North Slope Science Initiative
c/o Bureau of Land Management
222 West Seventh Avenue, #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504
FAX: 907-271-4596
Instructions for Applying or Nominating an Individual to Serve as a
Member of the Science Technical Advisory Panel,
North Slope Science Initiative
1. Before completing the Nomination Form, first read the
Federal Register Notice
dated
October 25, 2017 and review the following Membership Criteria to ensure that they are
met by the applicant or nominee.
Membership Criteria: The Science Technical Advisory Panel shall consist of a
representative group of not more than 15 scientists and technical experts from diverse
professions and interests, including the oil and gas industry, subsistence users, Alaska Native
entities, conservation organizations, and academia, as determined by the Secretary of the
Interior. Nominees must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the Arctic in their
field of expertise. Members will be selected to exercise their own individual best judgment
on behalf of the Federal Government based on their technical expertise in one or more of the
following areas: North Slope traditional and local knowledge, landscape ecology, petroleum
engineering, civil engineering, geology, botany, hydrology, limnology, habitat biology,
wildlife biology, restoration science, biometrics, sociology, cultural anthropology,
economics, ornithology, oceanography, fisheries biology, climatology, or other relevant areas
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of expertise
.
2. A Nomination Package consists of a completed Nomination Form and at least one
Reference Letter from someone knowledgeable of the nominee’s technical expertise.
3. Send your Nomination Package to the following address or FAX number:
North Slope Science Initiative
c/o Bureau of Land Management
222 West Seventh Avenue, #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504
FAX: 907-271-4596
Do not send your nomination form as an email attachment.
The deadline for the NSSI to receive all public nominations/applications for
membership on the panel is November 24, 2017.
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Advisory committee members appointed for this purpose are designated as a “special Government employee”
(SGE) or a “regular Government employee” (RGE, for selectees / members who currently serve as an executive
branch employee) with respect to Federal executive branch ethics provisions. For more information, see link below
to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
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