[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13871-13872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7735]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-030-06-1610-00-1784]


Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meetings

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; Resource Advisory Council Meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C.), notice is hereby given that the Southwest Colorado Resource 
Advisory Council (SW RAC) will meet on Thursday, April 11, 1996, at the 
Delta County Courthouse in Delta, Colorado, and on Thursday, May 9, 
1996, at the Log Cabin in Norwood, Colorado.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Thursday, April 11, 1996, and on 
Thursday, May 9, 1996. Both meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 
4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: For further information, contact Roger Alexander, Bureau of 
Land Management, Montrose District Office, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, 
Montrose, Colorado 81401; Telephone 970-249-7791; TDD 970-249-4639.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The April 11, 1996, meeting is scheduled to 
begin at 9:00 a.m. in Room 234, Delta County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, 
Delta, Colorado. The agenda for the morning will include an update on 
the development of standards for rangeland health and guidelines for 
livestock grazing (S&Gs), a presentation on the environmental analysis, 
land use planning, and public participation components of the S&G 
process, and time will be provided to address additional issues 
identified by advisory council members or members of the public 
attending the meeting. The afternoon session will consist of a field 
trip to demonstrate how the S&Gs will be used in the management of the 
public lands. The public is invited to attend both the morning session 
and the field trip. Field trip participants must provide their own 
lunch, water, and transportation (four wheel drive or high clearance 
vehicles are necessary).
    The May 9, 1996, meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. in the 
Log Cabin, 1120 Lucerne, Norwood, Colorado. The morning agenda will 
focus on collaborative planning efforts, and time will be provided to 
address additional issues identified by advisory council members or 
members of the public attending the meeting. The afternoon session will 
consist of a field trip to key locations within the San Miguel River 
Area of Critical Environmental Concern/Special Recreation Management 
Area. The public is invited to attend both the morning session and the 
field trip. Field trip participants must provide their own lunch, 
water, and transportation.
    All Resource Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. 
Interested persons may make oral statements to the Council, or written 
statements may be submitted for the Council's consideration. Depending 
on the number of persons wishing to make oral statements, a per-person 
time limit may be established by the Montrose District Manager.
    Summary minutes for the Council meeting will be maintained in the 
Montrose District Office and will be available for public inspection 
and reproduction during regular business hours within thirty (30) days 
following the meeting.


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    Dated: March 25, 1996.

Mark W. Stiles,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96-7735 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]

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