[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10602]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration 
Advisory Committee Meeting

ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meeting announcement.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, the Department of the Interior, Natural Resource Damage 
Assessment and Restoration Program Office gives notice of the upcoming 
meeting of the Department's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will meet in the 
Rio Grande Room in Building 67 on the Denver Federal Center from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time on July 26 and July 27, 2006. Members of 
the public are invited to attend the Committee Meeting to listen to the 
committee proceedings and to provide public input.
    Public Input: Any member of the public interested in providing 
public input at the Committee Meeting should contact Ms. Barbara 
Schmalz, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Each individual providing 
oral input is requested to limit those comments to three minutes. This 
time frame may be adjusted to accommodate all those who would like to 
speak. Requests to be added to the public speaker list must be received 
in writing (letter, e-mail, or fax) by noon mountain time on July 18, 
2006. Anyone wishing to submit written comments should provide a copy 
of those comments to Ms. Schmalz in the following formats: one hard 
copy with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail 
(acceptable file formats are: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich 
Text files) by noon mountain time on July 18, 2006.
    Document Availability: In preparation for this meeting of the 
Advisory Committee, the Committee and the public can find helpful 
background information at the Restoration Program Web site http://restoration.doi.gov. The site provides a good introduction to the 
program for those who are relatively new to the damage assessment and 
restoration arena and a useful reference for seasoned practitioners and 
policy leaders. Links to the statutory and regulatory framework for the 
program are found at http://restoration.doi.gov/laws.htm. DOI Program 
policies are found at http://restoration.doi.gov/policy.htm. Reference 
materials and preliminary subcommittee reports will also be posted on 
the site as they become available from the four subcommittees. After 
July 18, interested individuals may view the draft agenda for the 
meeting online at http://restoration.doi.gov/faca or may request the 
draft agenda from Ms. Schmalz.

Agenda for Meeting

    The agenda will cover the following principal subjects:

--Discussion of subcommittee reports.
--Formal public input (if any).
--Committee agreement on each subcommittee scope and plan.
--Develop schedule for next Committee meeting.

    We estimate that each subcommittee report, discussion, and 
associated public input will take approximately four hours. However, 
the timeframes will remain flexible. If a subcommittee report and 
discussion requires less than four hours, the committee will move 
directly on to the next topic.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting must contact Ms. Barbara Schmalz (see contact information 
below) by noon mountain time on July 18, 2006, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

DATES: July 26, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time (open to 
the public); July 27, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time 
(open to the public).

ADDRESSES: Rio Grande Room, Mezzanine Level, Building 67, Denver 
Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Denver CO 80225.
    All individuals attending the Committee Meeting will need to 
present photo identification to the entry gate security officers to 
gain access to the Denver Federal Center. Attendees will need to use 
the south entrance to Building 67 and present photo identification to 
the building security officers to gain access to Building 67.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Schmalz, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Denver Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Building 56, 
Room 1003, Mail Stop D-108, Denver, CO 80225-0007; phone 303-445-2500; 
fax 303-445-6320 or [email protected].

    Dated: June 30, 2006.
Frank M. DeLuise,
Designated Federal Officer, DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E6-10602 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
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