2016-17265. Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest 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, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is scheduled to meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The Southwest RAC meeting will be held on August 19, 2016, in Gunnison, Colorado.

ADDRESSES:

The Southwest RAC will meet August 19 at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Building, 275 S. Spruce St., Gunnison, CO 81230. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4 p.m. A public comment period regarding matters on the agenda will occur at 11:30 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shannon Borders, Public Affairs Specialist, 970-240-5300; 2505 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401. 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 Southwest RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues in southwest Colorado. Topics of discussion for all Southwest RAC meetings may include field manager and working group reports, recreation, fire management, land use planning, invasive species management, energy and minerals management, travel management, wilderness, 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 RACs. Each formal RAC meeting also has time, as identified above, allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, the time for individual oral comments may be limited.

Ruth Welch,

BLM Colorado State Director.