[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3640]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-160-1220-PG]


Notice of Public Meeting, Carrizo Plain National Monument 
Advisory Committee

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) Carrizo 
Plain National Monument Advisory Committee will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The meeting will be held Saturday, March 8, 2003, at the Carrisa 
Plains School located approximately two miles west of the intersection 
of Soda Lake Road and Highway 58. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The 
agenda calls for a discussion of the Charter which authorizes the 
committee to advise BLM on the management of the Carrizo Plain National 
Monument, and a general discussion of the committee's duties and 
function. The committee will be briefed on the status of the planning 
process to update the existing Carrizo Management Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Mercer, Public Affairs Officer, 
Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308, 
telephone 661-391-6010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 9 member Carrizo Plain Advisory 
Committee advises the Bureau of Land Management, through the Designated 
Federal Officer (Ron Fellows, BLM-Bakersfield Field Manager) on 
planning and management issues for the Carrizo Plain National Monument. 
At this meeting, topics to be discussed and business to be conducted 
include:

Orientation and future planning for Committee members.
Election of officers.
Briefing on BLM structure and issues.
Update on the planning process to date regarding the Carrizo Plain 
National Monument Resource Management Plan.
Discussion of Committee input on the planning process.

All meetings of the Committee are open to the public, and the public is 
invited to attend and participate. A time will be allocated for hearing 
public comments, and written comments may be submitted either at the 
meeting or to the address above. Depending on the number of persons 
wishing to comment and the 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 indicated above.

    Dated: February 4, 2003.
Ron Fellows,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-3640 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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