[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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