[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36563-36564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17641]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-931-06-1020-00]
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Council Meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), announces the meeting of the New Mexico Resource Advisory
Council (RAC). The meeting will be held on August 1 and 2, 1996 at the
Best Western Inn and Suites, 700 Scott Avenue, Farmington. In addition
on August 3, 1996 there is an attendance optional field tour in the
Farmington area for RAC members. The two day agenda for the RAC meeting
includes a discussion of the results of scoping meetings on the New
Mexico RAC Draft Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for
Livestock Grazing (S&G), development of revisions to the S&G as needed,
a time for the public to address the RAC and selection of the location
and date for the next RAC meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
The time for the public to address the RAC is on the first day, August
1, 1996, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The RAC may reduce or extend the
end time of 5:00 p.m. depending on the number of people wishing to
address the RAC and the length of time available. The length of time
available for each person to address the RAC will be established at the
start of the public comment period and will depend on how many people
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there are that wish to address the RAC. At the completion of the public
comments the RAC may continue discussion on its Agenda items.
DATES: The RAC will meet on Thursday, August 1, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. and on Friday, August 2, 1996, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The public may address the RAC during the public comment period on
August 1, 1996 starting at 3:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bob Armstrong, New Mexico State Office, Policy and Planning Team,
Bureau of Land Management, 1474 Rodeo Road, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87502-0115, telephone (505) 438-7436.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Resource Advisory
Council is to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on
a variety of planning and management issues associated with the
management of public lands. The Council's responsibilities include
providing advice on long-range planning, establishing resource
management priorities and assisting the BLM to identify State and
regional standards for rangeland health and guidelines for grazing
management.
Dated: July 5, 1996.
William C. Calkins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-17641 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]
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