[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24897]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV 910 0777 30]
Notheastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, Sierra Front-
Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, Mojave-Southern
Resource Advisory Council Meeting Location and Time
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Resource Advisory Councils' Meeting Location and Time.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACSA), 5 U.S.C., the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Resource
Advisory Councils in Nevada meeting will be held as indicated below.
The agenda for October 15 begins at 8 a.m. and includes: A welcome and
overview of BLM responsibilities and issues in Nevada; panel
presentations and discussion on issues relating to military use of
public lands, State of Nevada and county issues regarding public lands;
and a panel presentation by other federal land managers in Nevada that
will include Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service managers and
a Native American tribal representative. Other issues concerning public
land management in Nevada may also be discussed during the day.
On October 16 the three Resource Advisory Councils will meet
separately in concurrent sessions to plan their agendas for the coming
year and conduct any unfinished business from previous meetings. They
will also receive updates on a variety of land management issues from
the Field Managers whose jurisdictions each council covers. The three
Councils will reconvene as a combined group at noon for a working
lunch, where each Council will report on their morning planning
sessions and discuss items of mutual interest
All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written
comments to the combined Councils, or to individual Councils. Times
given are approximate and may vary depending on the amount of
discussion. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and
time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
contact the Office of Communications at the Nevada State Office, PO Box
12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, telephone (702) 861-6586.
DATES, TIMES: The time and location of the combined meeting of the
three Nevada Councils is as follows: Northeastern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council, Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Advisory
Council, and Mojave-Southern Advisory Council, BLM Nevada State Office,
1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada, 89502; October 15, 1998,
starting at 8 a.m.; public comments will be at 4:30 p.m.; tentative
adjournment 5 p.m.
The breakout meetings of the three individual Councils will begin
at 8 a.m. October 16, 1998, at the same location as the previous day's
meeting. Public comments will be at 11:45 a.m. in each separate council
meeting. The combined Councils will convene at 12 noon at the same
location. Public comments will be at 1:30 p.m. Tentative adjournment
2:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Simpson, Chief of Communications,
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada, 89502, PO
Box 12000, Reno, Nevada, 89520, telephone (702) 861-6586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Councils is to advise the
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning
management issues, associated with the management of the public lands.
Dated: September 11, 1998.
Jo Simpson,
Chief, Office of Communications, BLM Nevada State Office.
[FR Doc. 98-24897 Filed 9-17-98; 8:45 am]
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