[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-050-1020-PG: GP2-0119]


Notice of Public Meeting, John Day/Snake Resource Advisory 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) John Day 
Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The first meeting will be held September 3, 2002 as a tour 
starting at the Ukiah Ranger Station, Ukiah, OR. On September 4, 2002 
the RAC will meet at the Oxford Inn Suites in Pendleton, OR beginning 
at 8 a.m. The second meeting will be held on December 3 and 4, 2002 at 
the Oxford Inn Suites in Pendleton, OR, beginning at 8 a.m. both days. 
The public comment period will begin at approximately 1 p.m. on 
September 4, 2002 and December 3, 2002. All meetings will adjourn at 
approximately 3 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member Council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of 
planning and management issues associated with public land management 
in North East Oregon.
    At the two meetings, topics we plan to discuss include:

Off-Highway Vehicle Subgroup--Issue ID/Field Trip
Hells Canyon, Blue Mountain and Noxious Weed Subgroups--Membership 
Approval/Review
Sage Grouse Subgroup--Identify statewide rep; primary & secondary 
members
JDS RACE/EO RAC--What affects both
National Fire Plan--Native Seeds
Agency Updates
Meeting Procedures
Winter Meetings/Information Sharing

    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting will also have 
time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of 
persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual 
oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation, tour 
transportation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
BLM as provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Gibbons at (541) 416-6700, 
Prineville Bureau of Land Management, 3050 NE. Third Street, 
Prineville, OR 97754.

    Dated: August 12, 2002.
A. Barron Bail,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-21052 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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