2015-15181. 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 and Tuesday, July 13 and 14, 2015. The meeting time and agenda will be announced online at http://www.blm.gov/​or/​rac/​seorrac.php prior to July 9, 2015. A public comment period will be available each day of the session. 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 Harney County Community Center located at 484 N Broadway in Burns, Oregon 97720.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lisa Bryant, BLM Lakeview District Office, 1301 S G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630, [phone], or email [e-mail]. 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, 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. Tentative agenda items for the July 13-14 meeting include: Vale Tri-State Fuels Project; Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Effort; Management recommendations to promote ecological stewardship of public lands, including Lands with Wilderness Character; updates from the Designated Federal Official and other regular business items, such as approving the previous meeting's minutes, member round-table, subgroup reports, and any other matters that may reasonably come before the Southeast Oregon RAC to be addressed. The public is welcome to attend all sessions and this meeting is open 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.

ELynn Burkett,

Lakeview District Manager.