96-10645. Notice of a Public Meeting; Montana, MT-060-06-1020-00

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10645]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[Docket No. 4310-DN]


Notice of a Public Meeting; Montana, MT-060-06-1020-00

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown District Office.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lewistown District Advisory Council will meet May 21 and 
22, 1996, at the 7 Lazy P Guest Ranch, north west of Choteau, Montana. 
The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on May 21. The business of the day 
will include reviewing a draft letter to interest groups and 
individuals inquiring of the potential for creating a coordinated 
resource management group concerning oil and gas exploration and 
development along the Rocky Mountain Front; reviewing possible options 
to buy back, abandon, or terminate mineral leases along the Front; and 
a field trip to the area being considered for additional exploration.
    On May 22, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. The topics of the day 
will include standards and guidelines; the council's charter; the Mixed 
Grass Prairie ACEC; mineral exploration proposal in the Bitter Creek 
Wilderness Study Area; black-footed ferret/prairie dog issues; Native 
American participation in council activities; and the nomination 
process for those council positions that expire in 1996.
    There will be a public comment period at 11:30 a.m. on May 22.

DATES: May 21 and 22, 1996.

LOCATION: 7 Lazy P Guest Ranch, northwest of Choteau, Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: District Manager, Lewistown District 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public and there 
will be a public comment period as detailed above.


    Dated: April 16, 1996.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-10645 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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