[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4229-4230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1807]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-03-1020-PG]


Notice of Public Meeting, Western Montana 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), Western 
Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.

DATES: A meeting will be held March 13, 2003, at the BLM Missoula Field 
Office, 3255 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana beginning at 9 a.m. 
The public comment period will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting will 
adjourn at approximately 3 p.m. A working meeting is planned for April 
16 in Dillon, Montana to review the public input gathered during a 
series of workshops related to the Dillon RMP. The meeting will start 
at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway 
Drive.

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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 western Montana. At the March 13 meeting, topics we plan to discuss 
include: Updates on the Dillon and Butte Resource Management Plans, 
fuels reduction and how it relates to the President's Forest 
Initiative, the Limestone Hills sub-group, sage grouse planning, and an 
update on the Dillon standards and guidelines implementation.
    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, or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Krause, Resource Advisory 
Council Coordinator, at the Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, 
Butte, Montana 59701, telephone 406-533-7617 or Nancy Anderson, Field 
Manager, Missoula Field Office, telephone 406-329-3914.

    Dated: January 15, 2003.
Nancy Anderson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-1807 Filed 1-27-03; 8:45 am]
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