[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 25615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10182]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[14X 1109AF 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 GSENM MAC will meet Wednesday, May 21, 2014, (1 p.m.-6:00 
p.m.) and Thursday, May 22, 2014, (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in the Cottonwood Room at the Bureau 
of Land Management Complex, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.

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. 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 for the above individual. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided 
during normal business hours.

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 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; and, (4) Could be consulted on 
issues such as protocols for specific projects.
    One of the topics to be discussed by the GSENMAC during this 
meeting includes the ongoing Livestock Grazing Management Plan 
Amendment and Associated Environmental Impact Statement (LGMPA/AEIS). 
The BLM is preparing this Plan Amendment because the existing land use 
plans that provide land-use level decisions for livestock grazing were 
completed in 1981 and are outdated. The Monument Management Plan that 
became effective in February 2000 did not address most of the prior 
livestock grazing decisions. This Plan Amendment will allow the 
integration of livestock and rangeland management with the other 
resources in the MMP.
    The planning area consists of about 2.1 million acres of land which 
includes lands in the GSENM and non-monument lands administered by 
GSENM. The GSENM administers livestock grazing on lands managed by the 
National Park Service within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area as 
well as lands within BLM's Kanab and Arizona Strip Field Offices 
through intra-agency agreements. Additional topics include the 
formation of a LGMPA/AEIS subcommittee; GSENM division reports; and 
future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably come before 
the GSENMAC.
    The entire meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are 
welcome to address the Committee at 5:00 p.m., local time, on May 21, 
2014, and at 12:00 p.m., local time, on May 22, 2014. 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, 669 South Highway 
89A, Kanab, Utah 84741. Information to be distributed to the GSENMAC is 
requested 10 days prior to the start of the GSENMAC meeting.
    All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, 
lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10182 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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