[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 77076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31548]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-910-03-1020-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 January 9-10, 2003, at the Sheraton 
Uptown, 2600 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM beginning at 8 a.m. The 
meeting will adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. both days. An optional 
Field Trip is planned for the Placitas area. The three established RAC 
subcommittees will meet in the late afternoon or evening on Thursday, 
January 9. The public comment period will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, 
January 10, and end at 12 noon.

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, we will have briefings/discussion on:
    [sbull] Report from the RAC Chairs' and Collaborative Land Use 
Planning Meetings.
    [sbull] What is the RAC's role.
    [sbull] Where can the RAC's influence be most effective over the 
next 1-2 years.
    [sbull] Future planning and problem solving.
    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.

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

    Dated: December 6, 2002.
Richard A. Whitley,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 02-31548 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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