[Federal Register: September 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 173)]
[Notices]
[Page 52952]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget;
Intent To Reestablish the Joint Fire Science Program Stakeholder
Advisory Group Charter and Call for Non-Federal Nominations
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and
Budget, Interior.
ACTION: Second call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
intend to reestablish the Charter for the Joint Fire Science Program
Stakeholder Advisory Group. This is the second notice soliciting
nominations for new members for the Group. Individuals nominated under
the previous Federal Register published July 16, 2003 (Vol. 68, No.
136) should not resubmit materials. The Group advises the Secretaries
through the Governing Board of the Joint Fire Science Program
concerning research priorities on wildland fuels issues, post-fire
emergency stabilization and rehabilitation practices, restoration of
fire-adapted ecosystems, and fire management procedures on lands
administered by Interior and Agriculture. The Joint Fire Science
Program provides scientific information and tools to support the
wildland fire management program.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted to the address listed below
September 29, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Submit all nominations to Dr. Bob Clark, Joint Fire Science
Program Manager, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development
Ave., Boise, Idaho 83705.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bob Clark, Joint Fire Science
Program Manager, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development
Ave., Boise, Idaho 83705, (208) 387-5349. Internet: Bob_
Clark@nifc.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Joint Fire Science Program was
established in 1998 to provide scientific information and tools in
support of the wildland fire management program. Since its inauguration
the Program has funded 220 research projects. The results of completed
projects are made available to field offices to provide guidance for
wildland fire management, and fuels treatment and rehabilitation
project planning. All program projects require scientist-manager
partnerships along with a strong emphasis on technology transfer.
The Stakeholder Advisory Group will consist of not more than 15
members, 5 Federal and 10 nonfederal. This call for nominations will
establish the nonfederal membership on the Group. Group membership will
be balanced in terms of categories of interest and geographic regions
represented. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more
persons to serve on the Joint Fire Science Program Stakeholder Advisory
Group. Individuals may also nominate themselves for Group membership.
All nomination letters should include the name, address,
profession, relevant biographic data, and reference sources for each
nominee, and should be sent to the address in the ADDRESSES section.
Letters of support should be from interests or groups that nominees
claim to represent. This material will be used to evaluate nominees'
expertise and qualifications for advising the Secretaries on matters
pertaining to research into wildland fuels problems, implementation of
strategies and solutions for managing increasing fuel loadings, and
post fire rehabilitation on federally administered wildlands.
Nominations may be made for the following categories of interest:
Wildland fire suppression and operations
Prescribed fire management
Air quality and smoke management
Burned area emergency stabilization and rehabilitation
Fire ecology and ecosystem restoration
Forest and woodland management
Rangeland management
Wildlife Management
Soil and water management
Conservation
Social science and economics
Modeling and remote sensing
Tribal government
State or local agencies
Public at large
Each Stakeholder Advisory Group Member will be appointed to serve a
2-year term. Terms will be staggered to maintain continuity on the
Group. Initially, appointment terms for half of the non-federal members
will be for three years. At the end of the member' term, the member may
continue to serve at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior
and Secretary of Agriculture for an interim period, which will not
exceed 120 days, in order to ensure continuity on the Stakeholder
Advisory Group.
Members will serve without salary, but non-federal members will be
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for
Government employees. The Group will meet at least twice annually.
Additional meetings may be called in connection with special needs for
advice. The Department of the Interior's Director, Office of Wildland
Fire Coordination will be the Designated Federal Officer who will call
meetings of the Group. This notice is published in accordance with
section 9 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972
(5 U.S.C. App.).
Dated: August 28, 2003.
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the
Interior.
[FR Doc. 03-22780 Filed 9-5-03; 8:45 am]