[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 159 (Thursday, August 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42440-42441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20812]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[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 
(BLM), announces two meetings of the New Mexico Resource Advisory 
Council (RAC). The first meeting will be held on September 19 and 20, 
1996 and if needed the second meeting will be held on October 10 and 
11, 1996.
    The first meeting on September 19 and 20, 1996 will be at the 
Amberely Suites Hotel, 7620 Pan America Freeway, Albuquerque, NM 87109.
    The agenda for the first RAC meeting is a continuation of the 
August 1 and 2, 1996 meeting at Farmington, NM and includes discussion 
of the results of scoping comments on the New Mexico RAC Draft 
Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing 
(S&G), development of revisions to the S&G as needed and a time for the 
public to address the RAC. The meeting is open to the public. The time 
for the public to address the RAC is on Thursday, September 19, 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. The length of time available for 
each person to address the RAC will be established at the start of the 
public comment period and will depend on how many people there are that 
wish to address the RAC. At the completion of the public comments the 
RAC may continue discussion on its Agenda items.
    If needed a second meeting is scheduled for October 10 and 11, 1996 
to continue RAC deliberations on the S&G's. This meeting will be held 
at the Best Western Fred Harvey, 2910 Yale Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 
87106.
    The agenda for the second RAC meeting is again the continuation of 
the August 1 and 2, 1996 meeting at Farmington, NM and includes 
discussion of the results of scoping comments on the New Mexico RAC 
Draft Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock 
Grazing (S&G), development of revisions to the S&G as needed and a time 
for the public to address the RAC. The meeting is open to the public. 
The time for the public to address the RAC is on Thursday, October 10, 
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. The length of time available 
for each person to address the RAC will be established at the start of 
the public comment period and will depend on how many people there are 
that wish to address the RAC. At the completion of the public comments 
the RAC may continue discussion on its Agenda items.

DATES: The first RAC meeting will be on Thursday September 19, 1996 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Friday, September 20, 1996, from 
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If needed the second RAC meeting will be on 
Thursday October 10, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Friday, 
October 11, 1996, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The end time of 4:00 p.m. 
for both the first and second meetings may be changed depending on the 
work remaining to be completed by the RAC. The public may address the 
RAC during the public comment period for the first meeting on Thursday 
September 19, 1996 starting at 3:00 p.m. If the second meeting is 
needed the

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public may also address the RAC during the public comment period for 
the second meeting on Thursday October 10, 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: August 9, 1996.
Richard A. Whitley,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-20812 Filed 8-14-96; 8:45 am]
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