[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7104]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Notice of Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Program Office, Department of the Interior.

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 May 1, May 2, and May 3, 2007. Members 
of the public are invited to attend the Committee Meeting to listen to 
the committee proceedings and to provide public input. If the Committee 
reaches closure on the final report, which contains the Committee's 
recommendations to the Department, the meeting will adjourn early and 
not be held on subsequent days. If the report is not finalized by the 
time of adjournment on May 3, the Committee will meet on May 15-17 at 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Building in Lakewood, Colorado. 
Notices will be posted after May 3 on the Department's Web site at 
http://restoration.doi.gov/faca and in the Federal Register to inform 
the public if the May 15-May 17 meeting will be cancelled.
    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 April 20, 
2007. 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 April 20, 2007.
    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. Minutes 
from prior Committee meetings, subcommittee reports and presentations, 
reference materials, and the draft final Committee report are all 
available online at http://restoration.doi.gov/faca.
    Agenda for Meeting:
    The agenda will cover the following principal subjects:

--Formal public input (if any).
--Discussion of draft final committee report.
--Finalizing committee report.
--Develop schedule (if needed) for next Committee meeting.

    We estimate that discussion of the draft final Committee report and 
finalizing the report will take between two and three full days. 
Timeframes for the discussions will remain flexible. The chair, in 
consultation with the Designated Federal Officer, will determine 
appropriate times for breaks and for adjourning each day.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting must contact Ms. Barbara Schmalz (see contact information 
below) by noon mountain time on April 20, 2007, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.

DATES: May 1, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time (open to the 
public);
    May 2, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time (open to the 
public);
    May 3, 2007, (if necessary) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time 
(open to the public);
    If necessary, May 15, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time 
(open to the public);
    If necessary, May 16, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time 
(open to the public);
    If necessary, May 17, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain time 
(open to the public).

ADDRESSES: May 1-May 3, 2007. Rio Grande Room, Mezzanine Level, 
Building 67, Denver Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Denver, CO 
80225.

    May 15-May 17, 2007 (if needed). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
1st floor Conference Room, 134 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228.
    On May 1-3, 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. If further meetings are needed May 15-17 to finalize the 
report, attendees will need to call 720-219-8868, from the phone pad at 
the front entrance of the Fish and Wildlife Service building or from a 
personal cell phone, to be met and escorted into the building and to 
the meeting room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Schmalz, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Denver Federal Center, 6th Avenue & Kipling, Building 56 
Room 2400 Mail Stop D-110, Denver, CO, 80225-0007; phone 303-445-3883; 
fax 303-445-3887 or [email protected].

    Dated: April 10, 2007.
Frank M. DeLuise,
Designated Federal Officer, DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E7-7104 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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