[Federal Register: November 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 213)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-910-07-1739-NSSI]
Notice of Minor Amendments to the Charter of the Technical
Advisory Panel for the North Slope Science Initiative and Call for
Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office.
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ACTION: Notice of Minor Amendments to the Charter and Call for
Nominations.
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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with section 9(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, Public Law 92-463. Notice
is hereby given that the Charter for the Science Technical Advisory
Panel for the North Slope Science Initiative is amended to reflect the
implementing legislative language in section 348(d), Energy Policy Act
of 2005, establishing the Science Technical Advisory Panel. This
amendment is a minor technical change in accordance with 41 CFR 102-
3.80(1). The North Slope Science Initiative is also seeking nominations
for five, three-year appointments to the North Slope Science Technical
Advisory Panel. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more
persons to serve on the Science Technical Advisory Panel. Individuals
may nominate themselves for Science Technical Advisory Panel
membership.
The purpose of the Science Technical Advisory Panel is to provide
advice on proposed inventory, monitoring and research functions related
to the North Slope Science Initiative.
DATES: Submit nomination packets for positions to the address listed
below no later than 30 days after date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Payne, Executive Director, North
Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State
Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513;
phone (907) 271-3431, or e-mail: John_payne@ak.blm.gov. Additional
information and nomination forms may also be obtained on the North
Slope Science Initiative Web site: http://www.northslope.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The duties of the Science Technical Advisory
Panel are solely advisory to the North Slope Science Initiative
Oversight Group, which will give direction to the Science Technical
Advisory Panel regarding priorities for decisions needed for the
Department of the Interior's management. Duties could include the
following:
a. Advise the Oversight Group on science planning and relevant
research and monitoring projects;
b. Advise the Oversight Group on scientific information relevant to
the Oversight Group's mission;
c. Review selected reports to advise the Oversight Group on their
content and relevance;
d. Review ongoing scientific programs of North Slope Science member
organizations on the North Slope at the request of the member
organizations to promote compatibility in methodologies and
complication of data;
e. Advise the Oversight Group on how to ensure that scientific
products generated through the North Slope Science Initiative
activities are of the highest technical quality;
f. Periodically review the North Slope Science Plan and provide
recommendations for changes to the Oversight Group;
g. Provide recommendations for proposed North Slope Science
Initiative funded inventory, monitoring and research activities to the
Oversight Group;
h. Provide other scientific advice as requested by the Oversight
Group; and,
i. Coordinate with groups and committees appointed or requested by
the Oversight Group to provide science advice, as needed.
Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to
serve on the Science Technical Advisory Panel. Individuals may nominate
themselves for Science Technical Advisory Panel membership. You may
obtain nomination forms from John Payne, Executive Director, North
Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State
Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, or
at http://www.northslope.org. To make a nomination, you must submit a
completed nomination form, letters of reference from the represented
interests or organizations, as well as any other information that
speaks to the nominee's qualifications, to the Executive Director,
North Slope Science Initiative. The Science Technical Advisory Panel is
currently made up of 15 scientists and technical experts from diverse
professions and interests that are serving rotating appointments
ranging from 1 to 3 years. New appointments will be made for three
years. This call for nominations is for five appointments to fill
vacancies for those expiring appointments. Current appointees may be
re-nominated. Nominations may be from scientists and technical experts
from diverse professions and interests, including the oil and gas
industry, subsistence users, Native Alaska entities, conservations
organizations, wildlife management organizations, and academia, as
determined by the Secretary. The specific scientific or technical
expertise the nominee would like to represent should be identified in
the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The Executive
Director will collect the nomination forms and letters of reference and
distribute them to the members of the North Slope Science Initiative
Oversight Group. The Executive Director will then forward recommended
nominations to the Secretary, who has the responsibility for making the
appointments.
Appointees will serve with monetary compensation, but may be
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for
Federal Government employees. The appointment term will be for three
years.
Dated: October 31, 2007.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
State Director.
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