[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42432-42433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21219]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-910-1820-00]


Resource Advisory Council Meetings, Montana Councils and Dakotas 
Council; Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), has established four Resource Advisory Councils for the State of 
Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
    The Montana Councils are: Butte Resource Advisory Council, 
Lewistown Resource Advisory Council and Miles City Advisory Council; 
North Dakota and South Dakota: Dakotas Resource Advisory Council.
    These Councils provide representative counsel and advice to BLM on 
the planning and management of public lands. Members of these Councils 
were appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
    Members of the Montana and Dakotas Councils will gather to share 
common issues including travel management, land exchanges, weeds and 
access beginning at 1:00 p.m. September 15 through the afternoon of 
September 16. On September 17, the Montana Councils will hold their 
official meetings. The Dakotas Council will hold its official meeting 
the morning of September 15 and the morning of September 17. The four 
Councils will have their joint discussions at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 
7th Ave., Bozeman, Montana. The individual Montana Councils will hold 
their official meetings at the Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, 
Bozeman, Montana. The September 15 portion of the Dakotas Council 
official meeting will be held at the GranTree and the September 17 
portion of the meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn. The agendas for 
the Council meetings are as follows:

Butte Resource Advisory Council

    The council will convene at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the 
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman, Montana. The main agenda 
topic will be travel management. The public comment period will begin 
at 11:00 a.m.

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Lewistown Resource Advisory Council

    The council will convene at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the 
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane. Agenda items include prairie dog 
issues, management issues on the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River, 
Standards and Guidelines, range improvements, Devil's Kitchen and 
tracts designated for disposal. The meeting will conclude at 3:00 p.m. 
The public comment period will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Miles City Resource Advisory Council

    The council will convene from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon Thursday, 
September 17 at the Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman, 
Montana. The main agenda topic will be travel management. The public 
comment period will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Dakotas Resource Advisory Council

    The council will meet Tuesday at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 7th 
Ave., Bozeman, Montana, September 15 from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. The 
council will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the 
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman, Montana. Agenda items 
include travel management, land exchanges, weeds, joint Resource 
Advisory Council with the Forest Service. Public comment period will 
begin at 9:00 a.m., September 17.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to any Council. Each Council meeting will also have time 
allocated for hearing public comments. The public comment period for 
each meeting is listed above. Depending on the number of persons 
wishing to comment and the time available, the time for individual 
comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need 
further information about the meetings, or need special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretations or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact the Montana State Office, External 
Affairs, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-
6800, telephone, 406-255-2913. Seating at the meetings will be on a 
first-come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Weil, Public Affairs Specialist, 
Office of External Affairs, Montana State Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana, 
59107, telephone (406) 255-2913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Councils 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 Councils' responsibilities include providing advice to BLM 
regarding the preparation, amendment and implementation of land use 
plans; providing advice on long-range planning and establishing 
resource management priorities; and assisting the BLM to identify State 
of regional standards for ecological health and guidelines for grazing.
    Council members represent various industries and interests 
concerned with the management, protection and utilization of the public 
lands. These include (a) holders of Federal grazing permits and 
representatives of energy and mining development, the timber industry, 
rights-of-way interests, off-road vehicle use and developed recreation; 
(b) representatives of environmental and resource conservation 
organizations, archaeological and historic interests, and wild horse 
and burro groups; and (c) representatives of State and local 
government, Native American tribes, academia involved in the natural 
sciences, and the public at large.
    Membership includes individuals who have expertise, education, 
training or practical experience in the planning and management of 
public lands and their resources and who have a knowledge of the 
geographical jurisdiction of the respective Councils.

    Dated: July 31, 1998.
Janet Singer,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 98-21219 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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