[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 179 (Friday, September 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47959-47961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-229994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Resource Advisory Councils, Meetings
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Resource Advisory Councils--Notice of Meeting Locations and
Times.
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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, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), has established Resource Advisory Councils for the States of
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.
The Councils are: Alaska, Alaska Resource Advisory Council;
Arizona, Arizona Resource Advisory Council; California, Bakersfield
Resource Advisory Council, Susanville Resource Advisory Council, and
Ukiah Resource Advisory Council; Colorado, Front Range Resource
Advisory Council, Northwest Resource Advisory Council, and Southwest
Resource Advisory Council; Idaho, Lower Snake River Resource Advisory
Council, Upper Columbia-Salmon/Clearwater Resource Advisory Council,
and Upper Snake River Resource Advisory Council; Montana/North and
South Dakota, Butte Resource Advisory Council, Lewistown Resource
Advisory Council, Miles City Resource Advisory Council, and Dakotas
Resource Advisory Council; Nevada, Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council, Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council,
and Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council;
New Mexico, New Mexico Resource Advisory Council; Oregon/Washington,
John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, Southeast Oregon Resource
Advisory Council, and Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council;
Utah, Utah Resource Advisory Council; and Wyoming, Wyoming Resource
Advisory Council.
These Councils will provide representative counsel and advice to
BLM on the planning and management of the public lands. Members of
these Councils are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
Concurrent meetings of the Councils will be held on September 21-
22, 1995. The agenda for each meeting includes Council orientation,
prioritization of new business for consideration by each Council,
election of Council officers and decisions on other operational issues,
discussion of new business, and a meeting evaluation.
All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written
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comments to any Council. Each Council meeting will also have time
allocated for hearing public comments. The public comment period for
each meeting is also listed below. Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and the time available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need
further information about the meetings, or need special assistance,
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the External Affairs Office of the
appropriate BLM State Office listed below. Seating at meetings will be
on a first-come basis.
The times and locations of the meetings are as follows:
Alaska
Alaska Resource Advisory Council, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West
3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start time 9
a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1:30 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Alaska State Office, 222 W.
7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, telephone 907-271-5555.
Arizona
Arizona Resource Advisory Council, National Training Center, 9828
North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start time
8 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Arizona State Office, 3707
North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85014-6563, telephone 602-650-0504.
California
Bakersfield District Resource Advisory Council, Holiday Inn Select,
801 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start
time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1 p.m.
California Desert District Resource Advisory Council, BLM
California Desert District Office, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard,
Riverside, CA; 9/21 start time 8 a.m. (NOTE--this is a 1-day meeting);
public comments 9/21 at 11:30 a.m.
Susanville District Resource Advisory Council, Lassen County Office
of Education, 472-013 Johnstonville Road, Susanville, CA; 9/21 start
time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1 p.m.
Ukiah District Resource Advisory Council, BLM Ukiah District
Office, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, CA; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/
22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/21 at 1 p.m.
For additional information, contact the California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, E-2841, Sacramento, California 95825-1889, telephone
916-979-2835.
Colorado
Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council, Howard Johnson's 750
Horizon Drive, Grand Junction, CO; 9/21 start time 9 a.m.; 9/22 start
time 8 a.m.; public comments 9/21 at 4 p.m., 9/22 at 2 p.m.
Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council, BLM Montrose District
Office, 2465 South Townsend, Montrose, CO; 9/21 start time 9:30 a.m.;
9.22 start time 9 a.m.; public comments 9/21 at 3:30 p.m.
Front Range Resource Advisory Council, Pikes Peak Community
College, Corporate Workforce and Economic Development Center, 100 W.
Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO; 9/21 start time 9 a.m.; 9/22
start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/21 at 4 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Colorado State Office, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076, telephone 303-239-
3671.
Idaho
Lower Snake River Resource Advisory Council, 9/21 at Boise State
University, Micron Technology Center, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID,
until the Noon break; beginning at 2 p.m., 9/21, and for the remainder
of the meeting, the Council will convene at the National Interagency
Fire Center, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID; 9/21 start time 9
a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1 p.m.
Upper Columbia-Salmon/Clearwater Resource Advisory Council, 9/21 at
Idaho Panhandle National Forest Supervisor's Office, 3815 Schreiber
Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID, until the Noon break; beginning at 1 p.m., 9/
21, and for the remainder of the meeting, the Council will convene at
the BLM Coeur d'Alene District Office, 1808 N. Third Street, Coeur
d'Alene, ID; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8 a.m.; public
comment 9/22 at 10:30 a.m.
Upper Snake River Resource Advisory Council, BLM Idaho Falls
District Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID; 9/21 start time
9 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 2:15 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Idaho State Office, 3380
Americana Terrace, Boise, Idaho 83706, telephone 208-384-3013.
Montana
Lewiston District Resource Advisory Council, Lewistown Elks Club,
Country Club Road, Lewistown, MT; 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start
time 8 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 3 p.m.
Miles City District Resource Advisory Council, 9/21 at Miles
Community College, 2600 Dickinson, Miles City, MT, until the Noon
break; beginning after lunch 9/21 and for the remainder of the meeting,
the Council will convene at the BLM Miles City District Office,
Garryowen Road, west of Miles City, MT; 9/21 start time 9:30 a.m.; 9/22
start time 8 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 2 p.m.
Butte District Resource Advisory Council, Montana Tech of the
University of Montana, Big Butte/Highlands Rooms, Student Union
Building, 1300 W. Park Street, Butte, MT; 9/21 start time 9 a.m.; 9/22
start time 9 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 1 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Montana State Office, 222
N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, telephone
406-255-2913.
North Dakota
Dakotas District Resource Advisory Council, 9/21 at Consolidated
Telephone Cooperative, 507 South Main Street, Dickinson, ND, until the
Noon break; beginning at 1:30 p.m., 9/21, and for the remainder of the
meeting, the Council will convene at the Gate City Federal Savings
Bank, 204 Sims Street, Dickinson, ND, 9/21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22
start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 2 p.m.
Nevada
Sierra front/Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council,
BLM Nevada State Office, 850 Harvard Way, Reno, NV; 9/21 start time
8:30 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 2 p.m.
Mojave/Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, Las Vegas
District Office, 4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV; 9/21 start time
8:30 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 2 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Nevada State Office, 850
Harvard Way, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006, telephone 702-
785-6586.
New Mexico
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council, USDA Resource Conservation
Building, 6200 Jefferson Street, N.E., Albuquerque, NM; 9/21 start time
8:30 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8:30 a.m.; public comments 9/22 at 9:30 a.m.
For additional information, contact the New Mexico State Office,
1474 Rodeo Drive, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,
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New Mexico 87502-0115, telephone 505-438-7514.
Oregon
Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council, Southeastern Oregon
Resource Advisory Council, and John Day-Snake Resource Advisory
Council, Eastern Oregon State College, 1410 L Avenue, LaGrande, OR; 9/
21 start time 8 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8 a.m.; public comments 9/21 at
3:30 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Oregon State Office, 1515
S.W. 5th Avenue, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, telephone
503-952-6031.
Utah
Utah Resource Advisory Council, Salt Lake Community College, Calvin
Hampton Technology Building, Room 325, 4600 South Redwood Road, Salt
Lake City, UT; 9/21 start time 9 a.m.; 9/22 start time 8 a.m.; public
comments 9/22 at 11 a.m.
For additional information, contact the Utah State Office, 324
South State Street, Suite 301, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-2303,
telephone 801-539-4021.
Wyoming
Wyoming Resource Advisory Council, Conference Complex of the
Laramie County Community College, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne,
WY; 9/21 start time 9 a.m. (NOTE--this is a 1-day meeting); public
comments 9/21 at 4:30 p.m.
For additional information, contact the Wyoming State Office, 2515
Warren Avenue, Cheyenne Wyoming 82003, telephone 307-775-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Wood, Policy Analyst, Office of the Assistant Director for
Resource Assessment and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, Room 5558,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)
208-7013, or Beverly Davis, Regulatory Management Team, Bureau of Land
Management, Room 5617, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
20240, telephone (202) 208-4864.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Councils is to advise the
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning
and management issues associated with the management of the public
lands. The Councils' responsibilities include providing advice to BLM
regarding the preparation, amendment, and implementation of land use
plans; providing advice on long-range planning and establishing
resource management priorities; and assisting the BLM to identify State
or regional standards for ecological health and guidelines for grazing.
Council members represent various industries and interests
concerned with the management, protection, and utilization of the
public lands. These include (a) holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of energy and mining development, the timber industry,
rights-of-way interests, off-road vehicle use, and developed
recreation; (b) representatives of environmental and resource
conservation organizations, archaeological and historic interests, and
wild horse and burro groups; and (c) representatives of State and local
government, Native American tribes, academia involved in the natural
sciences, and the public at large.
Membership includes individuals who have expertise, education,
training, or practical experience in the planning and management of
public lands and their resources and who have a knowledge of the
geographical jurisdiction of the respective Councils.
Dated signed: September 12, 1995.
Bruce Babbit,
Secretary of the Interior
[FR Doc. 95-229994 Filed 9-14-95; 8:45 am]
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