[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21378-21379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08239]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope Science Initiative--Science 
Technical Advisory Panel

AGENCY: North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management 
Alaska, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of the 
Interior, North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)--Science Technical 
Advisory Panel (STAP) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 9-10, 2016, in Barrow, Alaska. The 
meeting will be held in the I[ntilde]upiat Heritage Center, 5421 
Northstar St., Barrow, AK 99723. The meeting will begin on Monday, May 
9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday, May 10, at 8:30 a.m. There 
will be an opportunity for public comment from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. on 
Monday, May 9. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment 
and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be 
limited.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denny Lassuy, Acting Director, North 
Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. Seventh 
Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, (907) 271-3212 or email 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive 
a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSSI STAP provides advice and 
recommendations to the NSSI Oversight Group regarding priority 
information needs for management decisions across the North Slope of 
Alaska. These priority information needs may include recommendations on 
inventory, monitoring, and research activities that contribute to 
informed resource management decisions. This meeting will include 
interagency coordination on planned 2016 and 2017 research and 
monitoring projects, plus discussions and updates on the ongoing North 
Slope Development Scenarios Project, the Arctic Waterway Safety 
Committee's effort to develop a communications protocol to reduce 
potential conflicts between research vessels and subsistence users, and 
a Barrow Area Information Database presentation on their Decision 
Support Tools Development project. Individuals who plan to attend and 
need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, 
transportation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
NSSI Director. The public may present written comments to the STAP 
through the NSSI Acting Director. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information

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from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-08239 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]
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