[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17494-17495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07047]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Steens Mountain Advisory Council Public Meeting
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: April 28, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 29, 2016 from
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn, 425 SW. Bluff Drive,
Bend, Oregon. Daily sessions may end early if all business items are
accomplished ahead of schedule, or go longer if discussions warrant
more time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, 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 April 28-29, 2016 session
include: Updates from the Designated Federal Official and the Andrews/
Steens Resource Area Field Manager; discussions regarding projects for
the Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation Plan, inholder access, and
fencing in the No Livestock Grazing
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Area; and regular business items such as approving the previous
meeting's minutes, member round-table, and planning the next meeting's
agenda. Any other matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may
also be addressed. A public comment period is available both days.
Unless otherwise approved by the SMAC Chair, the public comment period
will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the
SMAC for a maximum of five minutes. The public is welcome to attend all
sessions, including the field tour, but must provide personal
transportation.
Rhonda Karges,
Andrews/Steens Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2016-07047 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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