2016-11326. Notice of Public Meeting for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council

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, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES:

The Southeast Oregon RAC will hold a public meeting Monday, June 13, 2016. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. The agenda will be released online at http://www.blm.gov/​or/​rac/​seorrac.php prior to June 1, 2016. Tentative agenda items for the meeting include: Lands with Wilderness Characteristics (LWC), Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), targeted grazing, Sage-grouse plan implementation, national recreation strategy and more. Any other matters that may reasonably come before the Southeast Oregon RAC may also be addressed. Additionally, the RAC will tour examples of LWCs and WSAs located in the BLM Lakeview District on June 14, 2016. Southeast Oregon RAC LWC subcommittee will meet the morning of Wednesday, June 15, from 8:00 to noon in order to discuss issues pertinent to the subcommittee's intent.

A public comment period will be available during the meeting at a time to be determined. Unless otherwise approved by the Southeast Oregon RAC Chair, the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the Southeast Oregon RAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be extended or altered when the authorized representative considers it necessary to accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be heard regarding matters before the Southeast Oregon RAC.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Lakeview BLM offices, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630. The telephone conference line number for Monday and Wednesday is 1-866-524-6456, Participant Code: 608605.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Moore, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918, [phone] or [e-mail]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 [phone] to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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 Southeast Oregon RAC consists of 15 members chartered and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and general interests. They provide advice to BLM and Forest Service resource managers regarding management plans and proposed resource actions on public land in southeast Oregon. This meeting is open to the public in its entirety. Information to be distributed to the Southeast Oregon RAC is requested prior to the start of each meeting.

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.

Shanes DeForest,

Vale Associate District Manager.