[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16480-16481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8280]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-220-09-1060-00-241A]
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that the Wild
Horse and Burro Advisory Board will conduct a meeting on matters
pertaining to management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses
and burros on the Nation's public lands.
DATES: The advisory board will meet Thursday, April 22, 1999, from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, and on Friday, April 23, 1999, from 8 a.m.
to 12 noon local time.
The BLM is sponsoring a Population Viability Forum in conjunction
with the advisory board meeting. The forum is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 21, 1999, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.
Submit written comments pertaining to the advisory board meeting no
later than close of business April 30, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The advisory board will meet at the Fort Collins Marriott,
350 East Horsetooth Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525. The forum will
take place at the same location.
Send written comments pertaining to the advisory board meeting to
Bureau of Land Management, WO-610, Mail Stop 406 LS, 1849 C Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20240. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
electronic access and filing address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Knapp, Wild Horse and Burro
Public Affairs Specialist, (202) 452-5176. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern
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Daylight Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Meeting
Under the authority of 43 CFR part 1784, the Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board advises the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of
the BLM, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief, Forest Service,
on matters pertaining to management and protection of wild, free-
roaming horses and burros on the Nation's public lands. The tentative
agenda for the meeting is:
Thursday, April 22, 1999
--Rangeland ecology and management review;
--Historical perspective of rangeland management;
--the BLM planning process and review of National Environmental Policy
Act requirements;
--Management perspectives;
--Rangeland management issue identification;
--Public comment.
Friday, April 23, 1999
--Old Business: cost analysis for holding and training facilities; cost
analysis for gelding policy; fee reduction/fee structure;
immunocontraception guildelines; Strategic Plan; the Nevada Commission
Plan;
--Advisory board recommendations;
The tentative agenda for the forum is:
Wednesday, April 21, 1999
--Session 1: Resource definition and management goals for conservation;
--Session 2: Effective genetic population size versus minimum viable
population;
--Session 3: Data generation for population viability analysis of
demographic, genetic and ecological modeling efforts;
--Session 4: Practical application of population viability analysis
models.
The meeting and forum are open to the public. The advisory board
will take detailed minutes of the meeting while the BLM will take
detailed minutes of the forum. The BLM will make the minutes available
to interested parties who contact the individual listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The meeting sites are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
An individual with a disability who will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the hearing, such as interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format, must
notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT two
weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although the BLM will attempt
to meet a request received after that date, the requested auxiliary aid
or service may not be available because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
Under the Federal advisory committee management regulations (41 CFR
101-6.1015(b)), the BLM is required to publish in the Federal Register
notice of a meeting 15 days prior to the meeting date.
II. Public Comment Procedures
Members of the public may make oral statements to the advisory
board on April 22, 1999, at the appropriate point in the agenda, which
is anticipated to occur at 4:30 p.m. local time. Persons wishing to
make statements should register with the BLM by noon on April 22, 1999,
at the meeting location. Depending on the number of speakers, the
advisory board may limit the length of presentations. At previous
meetings, presentations have been limited to three minutes in length.
Speakers should address specific wild horse and burro-related topics
listed on the agenda. Speakers must submit a written copy of their
statement to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section or bring a
written copy to the meeting.
Participation in the advisory board meeting is not a prerequisite
for submittal of written comments. The BLM invites written comments
from all interested parties. Your written comments should be specific
and explain the reason for any recommendation. The BLM appreciates any
and all comments, but those most useful and likely to influence
decisions on management and protection of wild horses and burros are
those that are either supported by quantitative information or studies
or those that include citations to and analysis of applicable laws and
regulations. Except for comments provided in electronic format,
speakers should submit two copies of their written comments where
feasible. The BLM will not necessarily consider comments received after
the time indicated under the DATES section or at locations other than
that listed in the ADDRESSES section.
In the event there is a request under the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) for a copy of your comments, we intend to make them
available in their entirety, including your name and address (or your
e-mail address if you file electronically). However, if you do not want
us to release your name and address (or e-mail address) in response to
a FOIA request, you must state this prominently at the beginning of
your comment. We will honor your wish to the extent allowed by law. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be released in their entirety, including names and
addresses (or e-mail addresses).
Electronic Access and Filing Address
Speakers may transmit comments electronically via the Internet to:
Mary__ K[email protected] or [email protected]. Please include the
identifier ``WH&B'' in the subject of your message and your name and
address in the body of your message.
Dated: March 31, 1999.
Henri Bisson,
Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning.
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