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99-768. Minerals Management Advisory Board Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Scientific Committee (SC); Notice of Vacancies and Request for Nominations
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 2231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-768]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Minerals Management Advisory Board Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Scientific Committee (SC); Notice of Vacancies and Request for
Nominations
The Minerals Management Service is seeking interested and qualified
individuals to serve on its Minerals Management Advisory Board OCS SC
during the period of October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2001. The
initial 2-year term may be renewable for up to an additional 4 years.
The OCS SC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to
advise the Director of the MMS on the appropriateness, feasibility, and
scientific value of the OCS Environmental Studies Program (ESP0 and
environmental aspects of the offshore oil and gas program. This ESP,
which was authorized by the OCS Lands Act as amended (Section 20), is
administered by the MMS and covers a wide range of field and laboratory
studies in biology, chemistry, and physical oceanography, as well as
studies of the social and economic impacts of OCS oil and gas
development. The work is conducted through award of competitive
contracts and interagency and cooperative agreements. The OCS SC
reviews the relevance of the information being produced by the ESP and
may recommend changes in its scope, direction, and emphasis.
The OCS SC comprises distinguished scientists in appropriate
disciplines of the biological, physical, chemical, and socioeconomic
sciences. The selection is based on maintaining disciplinary expertise
in all areas of research, as well as geographic balance. Demonstrated
knowledge of the scientific issues related to OCS oil and gas
development is essential. Selection is made by the Department of the
Interior on the basis of these factors.
Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and resume
within 60 days to: As. Phyllis Clark, Program Specialist, Environmental
Division, Minerals Management Service, 381 Alden Street, Mail Stop
4040, Virginia 20170. She may be reached by telephone on (703) 787-1716
or e-mailed at Phyllis.Clark@1mms.gov.
Dated: January 8, 1999.
Carolita U. Kallaur,
Associate Director for Offshire Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 99-768 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 01/13/1999
- Department:
- Interior Department
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 99-768
- Pages:
- 2231-2231 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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99-768.pdf