[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 241 (Friday, December 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 65594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31633]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(CO-030-07-1820-00-1784)


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 USC), 
notice is hereby given that the Southwest, Northwest, and Front Range 
Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) will hold a joint meeting on 
Thursday, January 9, 1997, at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, Colorado.
    In addition to the joint RAC meeting, each RAC will also be holding 
individual meetings at BLM's Colorado State Office: the Southwest RAC 
will meet on January 9 and 10, 1997, and the Northwest and Front Range 
RACs will meet on January 10, 1997.
    The Front Range RAC meeting originally scheduled for January 16, 
1997, in Canon City, Colorado, has been cancelled.

DATES: The joint RAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, 
January 9, 1997. The Southwest RAC meeting is scheduled for the morning 
of Thursday, January 9, 1997, and the morning of Friday, January 10, 
1997. The Northwest and Front Range RAC meetings are scheduled for the 
morning of Friday, January 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: For additional information on the joint RAC meeting or the 
Southwest RAC, contact Roger Alexander at 970-240-5335 (TDD 970-240-
5366). For information about the Northwest RAC, contact Lynda Boody at 
970-244-3000 (TDD 970-244-3011). For information about the Front Range 
RAC, contact Ken Smith at 719-269-8553 (TDD 719-269-8597).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The joint RAC meeting on January 9, 1997, 
will begin at 1:00 pm in the 4th floor conference room in the BLM 
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield, Lakewood, Colorado (at the I-
70/32nd Street exit). The agenda will include general information 
sharing and summaries of current issues and areas of concerns by each 
RAC, guest speakers (subject to availability), and public comments. The 
meeting is scheduled to end at 5:00 pm.
    The Southwest RAC meeting will begin at 9:00 am, Thursday, January 
9, 1997, and recess at 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held in one of 
the conference rooms at BLM's Colorado State Office, and the agenda 
will focus on user fees and recreation management. The Southwest RAC 
meeting will reconvene at 9:00 am, Friday, January 10, 1997 and end at 
12:00 noon.
    The Northwest RAC meeting will begin at 8:00 am, Friday, January 
10, 1997, and end at 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held in one of the 
conference rooms at BLM's Colorado State Office, and the Northwest RAC 
will break out into three subgroups to discuss prescribed fire 
management, recreation management, and land exchanges.
    The Front Range RAC meeting will begin at 8:30 am, Friday, January 
10, 1997, and end at 2:30 pm. The meeting will be held in one of the 
conference rooms at BLM's Colorado State Office, and the agenda will 
focus on developing recreation guidelines.
    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 Designated Federal Officer.
    Summary minutes for Council meetings are made available to the 
public within thirty (30) days following each meeting. Please contact 
one of the above RAC coordinators to obtain copies of the minutes.

    Dated: December 5, 1996.
Mark W. Stiles,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-31633 Filed 12-12-96; 8:45 am]
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