[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37526-37527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13453]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument Advisory Committee, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 
as amended, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Land Management's (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 
Advisory Committee will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory 
Committee will hold virtual meetings on July 12, 2022; October 18, 
2022; and December 13, 2022. All meetings will occur from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Public comments will be received on July 12, 2022 at 3:30 
p.m., October 18, 2022 at 2:45 p.m., and on December 13, 2022 at 1:45 
p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The agenda and meeting access information (including how to 
log in and participate in virtual meetings) will be announced on the 
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee web page 
15 days before the meeting at https://go.usa.gov/xuq2U.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hercher, Paria River District 
Public Affairs Specialist, 669 S Highway 89A, Kanab, UT 84741, via 
email with the subject line ``GSENM MAC'' to 
[email protected], or by calling the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument Office at (435) 644-1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Presidential Proclamation 6920, as modified 
by Presidential Proclamations 9682 and 10286, established the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee to provide 
advice and information to the Secretary of the Interior through the 
Director of the BLM to consider for managing the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument. The 15-member committee represents a wide 
range of interests including local and state government, 
paleontological and archaeological expertise, the conservation 
community, livestock grazing permittees, Tribal members, developed and 
dispersed recreation interests, private landowners, local business 
owners, and the public at large.
    Planned agenda items for the July meeting include: administrative 
business; introduction of the Oct. 8, 2021, Proclamation 10286, as the 
foundational legal instrument for the management of the Monument; 
presentation of the interim guidance issued by the BLM Dec. 16, 2021, 
as providing interim management direction for land managers, while a 
new Monument management plan is being developed; and the role of the 
guidance in ongoing management. Additional agenda items include 
introduction of the National Landscape Conservation System 15-Year 
Strategy (2010-2025) and how this strategy will apply to Monument 
management, review of the status of BLM efforts toward preparing and 
adopting a science plan for the Monument, and a brief update on other 
ongoing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning within the 
Monument. Planned agenda items for the October

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meeting include identification and discussion of potential issues to 
consider in resource management planning, presentation and discussion 
of the current resource management planning status and future 
milestones, and updates on other ongoing NEPA planning priorities 
within the Monument. Planned agenda items for the December meeting 
include presentation and discussion of the current resource management 
planning status and future milestones, discussion of the alternatives 
development process and the draft environmental impact statement, and 
updates on other ongoing NEPA planning priorities within the Monument.
    A public comment period will be offered during these meetings. 
Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time 
available, the time for individual comments may be limited. Written 
comments may also be sent to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice. All comments received prior to the meeting will 
be provided to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory 
Committee.
    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the 
Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable 
accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.
    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.
    Detailed meeting minutes for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument Advisory Committee meeting will be maintained in the Paria 
River District Office and will be available for public inspection and 
reproduction during regular business hours within 90 days following the 
meeting. Minutes will also be posted to the Grand Staircase-Escalante 
National Monument Advisory Committee web page.
    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Harry Barber,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-13453 Filed 6-22-22; 8:45 am]
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