[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5483-5484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2768]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management


National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory 
Board; Establishment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory 
Board; Notice of establishment.

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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-463). Following 
consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby 
given that the Secretary of the Interior has established the National 
Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board.
    The purpose of the Committee will be to advise the Bureau of Land 
Management Vale District Manager regarding policies, programs, and 
long-range planning for the management, use, and further development of 
the Interpretive Center; establish a framework for an enhanced 
partnership and participation between the Bureau and the Oregon Trail 
Preservation Trust; ensure a financially secure, world-class historical 
and educational facility, operated through a partnership between the 
Federal Government and the community, thereby enriching and maximizing 
visitors' experiences to the region; and improve the coordination of 
advice and recommendations from the publics served.
    Members of the Advisory Board will be comprised of the Forest 
Service Wallowa Whitman Forest Supervisor; one member from Trail 
Tenders, Inc.; one member of the Oregon Trail Preservation Trust; one 
member from the business community; one member representing county or 
local elected office; and two members representing the public-at-large.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1620 L Street, N.W. MS 1050, Washington, D.C. 20240, (202) 
452-0377, or Edwin Singleton, Vale District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, 100 Oregon Street, Vale, Oregon 97918, (541) 473-3144. The 
certification of establishment is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the establishment of the National Historic 
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board is necessary and in the 
public interest in connection with the Secretary of the Interior's 
responsibilities to manage the lands, resources, and facilities 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.


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    Date signed: January 29, 1997.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 97-2768 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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