[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44095-44096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18956]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-912-0777-XP]


Notice of Public Meetings; Western, Central, Eastern Montana, and 
Dakotas Resource Advisory Council Meetings; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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), the 
Western, Central, and Eastern Montana, and the

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Dakotas Resource Advisory Councils will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Western Montana RAC meeting will be held September 10, 2003, 
at the Search and Rescue Building in Dillon, Montana, beginning at 10 
a.m. The public comment period on Sustaining Working Landscapes (SWL) 
and other topics will begin at 1 p.m. and the meeting is expected to 
adjourn by 3 p.m. Also on the agenda will be information about the 
Montana/Dakotas Off-Highway Vehicle policy.
    The Central Montana RAC will meet September 23-25, 2003, at the 
Agricultural Museum in Fort Benton, Montana. The RAC members will tour 
the Missouri River on September 23. The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. 
on September 24. Public comment periods on SWL and other topics are 
scheduled for that day from 12-12:30 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. Another public 
comment session is scheduled for 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. on September 25. The 
meeting should adjourn at 12:45 p.m. on September 25. Also on the 
agenda will be information about the Montana/Dakotas Off-Highway 
Vehicle policy and the Blackleaf EIS.
    The Eastern Montana RAC will meet August 14, 2003, at 8 a.m. in 
Billings, Montana, at the Hampton Inn. The public comment period on SWL 
and other topics will begin at 2 p.m., and the meeting will adjourn at 
about 3:30 p.m. Also on the agenda will be information about the 
Montana/Dakotas Off-Highway Vehicle policy.
    The Dakotas RAC will meet September 3, 2003, at 2 p.m. at the 
Golden Hills Resort Best Western, in Lead, South Dakota, to tour 
Grizzly Gulch fire rehabilitation and monitoring. The meeting will 
resume at 8 a.m. on September 4, 2003, at the Golden Hills Resort Best 
Western. Sustaining Working Landscapes and other topics, including the 
Montana/Dakotas Off-Highway Vehicle policy, will be discussed with 
public comment taken on those and other issues beginning at 2 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member Councils advise 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 Montana and the Dakotas. At these four meetings, the Councils will 
accept public comment on the SWL initiative and possibly develop 
recommendations on the same for the consideration of the Montana/
Dakotas State Director.
    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: For the Western Montana RAC, contact 
Marilyn Krause, Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, at the Butte 
Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701, telephone 406-533-
7617, or Tim Bozorth, Field Manager, at the Dillon Field Office, 1005 
Selway Drive, Dillon, MT 59725, telephone 406-683-2337.
    For the Central Montana RAC, contact David L. Mari, Lewistown Field 
Manager, at the Lewistown Field Office, P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road, 
Lewistown, MT 59457, 406-538-7461.
    For the Eastern Montana RAC, contact Mark Jacobsen, Resource 
Advisory Council Coordinator, at the Miles City Field Office, 111 
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301, 406-233-2831.
    For the Dakotas RAC, contact Doug Burger, North Dakota Field 
Manager, at the North Dakota Field Office, 2933 Third Avenue West, 
Dickinson, ND 58601, 701-227-7700.

    Dated: July 17, 2003.
A. Jerry Meredith,
Associate State Director, Montana State Office.
[FR Doc. 03-18956 Filed 7-24-03; 8:45 am]
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