[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17382]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000.LXSSH1060000.18X.HAG 18-0138]
Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for the Steens Mountain 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) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) subcommittee will meet as indicated
below.
DATES: The SMAC subcommittee on Public Lands Access, will hold a public
meeting on Thursday, September 27, 2018, and Friday, September 28, at
the Frenchglen School, Highway 205 South, in Frenchglen, Oregon. The
schedule for the two-day meeting is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight
Time on Thursday, September 27, 2018, for a field tour on Steens
Mountain, and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Friday,
September 28, 2018, for a regular business session. A public comment
period will be held from 2-2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018. The
meeting may end early if all business items are accomplished ahead of
schedule, or may be extended if discussions warrant more time.
ADDRESSES: The SMAC subcommittee on Public Lands Access will meet at
the Frenchglen School, Highway 205 South, Frenchglen, Oregon, 97736.
The field tour on Thursday, September 27, 2018, will leave from the
Frenchglen School.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs
Specialist, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738; 541-573-4519;
[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 SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Steens Act) (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 boundaries of the
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA),
recommends cooperative programs and incentives for seamless 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 include, but are not limited to: A field tour on
September 27, 2018 to various areas on Steens Mountain; the annual
recreation program report; review of one or more sections of the Steens
Act; personnel, projects, and litigation update from the Designated
Federal Official; discussion of the Nature's Advocate, LLC, inholder
access Environmental Assessment, only if completed; a report on the
BLM's Outcome-Based Grazing initiative; follow-up on member work
between meetings on public land issues in the CMPA that may be
pertinent to the BLM's capability and authority; a review of land
exchanges, sales and purchases; information sharing about water rights
and how they are issued, prioritized and processed; 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 Subcommittee on Publlic Lands
Access may also be included. All meetings are open to the public. The
final agenda will be posted online at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/steens-mac.
During the public comment period, depending on the number of people
wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limted.
Written comments may be sent to the Burns District office, 28910
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738. 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 that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.
Jeff Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2018-17382 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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