[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2969-2970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00847]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Meetings
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain
Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:
DATES: January 29, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and January 30, 2015
from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns
District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon. Daily sessions
may end early if all business items are accomplished ahead of schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines,
Oregon 97738, (541) 573-4519, or email [email protected]. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 to contact the
above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399). The SMAC provides representative counsel
and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management
of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Area; recommends cooperative programs and
incentives for landscape management that meet human needs; and advises
the BLM on maintenance and improvement of the ecological and economic
integrity of the area. Agenda items for the January 29-30 session may
include a discussion on the Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation
Plan subalternative B and obscure routes analysis; an update regarding
the Sage Grouse Resource Plan Amendments and the Fire and Invasives
Assessment Team progress; a potential brainstorming session on creative
solutions to implement the Steens Management Cooperative Management and
Protection Act; a potential discussion on juniper marketing and
development opportunities; and, regular business items such as
approving the previous meeting's minutes, member round-table, the
Designated Federal Official's update, and planning the next meeting's
agenda. A public comment period will be available each day of each
meeting. The public is welcome to attend all sessions. Unless otherwise
approved by the SMAC Chair, the public comment period will last no
longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address
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the SMAC for a maximum of five minutes.
Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2015-00847 Filed 1-20-15; 8:45 am]
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