[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55851-55852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27308]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-910-1820-00]


Resource Advisory Council Meetings, Montana Councils and Dakotas 
Council; Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 four Resource Advisory Councils for the States 
of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
    The Montana Councils are: Butte Resource Advisory Council, 
Lewistown Resource Advisory Council and Miles City Resource Advisory 
Council; North Dakota and South Dakota: Dakotas Resource Advisory 
Council.
    These Councils provide representative counsel and advice to the BLM 
on the planning and management of the public lands. Members of these 
Councils were appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
    The Montana and Dakotas Councils will convene jointly at 8 a.m. 
December 11, 1995, for required rangeland ecosystem management 
instruction. December 12, the Councils will reconvene separately. The 
four Councils will meet at the Holiday Inn Billings Plaza Hotel and 
Trade Center, 5500 Midland Road, Billings, Montana. The agendas for the 
Council meetings are as follows:

Butte Resource Advisory Council

    December 11, 1995, rangeland ecosystem management instruction 
beginning at 8 a.m. The Council will reconvene at 8 a.m. Tuesday, 
December 12, for a full day and again at 8 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 
for as much of the day as needed. Agenda items include the Beaverhead 
County cooperative weed program; a discussion of potential effects of 
rangeland standards and guidelines on the ranching industry and public 
land resources; development of a process to identify standards and 
guidelines for rangeland resources in the Butte District; the present 
condition of riparian resources on public land in the Butte District; 
further work on developing a consensus process for decision making; and 
normal housekeeping items and any other new business the Council wishes 
to review. 

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Public comment period will begin at 4 p.m. December 12.

Lewistown Resource Advisory Council

    December 11, 1995, rangeland ecosystem management instruction 
beginning at 8 a.m. The Council will reconvene at 8 a.m. Tuesday, 
December 12. Agenda items include a review of the Council charter; 
election of Council officers; updates on Lonesome Lake, Sweetgrass 
Hills and mining at Zortman; review of questions and answers from the 
September 21, 1995, RAC teleconference; discussion of the Mixed Grass 
Prairie and Little Rocky Mountain ACEC nominations; a meeting 
evaluation; and normal housekeeping items and any other new business 
the Council wishes to review. Public comment period will begin at 11:15 
a.m. December 12.

Miles City Resource Advisory Council

    December 11, 1995, rangeland ecosystem management instruction 
beginning at 8 a.m. The Council will reconvene at 8 a.m. Tuesday, 
December 12, for a full day and again at 8 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 
for as much of the day as needed. Agenda items include a field trip to 
Pompeys Pillar and possibly other sites in the Billings Resource Area 
(weather permitting); prioritizing issues; discussion and decision on 
the need for subgroups; a decision on the need for formal officers 
(with an election possible); and normal housekeeping items and any 
other new business the Council wishes to review. Public comment period 
will begin at 8 a.m. December 13.

Dakotas Resource Advisory Council

    December 11, 1995, rangeland ecosystem management instruction 
beginning at 8:00 a.m. The Council will reconvene at 8:30 a.m., 
Tuesday, December 12, and, if needed to conclude its business, again at 
8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13. Agenda items include Council 
orientation; election of Council officers and decisions on other 
Council operational issues; prioritization of new business for 
consideration; discussion of new business including standards and 
guidelines, land exchanges, and subgroups; a meeting evaluation; and 
normal housekeeping items and any other new business the Council wishes 
to review. Public comment period will begin at 11 a.m., December 12.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to any Council. Each Council meeting will also have time 
allocated for hearing public comments. The public comment period for 
each meeting is listed above. 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 Montana State Office, External 
Affairs, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-
6800, telephone 406-255-2913. Seating at the meetings will be on a 
first-come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Albright, Public Affairs 
Specialist, Office of External Affairs, Montana State Office, Bureau of 
Land Management, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, MT 
59107, telephone (406) 255-2913.

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 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: October 30, 1995.
Larry E. Hamilton,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 95-27308 Filed 11-2-95; 8:45 am]
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