[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 64936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22701]


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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: Bureau of Land Management Alaska, North Slope Science 
Initiative, 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 October 6 and 7, 2016, in Anchorage, 
Alaska. The meeting will be held in the Training Room at the Bureau of 
Land Management, Anchorage District Office, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99507. On Thursday October 6, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. 
and end at 4:30 p.m., and on Friday October 7, it will begin at 9 a.m. 
and end at 3:30 p.m. There will be an opportunity for public comment on 
Thursday, October 6 from 4-4:30 p.m. 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: Scott Guyer, Acting Deputy Director, 
North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 
Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, (907) 271-3284 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 
discussion and prioritization of recommendations from the scenario 
development project, emerging issues papers and the May 2016 Barrow 
Workshop. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation, transportation, or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the Acting NSSI Deputy 
Director. The public may present written comments to the STAP through 
the NSSI Acting Deputy 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 from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

Steve Cohn,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-22701 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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