[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20434]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-910-01-1020-PG]


New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of council meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 
Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), announces a meeting of the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council 
(RAC). New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meetings are planned in 
conjunction with the representative of the Governor of the State of New 
Mexico; the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 3 and 4, 2001, with an 
optional Field Trip following on Friday, October 5. The meeting will 
begin at 8 a.m. and end by 5 p.m. both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sagebrush Inn at 1508 
Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571.

AGENDA: The draft agenda for the RAC meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 
includes agreement on the meeting agenda, any RAC comments on the draft 
minutes of the last RAC meeting which was held on June 6 through 8, 
2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a check-in from the RAC members.
    Reports from the seven Field Offices and from the three established 
Subcommittees will be presented at various times throughout the two day 
meeting. The meeting will serve as an orientation for new members. 
Information on past topics will be shared to bring them up to date.
    The three established RAC Subcommittees may have late afternoon or 
evening meetings on Wednesday, October 3 or on Thursday, October 4. The 
exact time and location of possible Subcommittee meetings will be 
established by the Chairperson of each Subcommittee and be available to 
the public at the front desk of the hotel on those two days. The 
meeting is open to the public, and starting at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 
October 3, 2001, there will be an additional 15 minute Public Comment 
Period for members of the public who are not able to be present to 
address the RAC during the regular two hour Public Comment Period on 
Thursday, October 4 from 10 a.m to 12 noon. The RAC may reduce or 
extend the end time of 12 noon depending on the number of people 
wishing to address the RAC.
    A RAC assessment of the current meeting and development of draft 
agenda items and selection of a location for the next RAC meeting will 
take place Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, October 4, the ending time 
of the meeting may be changed depending on the work remaining for the 
RAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary White, New Mexico State Office, 
Office of External Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, 1474 Rodeo Road, 
P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, telephone (505) 438-
7404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Resource Advisory Council 
is to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 
variety of planning and management issues associated with the 
management of public lands. The Council's responsibilities include 
providing advice on long-range planning, establishing resource 
management priorities and assisting the BLM to identify State and 
regional standards for rangeland health and guidelines for grazing 
management.

    Dated: July 30, 2001.
Richard Whitley,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 01-20434 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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