orientation site visit to the Buckskin 
Mountain vegetation restoration and fuels reduction project is 
scheduled from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on November 16.
    The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee 
(GSENMAC) was appointed by the Secretary of Interior on September 26, 
2003, pursuant to the Monument Management Plan, the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act of 1972 (FACA). As specified in the Monument Management Plan, the 
GSENMAC will have several primary tasks (1) Review evaluation reports 
produced by the Management Science Team and make recommendations on 
protocols and projects to meet overall objectives. (2) Review 
appropriate research proposals and make recommendations on project 
necessity and validity. (3) Make recommendations regarding allocation 
of research funds through review of research and project proposals as 
well as needs identified through the evaluation process above. (4) 
Could be consulted on issues such as protocols for specific projects.
    Topics to be presented and discussed by the GSENMAC include: 
Elections for GSENMAC Chair and Vice Chair; Management updates to the 
GSENMAC; Sub-committee reports (Rangeland Health, Science, and 
Marketing/Partnerships/Revenue); vegetation restoration and fuels 
reduction on Buckskin Mountain.
    Members of the public are welcome to address the council from 5 
p.m. to 6 p.m., local time on November 15, 2005, in Kanab, Utah, at the 
GSENM Vistior Center. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
speak, a time limit could be established. Interested persons may make 
oral statements to the GSENMAC during this time or written statements 
may be submitted for the GSENMAC's consideration. Written statements 
can be sent: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Museum. Attn.: Larry 
Crutchfield, 190 E. Center Street, Kanab, UT 84741. Information to be 
distributed to the GSENMAC is requested 10 days prior to the start of 
the GSENMAC meeting.
    All meetings, including the site orientation, are open to the 
public; however, transportation, lodging, and meals are the 
responsibility of the participating public.

    Dated: October 12, 2005.
Marietta Eaton,
Acting Monument Manager, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
[FR Doc. 05-20795 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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