[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27677-27678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12510]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-079-01-1020-AC]


Resource Advisory Council Meeting, Dillon, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will convene on 
May 31, 2001 at 12 Noon at the U.S. Forest Service Sheridan Work 
Center, 103 North Main, Sheridan, Montana., A field tour of the Garden 
Creek allotment will begin from there and end at Dillon, Montana. This 
area of the Ruby Mountains has recently been assessed for compliance 
with Standards for Rangeland Health. The tour is designed to look at 
areas that are not currently meeting the standards, and discussions on 
the planning process for making changes in the current grazing 
management to initiate progress in meeting the standard will be held on 
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allotment. Some watershed restoration projects in the Stone Creek 
watershed will also be visited on the way to Dillon.
    The meeting will continue at the Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway 
Drive, Dillon, Montana at 8 a.m. on June 1, 2001. A briefing on the 
status of the Dillon Resource Management Plan will be given. Public 
comment will be accepted at 9 a.m.
    Following the public comment session, a field trip to visit an area 
that has been assessed for compliance with the Standards for Rangeland 
Health and found to be meeting the standards will be held. This will 
allow the RAC members to see how the Standards for Rangeland Health are 
being assessed on the ground. The location for this tour will be 
determined later based on weather conditions.
    The meeting is open to the public and written comments can be given 
to the Council. Oral comments may be presented to the Council on June 1 
at 9:00 a.m. The time allotted for oral comment may be limited, 
depending on the number of persons wishing to be heard. Individuals who 
plan to attend and need further information about the meeting, or who 
need special assistance, such as sign language or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact Jean Nelson-Dean, Resource Advisory 
Coordinator, at the Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, 
Montana 59702-3388, telephone 406-533-7617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Powers, Dillon Field Manager, 
406-683-8023 or Jean Nelson-Dean at the above address and telephone 
number.

    Dated: April 27, 2001.
Dave Pacioretty,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-12510 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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