[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2493]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-090-1610-PG; DBG-0200001]


Notice of Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Council to the Lower 
Snake River District, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the 
Interior

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the 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) Lower Snake 
River District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 18, 2003 at the Lower Snake 
River District Offices, located at 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, 
Idaho, beginning at 9 a.m. The public comment periods will be held 
after each topic on the agenda. The meeting is expected to adjourn at 4 
p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and 
RAC Coordinator, Lower Snake River District, 3948 Development Ave., 
Boise, ID 83705, Telephone (208) 384-3393.

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 southwestern Idaho. At this meeting, the following topics will be 
discussed:
    [sbull] Subgroup reports on Sage Grouse Habitat Management, OHV and 
Transportation Management, River Recreation and Resource Management 
Plans, and Fire and Fuels Management;
    [sbull] RAC Members will discuss and prioritize the issues and 
focus of the Council for 2003, finalize membership on the 
subcommittees, and plan for hosting a meeting with the other two BLM 
District RACs;
    [sbull] A presentation on drought conditions in the Lower Snake 
River District, across Idaho and the region.
    [sbull] An update will be given on the two Resource Management 
Plans under development in the District, and
    [sbull] Each of the Field Office Managers will provide an update on 
current activities and issues in each of their field office areas.
    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. Expedited publication is requested to give the 
public adequate notice. The urgency of having the meeting on the 
identified date is due to the emergency conditions of public lands 
caused by the drought.

    Dated: January 29, 2003.
Howard Hedrick,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-2493 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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