81_FR_89376 81 FR 89139 - Announcement of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee Meeting

81 FR 89139 - Announcement of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

Page Range89139-89139
FR Document2016-29556

Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) advises the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the USGS's participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The Committee, which is comprised of members from academia, industry, and State government, will hold its next meeting by teleconference on January 5, 2017, as specified below. In this meeting, the Committee will review the current activities of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and discuss future priorities.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

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Announcement of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the Scientific Earthquake 
Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) advises the Director of the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the USGS's 
participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The 
Committee, which is comprised of members from academia, industry, and 
State government, will hold its next meeting by teleconference on 
January 5, 2017, as specified below. In this meeting, the Committee 
will review the current activities of the USGS Earthquake Hazards 
Program and discuss future priorities.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST) on 
January 5, 2017. All persons interested in joining the meeting must 
notify Linda Huey ([email protected], tel. 703-648-6712) by 5:00 p.m. EST 
on January 3, 2017, to obtain the information necessary to join the 
teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William Leith, U.S. Geological 
Survey, MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, 
(703) 648-6712, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the Scientific Earthquake 
Studies Advisory Committee are open to the public.

William Leith,
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 237 / Friday, December 9, 2016 / Notices 89139 cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/ identified and discussed in the final DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR action/eis/search. CCP/EIS. National Park Service Background Alexandra Pitts, [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22485; Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest The CCP Process PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Region, Sacramento, California. The National Wildlife Refuge System [FR Doc. 2016–29518 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am] Notice of Inventory Completion: Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, 668dd–668ee), which amended the WI, and Lawrence University, National Wildlife Refuge System Appleton, WI Administration Act of 1966, requires the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Service to develop a CCP for each U.S. Geological Survey ACTION: Notice. national wildlife refuge. The purpose in developing a CCP is to provide refuge SUMMARY: The Wisconsin Historical managers with a 15-year plan for [GX16GG00995TR00] Society and Lawrence University have achieving refuge purposes and completed an inventory of human contributing toward the mission of the Announcement of Scientific remains and associated funerary objects, National Wildlife Refuge System, Earthquake Studies Advisory in consultation with the appropriate consistent with sound principles of fish Committee Meeting Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian and wildlife management, conservation, organizations, and have determined that AGENCY:U.S. Geological Survey, there is a cultural affiliation between the legal mandates, and our policies. In Department of the Interior. human remains and associated funerary addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and ACTION: Notice of meeting. objects and present-day Indian tribes or their habitats, CCPs also evaluate the Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal potential for providing wildlife- descendants or representatives of any SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian dependent recreational opportunities to 503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies organization not identified in this notice the public, including opportunities for Advisory Committee (SESAC) advises that wish to request transfer of control hunting, fishing, wildlife observation the Director of the U.S. Geological of these human remains and associated and photography, and environmental Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the funerary objects should submit a written education and interpretation. We will USGS’s participation in the National request to the Wisconsin Historical review and update the CCP at least Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. Society. If no additional requestors every 15 years in accordance with the The Committee, which is comprised of come forward, transfer of control of the Improvement Act. members from academia, industry, and human remains and associated funerary Klamath Basin Refuges State government, will hold its next objects to the lineal descendants, Indian meeting by teleconference on January 5, tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations The Klamath Basin Refuges consist of 2017, as specified below. In this stated in this notice may proceed. a variety of habitats, including meeting, the Committee will review the DATES: Lineal descendants or freshwater marshes, open water, grassy current activities of the USGS representatives of any Indian tribe or meadows, coniferous forests, sagebrush Earthquake Hazards Program and Native Hawaiian organization not and juniper grasslands, agricultural discuss future priorities. identified in this notice that wish to lands, and rocky cliffs and slopes. These request transfer of control of these DATES: The meeting will be held from human remains and associated funerary habitats support diverse and abundant 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST) on January objects should submit a written request populations of resident and migratory 5, 2017. All persons interested in with information in support of the wildlife, with 433 species having been joining the meeting must notify Linda request to the Wisconsin Historical observed on or near the Refuges. In Huey (lhuey@usgs.gov, tel. 703–648– Society at the address in this notice by addition, each year the Refuges serve as 6712) by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 3, January 9, 2017. a migratory stopover for about three- 2017, to obtain the information ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin quarters of the Pacific Flyway necessary to join the teleconference. Historical Society, 816 State Street, waterfowl, with peak fall concentrations of over 1 million birds. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608) 264–6434, email Jennifer.Kolb@ William Leith, U.S. Geological Survey, NEPA Compliance wisconsinhistory.org. MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6712, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is We are conducting environmental review in accordance with the wleith@usgs.gov. here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing of the Scientific Earthquake Studies 3003, of the completion of an inventory regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), Advisory Committee are open to the of human remains and associated other applicable regulations, and our public. funerary objects under the control of the procedures for compliance with those mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, regulations. The final EIS discusses the William Leith, WI, and in the physical custody of direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Lawrence University, Appleton, WI. The of the alternatives on biological Geologic Hazards. human remains and associated funerary resources, cultural resources, water [FR Doc. 2016–29556 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am] objects were removed from the Rock quality, and other environmental BILLING CODE 4338–11–P Island II site, Door County, WI. resources. Measures to minimize This notice is published as part of the adverse environmental effects are National Park Service’s administrative VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Dec 08, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST) on January 5, 2017. All persons interested in joining the meeting must notify Linda Huey ([email protected], tel. 703-648-6712) by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 3, 2017, to obtain the information necessary to join the teleconference.
ContactDr. William Leith, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648-6712, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 89139 
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