[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 65230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31378]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-910-07-1020-00]


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 a meeting of the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council 
(RAC). The meeting will be held on January 9 and 10, 1997 at the 
Amberely Suites Hotel, 7620 Pan America Freeway, Albuquerque, NM 87109.
    The agenda for the RAC meeting will include agreement on the 
meeting agenda, any RAC comments on the draft summary minutes of the 
last RAC meeting of Oct 10-11, 1996 in Albuquerque, NM., briefing on 
the status of the RAC Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for 
Livestock Grazing NEPA process, and presentations by Bureau of Land 
Management staff and RAC members on various resource concerns.
    The meeting will begin on January 9, 1997 at 8:00 a.m. The meeting 
is open to the public. The time for the public to address the RAC is on 
the Thursday, January 9, 1997, 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. 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.
    The meeting on January 10, 1997, will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. The end time of 4:00 p.m. for the meeting may be changed depending 
on the work remaining for the RAC.

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) 428-7436.

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: November 27, 1996.
William C. Calkins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-31378 Filed 12-10-96; 8:45 am]
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