Notice2024-02939
Establishment and Call for Nominations for the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee
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Published
February 13, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) and seeking nominations for individuals to be considered as MAC members.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 10097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02939]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500176898]
Establishment and Call for Nominations for the San Juan Islands
National Monument Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives notice
that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the San Juan Islands
National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) and seeking nominations for
individuals to be considered as MAC members.
DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this MAC must be
submitted no later than February 28, 2024. Nominations for the MAC must
be submitted by March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations for the MAC should be sent to 1103 N Fancher
Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99212; or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83f7e6e7f4e2f1e7f0c3e1efeeade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9febfafbe8feedfbecdffdf3f2b1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>, with a
subject line ``2024 MAC Nominations.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Edwards, BLM Spokane District
Office, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b2f3e3f2c3a293f281b393736753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06726362716774627546646a6b28616970">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: (509) 361-1297. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MAC was established under the authority
of Presidential Proclamation, ``Establishment of the San Juan Islands
National Monument'' (March 25, 2013), to advise the Secretary of the
Interior with respect to the preparation and maintenance of the San
Juan Islands National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP). The
approved RMP and Record of Decision Notice of Availability was
published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023. Therefore, the
MAC has sunset under its original authority. The Secretary of the
Interior determined that the MAC remains an important part of ongoing
management of the San Juan Islands National Monument (Monument), and it
is being established as a discretionary committee under agency
authority in accordance with section 309 of FLPMA, as amended (43
U.S.C. 1739). The BLM is also subject to standards and procedures for
the creation, operation, and termination of BLM resource advisory
councils at 43 CFR 1784.
The MAC will include thirteen representative members to be
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as follows:
(a) One member representing archeological, cultural, and heritage
interests;
(b) One member representing wildlife and ecological interests;
(c) One member representing the interests of a nonprofit
organization whose mission is conservation and/or management of natural
resources, land, or water;
(d) One member representing natural resource management or natural
sciences interests;
(e) One member representing recreation and tourism interests;
(f) One member representing local youth, education, and
interpretation interests;
(g) Two members that have significant cultural or historic
connections to, and knowledge about, the landscape, archeological
sites, or cultural sites connected to the Monument;
(h) One member who holds State, county, or local elected office;
(i) One member representing conservation and/or management of
natural resources, land, or water interests;
(j) One member representing local interests that is a resident of
Lopez Island; and
(h) One member of the public-at-large.
Members will be appointed to the MAC to serve three-year staggered
terms.
Nominating Potential Members: Nominations should include a resume
providing an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications,
including information that would enable the Department of the Interior
to make an informed decision regarding the membership requirements of
the MAC and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a
potential member. Nominees are strongly encouraged to include
supporting letters from employers, associations, professional
organizations, and/or other organizations that indicate support by a
meaningful constituency for the nominee. Please indicate any BLM
permits, leases, or licenses that you hold personally or are held by
your employer.
Members of the MAC serve without compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of business, members engaged in MAC
business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
The MAC will meet approximately two to four times annually, and at
such other times as designated by the Designated Federal Officer.
Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM will issue a press releases
providing additional information for submitting nominations.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the San Juan Islands
National Monument Advisory Committee, is necessary, in the public
interest, and is in connection with the performance of duties imposed
on the Department of the Interior by the Bureau of Land Management
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1739), and other
statutes relating to the administration of the Bureau of Land
Management.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2024-02939 Filed 2-12-24; 8:45 am]
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