[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 54536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27095]


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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 December 13 and 14, 2001, with an 
optional Field Trip preceding on Wednesday, December 12. The meeting 
will begin at 8 a.m. and end by 5 p.m. both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hilton Inn, 705 South 
Telshor, Las Cruces, NM 88011.

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 October 3 and 4, 
2001, in Taos, New Mexico, and a check-in from the RAC members. Main 
topics of discussion will be Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use on public 
lands and implementation of the Standards and Guidelines for Grazing. 
Reports from the seven Field Offices and from the two established 
subcommittees will be presented at various times throughout the two day 
meeting. The two established RAC subcommittees may have late afternoon 
or evening meetings on Wednesday, December 12 or on Thursday, December 
13. 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 
Thursday, December 13, 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 Friday, December 14, 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 Friday afternoon. On Friday, December 14, 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: October 10, 2001.
Michelle J. Chavez,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 01-27095 Filed 10-26-01; 8:45 am]
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