[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58749-58750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29345]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-610-01-1220-AA]


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, December 7, 2001, from 7:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m., and meet in 
formal session on Saturday, December 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
Saturday meeting will be held at the Southwest Performing Arts Theatre, 
Southwest High School, located at 2001 Ocotillo Drive, El Centro, 
California. The Bureau of Land Management is publishing this notice 
without 15 days public notice in order to avoid any additional delays.
    The Council and interested members of the public will assemble for 
a field tour at the parking lot of the Best Western John Jay Inn at 
7:15 a.m. and depart 7:30 a.m. The Inn is located at 2352 S. 4th 
Street, El Centro. Tour stops will include areas within the Northern 
and Eastern Colorado Desert Coordinated Management planning area and 
the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. Presentations and discussions 
will focus on issues being addressed in the Draft Northern and Eastern 
Colorado Desert Coordinated Management Plan and Draft Northern and 
Eastern Mojave Plan, and development of the Draft Imperial Sand Dunes 
Recreation Area Resource Management Plan. The public is welcome to 
participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own 
transportation, drinks, and lunch.
    Agenda items for the Saturday Council meeting will include 
presentations and Council discussions regarding the Draft Northern and 
Eastern Colorado Desert Coordinated Management Plan and the Draft 
Northern and Eastern Mojave Plan, and a summary of public comments for 
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two draft plans, which closed November 1, 2001. The Council also will 
be briefed on the status of the development of the Draft Imperial Sand 
Dunes Recreation Area Resource Management Plan.
    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 end 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, BLM California Desert 
District Public Affairs Specialist, (909) 697-5220.

    Dated: November 8, 2001.
Tim Salt,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-29345 Filed 11-21-01; 8:45 am]
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