[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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