[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20354-20355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07811]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLUT030000-L17110000-PH0000-24-1A]


 Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will 
meet as indicated below.

DATES: The GSENMAC will meet Tuesday, May 7, 2013, (1:00-6:00 p.m.) and 
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) in Escalante, Utah.

ADDRESSES: The GSENMAC will meet at the Escalante Interagency Visitor 
Center, located at 755 West Main Street, Escalante, Utah 84741.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs 
Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bureau of Land 
Management, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone 435-644-
1209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member GSENMAC was appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior on August 2, 2011, 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 has 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

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of research funds through review of research and project proposals as 
well as needs identified through the evaluation process above; and, (4) 
Could be consulted on issues such as protocols for specific projects.
    Topics to be discussed by the GSENMAC during this meeting include: 
an update on the Monument Management Plan amendment; review of the 
draft BLM-Utah National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) strategic 
plan; updates on the Colorado Mesa University Visitor Experience 
Baseline Study and the Arizona State University Appreciative Inquiry 
Study on Tourism; subcommittee reports; GSENM division reports, future 
meeting dates; and, other matters as may reasonably come before the 
GSENMAC.
    Members of the public are welcome to address the GSENMAC during a 
public comment period at 5:00 p.m., local time, on May 7, 2013. 
Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, a time limit could 
be established. Written statements can be sent to the GSENM address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. 
Information to be distributed to the GSENMAC is requested 10 days prior 
to the start of the meeting. A field trip is planned for the morning of 
May 8, 2013, to familiarize GSENMAC members with grazing management.
    All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, 
lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-07811 Filed 4-3-13; 8:45 am]
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