[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 52 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14314-14315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6526]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-040-00-1040-AE]


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

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ACTION: Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Advisory Committee 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the next meeting of 
the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Advisory Committee 
Meeting. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide informed 
advice to the Safford Field Manager on management of public lands in 
the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area. The committee meets 
as needed, generally between two and four times a year.
    The meeting will begin at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Safford Field Office on April 7, 2000, commencing at 8:00 a.m. The 
meeting will consist of a two-day float trip down the Gila River within 
the Gila Box RNCA boundary to observe the compliance on vehicle 
closures within the Gila River corridor, livestock management, and 
discuss management of the recently acquired property at the confluence 
of Eagle Creek and the Gila River. A public comment period will be 
provided from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the Old Safford Bridge boat put 
in site prior to departing for the float trip. The public is invited to 
participate on the float trip but must provide their own transportation 
to and from the field, rafting equipment, and personal gear. The field 
trip will depart at 8:00 a.m. on April 7, 2000 from the BLM Safford 
Field Office and arrive back at the BLM Safford Field Office at 4:00 
p.m. on April 8, 2000.

DATE: Meeting will be held on April 7, 2000 starting at 8:00 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Collins, Gila Box NCA Project 
Coordinator, Safford Field Office, 711 14th Ave., Safford AZ 85546, 
Telephone (520) 348-4400.

    Dated: February 29, 2000.
Frank L. Rowley,
Acting Safford Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-6526 Filed 3-15-00; 8:45 am]
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