[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15865-15866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07625]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[18X.LLAK910000.L13100000.DB0000.LXSINSSI0000]


2018 Call for Nominations, North Slope Science Initiative, 
Science Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to 
serve on the North Slope Science Initiative's (NSSI) 15-member Science 
Technical Advisory Panel (Panel). The Panel advises the NSSI Oversight 
Group on technical issues such as identifying and prioritizing 
inventory, monitoring, and research needs across the North Slope of 
Alaska and the adjacent marine environment.

DATES: All public nominations and applications for membership on the 
panel must be received no later than May 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lisa Gleason, Office of 
Communications, North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land 
Management, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, 907-
271-3335, 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: Section 348 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005, Public Law 109-58, created the NSSI, its Oversight Group, and 15-
member Science Technical Advisory Panel to coordinate inventories, 
monitoring, and research for a better understanding of terrestrial, 
aquatic, and marine ecosystems of the North Slope of Alaska. The NSSI 
works to minimize duplication of monitoring and research efforts, share 
financial resources and expertise, identify and prioritize information 
needs, and ensure through appropriate peer review that the science 
conducted by participating agencies and organizations is of the highest 
technical quality.
    As an advisory body, the Science Technical Advisory Panel 
represents diverse professions and interests, including the oil and gas 
industry, subsistence users, Alaska Native entities, conservation 
organizations, and academia. A diverse membership helps maintain and 
improve public and agency access to accumulated and ongoing research as 
well as contemporary and traditional local knowledge.
    Duties of the Panel are solely advisory to the Oversight Group. 
Panel members serve for three-year terms, appointed by the Secretary of 
the Interior.

To Nominate or Apply

    Nomination forms and instructions are available from the NSSI 
website (http://www.northslopescience.org) and the Office of 
Communications, North Slope Science Initiative (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section). Completed nomination forms/applications 
and a minimum of one letter of reference should describe the nominee's 
experience and qualifications to serve on the Science Technical 
Advisory Panel. Science Technical Advisory Panel members receive no 
monetary compensation, but will be reimbursed for necessary travel, 
lodging, and per diem expenses for participating in announced meetings 
under Federal Travel Regulations and Federal Advisory Committee Act 
guidelines.
    The Oversight Group includes the Alaska Regional or State Directors 
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
the Bureau of Land Management; the commissioners of the Alaska 
Departments of Natural Resources and Fish and Game; the Mayor of the 
North Slope Borough; and, the President of the Arctic Slope Regional 
Corporation. Advisory members of the Oversight Group include the 
Regional Executive of the U.S. Geological Survey; the Deputy Director, 
U.S. Arctic Research Commission; the Alaska Regional Director, National 
Weather Service; and the Regional Coordinator for the National 
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The Panel's charter may 
be found here https://northslopescience.org/files/STAP/160620_STAP_Charter.pdf.

Public Availability of Nomination/Application Information

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your nomination/application 
package, you should be aware that your entire nomination/application 
package--including your personal identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2

Ted Murphy,
Associate State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2018-07625 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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