03-3474. Notice of Public Meeting, John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) John Day Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The meeting will be held February 27, 2003 at the Oxford Inn Suites in Pendleton, OR beginning at 8 a.m. The public comment period will begin at approximately 1 p.m. and the meeting will adjourn at approximately 3 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 15-member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in North East Oregon.

Meeting Topics

The Upcoming National Resource Advisory Council Meeting with BLM Director Kathleen Clarke

RAC Progress Reports

Agency Updates

Blue Mountain Land Exchange/New Planning Rule

Wallowa County Watershed Analysis-Upper Joseph

Subcommitte Updates

Roundtable

Meeting Calendar

Meeting Procedures

All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting will also have time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, tour transportation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Virginia Gibbons at [phone], Prineville Bureau of Land Management, 3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754.

Dated: February 6, 2003.

Ronald Halvorson,

Acting District Manager.