[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18586]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-070-1150-PG]


Notice of Public Meeting, Upper Snake River 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) Upper Snake 
River Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 27 and 28, 2003 at the office of 
the BLM Upper Snake River District, 1405 Hollipark Drive, in Idaho 
Falls, Idaho. The meeting will start August 27 at 2 p.m., with the 
public comment period beginning at approximately 2:10 p.m. The meeting 
will adjourn on August 28 at about 5 p.m.

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 the BLM Upper Snake River District (USRD), which covers south-
central and southeast Idaho. At this meeting, topics we plan to discuss 
include: Updates on major planning projects in the USRD, including 
coordination of subgroups. A half-day discussion on the Director's 
Sustaining Working Landscapes policy initiative. Review of RAC feedback 
on BLM Idaho's statewide Off-Highway initiative. Review of Standards 
and Guidelines consistency. Other items of interest raised by the 
Council.
    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.
    A final USRD RAC meeting has been planned for November 2003, and 
will be announced in a future Federal Register Notice and through local 
media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Howell, RAC Coordinator, Upper 
Snake River District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83401. 
Telephone (208) 524-7559.

    Dated: July 16, 2003.
David O. Howell,
Public Affairs Specialist.
[FR Doc. 03-18586 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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