[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15585]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB00000.L10200000. BS0000. LXSSH1060000.18X.HAG 18-0088]
Notice of Public Meetings for the Southeast Oregon Resource
Advisory Council
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
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM),
Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated
below:
DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will take a field tour on Tuesday,
August 7, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and meet on Wednesday, August
8, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The public
comment period on Wednesday, August 8, will be from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Participants in the Tuesday, August 7, 2018, field tour will
depart from the Lakeview Interagency Office, 1301 S G Street, Lakeview,
Oregon 97630, at 8:00 a.m. The Wednesday, August 8, 2018, public
meeting will be held at the Lakeview Interagency Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs
Officer, 1301 S G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630; 541-947-6237;
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1 (800) 877-8339
to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS
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 15-member Southeast Oregon RAC was
chartered and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse
perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and general
interests. They provide advice to the BLM, and as needed the Forest
Service, resource managers regarding management plans and proposed
resource actions on public land in southeast Oregon. All meetings are
open to the public in their entirety. Information to be distributed to
the RAC is requested prior to the start of each meeting.
The August 7 field trip will consist of a tour of lands with
wilderness characteristics, and existing Wilderness Study Areas in
preparation for the RAC to participate in the Lakeview Resource
Management Plan Amendment process. Members of the public who want to
participate in the field tour must provide their own transportation.
Agenda items for the Wednesday, August 8, meeting include possible
management approaches for areas identified by the BLM as lands with
wilderness characteristics for a formal recommendation by the Southeast
Oregon RAC as part of the Lakeview District's Resource Management Plan
Amendment process, development of cross-boundary fuel breaks to protect
against wildfire, potential agency changes to sage grouse management,
and any other business that may reasonably come before the RAC. A final
agenda will be posted online at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac at least one week prior to the meeting.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comments, please be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2
Holly Orr,
Acting Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2018-15585 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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