[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1942]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-01-134-1610-241A]


Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council 
Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The initial meeting of the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area (CCNCA) Advisory Council will begin at 3 p.m. on 
Thursday, February 14, 2002, at White Hall, 300 North 6th Street, Grand 
Junction, Colorado. The CCNCA was established on October 24, 2000 when 
the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge 
Wilderness Act of 2000 (the Act) was signed by the President. The Act 
required that the CCNCA Advisory Council be established to provide 
advice in the preparation and implementation of the CCNCA management 
plan, which must be completed by October, 2003.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 14, 2002.

ADDRESSES: For further information or to provide written comments, 
please contact Greg Gnesios, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 2815 H 
Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506; Telephone (970) 244-3049; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCNCA Advisory Council will meet on 
Thursday, February 14, 2002, at White Hall, 300 N. 6th Street, Grand 
Junction, Colorado beginning at 3 p.m. The agenda topics for this 
meeting are:
    (1) The election of council officials
    (2) Discussion of rules of engagement
    (3) Definition of roles and responsibilities
    (4) Discussion of planning issues related to the preparation of the 
CCNCA management plan
    (5) Discussion on previous planning efforts in the CCNCA area
    (6) Plan for Advisory Council tour of the CCNCA and future council 
meetings
    (7) Public comment period
    (8) Agenda for next meeting
    CCNCA Advisory Council meetings will be held monthly on the second 
Thursday of each month at the same time and location. The dates for 
these meetings are March 14, 2002; April 11, 2002; May 9, 2002; June 
13, 2002; July 11, 2002; August 8, 2002; September 12, 2002; October 
10, 2002; November 14, 2002 and December 12, 2002.
    Topics of discussion for future meetings will include travel 
management, recreation, land health assessments, fire management, 
mining claims, use authorizations, rights-of-way, grazing, natural 
resource management, wilderness stewardship, the Black Ridge 
communication site, education, cultural resources, wildlife, 
partnerships, interpretation, adaptive management, socioeconomics, and 
other issues as appropriate.
    All meetings will be open to the public and will include a time set 
aside for public comment. Interested persons may make oral statements 
at the meetings or submit written statements at any meeting. Per-person 
time limits for oral statements may be set to allow all interested 
persons an opportunity to speak.
    Summary minutes of all Council meetings will be maintained at the 
Bureau of Land Management Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. They are 
available for public inspection and reproduction during regular 
business hours within thirty (30) days following the meeting. In 
addition, minutes and other information concerning the CCNCA Advisory 
Council, can be obtained from the CCNCA web site at: http://www.co.blm.gov/gjra/ccnca/ccncahome.htm., which will be updated 
following each Advisory Council meeting.

    Dated: December 20, 2001.
Greg Gnesios,
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-1942 Filed 1-25-02; 8:45 am]
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