[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28026]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1610-PG; G-03-0017]


Notice of Public Meetings, Steens Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Burns 
District Office.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings for the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
and Protection Act (Steens Act) of 2000, the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the 
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will meet at the BLM, Burns District Office 28910 Hwy 
20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, on January 23 and 24, 2003; March 3 and 
4, 2003; April 9, 10, and 11, 2003; May 8, and 9, 2003; June 5 and 6, 
2003; August 11 and 12, 2003; and November 17 and 18, 2003. A meeting 
in Bend, Oregon, will be held on September 15 and 16, 2003. All meeting 
sessions will begin the first day at 8:00 a.m., local time,and will end 
at approximately 4:30 p.m., local time. The second day of each session 
will begin at 8:00 a.m., local time, and will end at approximately 4:00 
p.m., local time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was appointed by the Secretary of 
the Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Act. The SMAC's 
purpose is to provide representative counsel and advice to the BLM 
regarding (1) new and unique approaches to management of the land 
within the bounds of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Area (CMPA), (2) cooperative programs and incentives for 
landscape management that meet human needs, maintain and improve the 
ecological and economic integrity of the area, and (3) preparation and 
implementation of a management plan for the CMPA.
    Topics to be discussed by the SMAC at these meetings include 
categories such as transportation; recreation/public use; wildlife, 
special designated areas; partnerships/programs; cultural resources; 
watersheds; projects; education; volunteer-based information; adaptive 
management; planning process (Andrews Management Unit/Steens Mountain 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area Resource Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement); science committee/consultants; 
socioeconomics; and other matters that may reasonably come before the 
SMAC.
    All meetings are open to the public in their entirety. Information 
to be distributed to the SMAC is requested at least 10 days prior to 
the start of each SMAC meeting. Public comment is scheduled for 11 a.m. 
to 11:30 a.m., local time, both days of each meeting session. The 
amount of time scheduled for public presentations and meeting times may 
be extended when the authorized representative considers it necessary 
to accommodate all who seek to be heard regarding matters on the 
agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
SMAC may be obtained from Rhonda Karges, Management Support Specialist, 
Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 
573-4400 or [email protected] or from the following Web site: 
http://www.or.blm.gov/Steens.

    Dated: October 29, 2002.
Sandra C. Berain,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-28026 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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