[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23775]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-02-1020-PG]


Notice of Public Meeting, New Mexico 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) New Mexico 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 28-30, 2002, at the Philmont 
Scout Ranch, NM. Orientation for new members will take place on October 
28 beginning at 8 a.m. An optional Field Trip is planned for the 
afternoon of the 28th to CS Ranch and a tour of the Ponil Fire. The 
regularly scheduled meeting will take place on October 29-30 beginning 
at 8 a.m. The meeting will adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. both days. 
The three established RAC subcommittees will meet in the late afternoon 
or evening on Tuesday, October 29. The public comment period will begin 
at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 30, and end at 12 noon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Herrera, RAC Coordinator, New 
Mexico State Office, Office of External Affairs, Bureau of Land 
Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115, (505) 438-7517.

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 New Mexico. At this meeting, topics we plan to discuss include:

Orientation for new members
Fire prevention on public lands and watershed conditions
BLM strategy for ensuring public land management is consistent with 
current science and public land health standards
BLM's policy and regulations on grass reserves
Otero Mesa lessons
Future collaboration for upcoming environmental impact statements and 
Resource Management Plans

    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. New Mexico RAC meetings are coordinated 
with the representative of the Governor of the State of New Mexico, the 
Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

    Dated: September 11, 2002.
Janice L. Gamby,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 02-23775 Filed 9-18-02; 8:45 am]
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