[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60386-60387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20922]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT-030-07-1610-PH-24-1A]


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

DATES: The GSENMAC will meet November 28 and 29, 2007; with an optional 
field trip on November 27.

ADDRESSES: The GSENMAC will meet 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 e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting on November 28 will begin at 
8:30 a.m. and conclude at 6 p.m.; the meeting on November 29 will begin 
at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 2:30 p.m. A geology/paleontology-oriented 
field trip is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on November 27.
    The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee 
(GSENMAC) was first 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) and was subsequently reappointed June 2, 
2006. 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: 
Management updates to the GSENMAC; the Administrative Sub-committee 
report; and the integration of science and management.
    Members of the public are welcome to address the committee 
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p.m. local time on November 28, 2007, in Kanab, Utah, at the GSENM 
Visitor 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 to: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 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 field trip, are open to the public; 
however, transportation, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of 
the participating public.

    Dated: October 18, 2007.
Brad Exton,
Monument Manager, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
 [FR Doc. E7-20922 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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