[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10591-10592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6125]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-931-06-1020-00]


New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of council meeting.

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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 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
announces the meeting of the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council 
(RAC). The Meeting will be held on April 18 and 19, 1996 at the Holiday 
Inn Don Fernando de Taos, 1005 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, New Mexico. 
The meeting will start at 7:30 a.m. each day.
    The two day agenda includes two presentations from RAC members, a 
discussion on expectations of this meeting, a discussion on the NM 
rangeland management approach that includes standards for rangeland 
health and guidelines for grazing management, a time for the public to 
address the RAC and development of a draft agenda for the next RAC 
meeting. In addition the RAC will select the location and date for the 
meeting after the Farmington meeting (now set for August 1 and 2, 
1996). The meeting is expected to end on the second day at about 3:00 
p.m.
    The meeting is open to the public. The time for the public to 
address the RAC is on the first day, April 18, 1996, from 3:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. The RAC may reduce or extend the end time of 5:00 p.m. 
depending on the number of people wishing to address the RAC and the 
length of time available. At the completion of the public comments the 
RAC may continue discussion on the

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New Mexico rangeland management approach as time permits.

DATES: The RAC will meet on Thursday, April 18, 1996 from 7:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and on Friday, April 19, 1996, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
The public may address the RAC during the public comment period on 
April 18, 1996 starting at 3:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bob Armstrong, New Mexico State Office, Policy and Planning Team, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1474 Rodeo Road, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 87502-0115, telephone (505) 438-7436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Resource Advisory Council 
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 Council's responsibilities include 
providing advice on long-range planning, establishing resource 
management priorities and assisting the BLM to identify State and 
regional standards for rangeland health and guidelines for grazing 
management.

    Dated: March 8, 1996.
William C. Calkins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-6125 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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