[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 48650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20938]


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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, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)--Science Technical Advisory Panel 
(STAP) will meet as indicated below 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.

DATES: The STAP will meet October 23 and 24, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. each day. There will be a public comment period from 3:30 p.m. 
until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be on the first floor of the Atwood 
Conference Center in the Ted Stevens Room, #102, at 550 West Seventh 
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Scott Guyer, Deputy Director 
(Acting), North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, 
222 West Seventh Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, 907-271-
3284, or [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 STAP provides 
advice and recommendations to the NSSI 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 background presentations to inform panel 
work; updates from panel working groups on topics including aviation 
impacts on subsistence resources, habitat monitoring, focal species 
monitoring, and indigenous knowledge; and development of a 
communications plan to facilitate NSSI actions for ensuring effective 
coordination of monitoring and research activities.
    There will be a public comment period from 3:30 p.m. until 4:00 
p.m. on Tuesday, October 23. 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 
NSSI's Deputy Director. The public may present written comments to the 
STAP through the NSSI's 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 at any time. 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.

Karen E. Mouritsen,
Acting State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2018-20938 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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