[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23047]


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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, Alaska

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 
of 1976, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Land Management North Slope Science Initiative--Science Technical 
Advisory Panel will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Science Technical Advisory Panel will meet on November 7 and 
8, 2017. The Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Robert B. Atwood Building, 
Room 102, 550 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mark Miller, Deputy Director, 
North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, 222 West 
Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone 907-271-3212, or 
email [email protected]. People who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The 
FRS 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: Authorized by Public Law 109-58, Sec. 348 
(42 U.S.C. 15906) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Science 
Technical Advisory Panel provides advice and recommendations to the 
North Slope Science Initiative Oversight Group about priority 
information requirements for management decisions across the North 
Slope of Alaska. These priority information requirements and 
recommendations may include inventory, monitoring, and research 
activities that contribute to informed resource management decisions. 
The Secretary of the Interior appoints panel members who represent 
various scientific and technical disciplines.
    This meeting will include continued consideration of 
recommendations from the recent North Slope Development Scenarios 
Project; development of a communications plan to facilitate North Slope 
Science Initiative actions for ensuring effective coordination of 
monitoring and research activities; and evaluation and development of 
strategies for minimizing effects of monitoring and research activities 
on North Slope residents and subsistence resources.
    There will be a public comment period from 3:30 p.m. until 4:00 
p.m. on Tuesday, November 7. Depending on the number of people wishing 
to comment within the scheduled time available, there may be limited 
time for individuals to speak. Individuals who plan to attend and need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, 
transportation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
North Slope Science Initiative Deputy Director. The public may present 
written comments to the Science Technical Advisory Panel through the 
North Slope Science Initiative 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.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15906; 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

John F. Ruhs,
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-23047 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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