[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24532]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-610-09-0777-42]


Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 
and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the 
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will 
participate in a field tour of the BLM-administered public lands on 
Friday, October 20, 2000, from 8:00 a.m to 4 p.m., and meet in formal 
session on Saturday, October 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Saturday 
meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located 
at 220 East Mountain View, Barstow, California.
    The Council and interested members of the public will assemble for 
the field tour at the Holiday Inn parking lot at 7:45 a.m. and depart 
at 8 a.m. The hotel is located at 1511 East Main Street in Barstow. 
Tour stops will include sites along Route 66, Amboy Crater, Cadiz Land 
Company for a discussion on the proposed Cadiz-Metropolitan Water 
District (MWD) Groundwater and Dry-Year Supply Program, Camp Essex 
(Patton Camp), and Goffs. Members of the public are welcome to 
participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own 
transportation, drinks, and lunch.
    The Council will meet in formal session on Saturday. Agenda items 
will include updates/briefings on the BLM National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Management Strategy, Route 66, and the California Desert District 
Recreation Fee District Policy. At 1:00 p.m. discussions will focus on 
the proposed Cadiz-MWD Groundwater Storage Project. The Council meeting 
also will serve as a public meeting during which BLM will accept and 
record public comment regarding the proposed project. Members of the 
public must register with the Council Chairman to speak. The time 
allotted each speaker will be based upon the number of people who 
register to speak.
    All Desert District Advisory Council meetings are open to the 
public. Time for public comment may be made available by the Council 
Chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and is 
scheduled at the beginning of the meeting for topics not on the agenda.
    Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the 
California Desert District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land 
Management, Public Affairs Office, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, 
Riverside, California 92507-0714. Written comments also are accepted at 
the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, 
will be incorporated into the minutes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doran Sanchez at (909) 697-5220, BLM 
California Desert District External Affairs.

Tim Salt,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-24532 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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