[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50089-50090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19938]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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


Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Monument Advisory 
Committee; Meeting/Conference Call

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting/Conference.

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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 (GSENM) Monument Advisory 
Committee (MAC) will host a meeting/conference call.

DATES: The GSENM MAC will host a meeting/conference call on Tuesday,

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Sept. 24, 2013, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: Those attending in person should meet at the GSENM 
Headquarters, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, in the Cottonwood 
Conference Room located off the lobby.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public participants wishing to listen 
to the conference call, orally present material during the 
teleconference, or submit written material for the GSENM MAC to 
consider during the teleconference should notify Larry Crutchfield, 
Public Affairs Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 
669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644-1209; or 
email [email protected] by Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 
day, seven days a week. Replies will be received during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member GSENM MAC was appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior on August 2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument 
Management Plan (MMP), FLPMA, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972. As specified in the MMP, the GSENM MAC 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 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 GSENM MAC during this meeting/
conference call include review of the GSENM Campground and Day Use 
Business Plan, formulation of a land health subcommittee to assist with 
the development of the MMP amendment, future meeting dates and other 
matters as may reasonably come before the GSENM MAC. A public comment 
period will take place immediately following the business meeting. The 
meeting is open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and 
meals are the responsibility of the participating public. The 
conference call will be recorded for purposes of minute-taking.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-19938 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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