[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 38384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16279]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-100-03-1820-PG]


Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 
(FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), Science Advisory Board will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held July 28, 2003, at BLM's Eugene District 
Office, 2890 Chad Drive, Eugene, Oregon. The public comment period will 
begin at approximately 4:30 p.m., and the meeting will adjourn at 
approximately 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lee Barkow, Bureau of Land 
Management, Denver Federal Center, Building 50, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, 
CO 80225-0047, 303-236-6454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Science Advisory Board advises the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a 
variety of science issues. At this meeting, topics we plan to discuss 
include:

Science behind the Northwest Forest Plan,
Health Forest Initiative Update,
Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research,
Timbered Rock EIS--Example of a Research Alternative,
Science Advisory Board Assignments,
Public Comment.

    The agenda is subject to revision.
    All meeting are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to the Board. Each formal Board 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 in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT.

    Dated: June 23, 2003.
Lee Barkow,
Director, National Science and Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 03-16279 Filed 6-26-03; 8:45 am]
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