E9-1896. Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council: Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council: Meeting.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the following advisory committee meeting:

Name: Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (SEORAC).

Time and Date: 1 p.m. February 26, 2009; 8 a.m. February 27, 2009.

Place: Best Western Rory and Ryan Inns, 534 Highway 20 N, Hines, Oregon 97738.

Status: Open to the public.

SUMMARY:

The SEORAC will be briefed on BLM's wild horse and burro program, BLM's sagebrush habitat treatments and the current status of the Oregon Explorer grant. Council members will also provide orientation to new members, conduct chair elections, establish their 2009 annual work plan and meeting schedule, receive organizational updates from designated federal officials, give interest area updates, implement a subgroup establishment process, identify new subgroup members, present active subgroup reports and develop agenda items for the next meeting. Any other matters that may reasonably come before the SEORAC may also be addressed.

The public is welcome to attend all portions of the meeting and may contribute during the public comment period at 11 a.m. on February 27, 2009. Those who verbally address the SEORAC during the public comment period are asked to provide a written statement of their comments or presentation. Unless otherwise approved by the SEORAC chair, the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the SEORAC for a maximum of five minutes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Program information, meeting records and a roster of council members may be obtained from Scott Stoffel, Public Affairs Specialist, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630, [phone]. The meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.blm.gov/​or/​rac/​seorrac-minutes.php when available.

Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Lakeview District BLM at [phone] as soon as possible.

Dated: January 20, 2009.

Carol A. Benkosky,

District Manager.