[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41075-41076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20204]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-010-1220-00]


Meeting of the Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Meeting of the Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Public Law 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (sec. 309), the Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory 
Council for the Bakersfield District will meet in Bridgeport, 
California.

DATES: August 15-16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Bridgeport Elementary School, 205 Kingsley Street.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12 member Bakersfield Resource Advisory 
Council is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to advise the 
Bureau of Land Management on public land issues. The Council will meet 
on Friday and Saturday, August 15-16, 1997, beginning at 8:00 a.m. both 
days. Agenda items include election of officers, a plan to set 
priorities for the expenditure of range improvement funds, an update on 
the proposal to trade federal oil leases for the Headwaters forest, a 
discussion of RS-2477 rights of way, reports on the role of fire in 
native plant and deer herd management, an update on the draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Healthy Rangelands initiative, 
and an update on the status of proposed recreation fees for BLM lands. 
There will be a field trip Friday afternoon to Bodie State Historic 
Park. A public

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comment period begins at 1 p.m., Saturday, August 16, at which time the 
public may discuss any public land issue. Written comments will be 
accepted during the meeting or at the address below. The entire meeting 
is open to the pubic. Anyone wishing to take part in the field trip 
must provide their own transportation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Mercer, Public Affairs Officer, 
Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308, 
telephone 805-391-6010.

    Dated: July 23, 1997.
John Skibinski,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-20204 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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