2014-09836. Notice of Public Meetings, Northwest Colorado 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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The Northwest Colorado RAC scheduled meetings May 29, August 21 and December 4, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with public comment periods regarding matters on the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. A specific agenda for each meeting will be available prior to the meetings at www.blm.gov/​co/​st/​en/​BLM_​Resources/​racs/​nwrac.html.

ADDRESSES:

The May 29 meeting will be held at the Clarion Inn, 300 South Colorado Highway 13, Craig, CO 61625; the August 21 meeting will be held at the Allington Inn, 215 West Central Ave, Kremmling, CO 80459; and the December 4 meeting will be held at the Springhill Suites, 236 Main St., Grand Junction, CO 81501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652, [phone]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 Northwest Colorado RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues in northwestern Colorado.

Topics of discussion during Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may include management of the Greater Sage-Grouse, working group reports, recreation, fire management, land use planning, invasive species management, energy and minerals management, travel management, wilderness, wild horse herd management, land exchange proposals, cultural resource management and other issues as appropriate. These meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time, as identified above, 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.

Ruth Welch,

BLM Colorado Acting State Director.