[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55992-55993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24480]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-910-03-1820-XP]


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

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 Montana, Central Montana, Eastern Montana, and Dakotas Resource 
Advisory Councils will meet as indicated below.

DATES: All four RACs will meet jointly on October 29, 2003. The joint 
meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and will be held at the BLM Montana State 
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana. Topics to be discussed 
include Sustaining Working Landscapes and the National Sage-Grouse 
Habitat Conservation Strategy. A public comment period will be held 
from 1-2 p.m.
    Three RACs will also hold individual meetings. The Central Montana 
RAC will meet at 5:30 p.m. on October 28, 2003, and will continue its 
meeting on October 30, 2003, at 8 a.m. at the BLM Montana State Office 
at 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana. It will discuss the Upper 
Missouri River Breaks National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP), 
Montana/Dakotas Off-Highway Vehicle policy priority setting, and the 
Blackleaf Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). A public comment period 
will be held at 8 a.m. on October 30, 2003.
    The Eastern Montana RAC will meet on October 30, 2003, at 8 a.m. at 
the BLM Montana State Office at 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 
Montana. Among its items of discussion will be coal bed natural gas 
development in the Powder River Basin. Its public comment period will 
be at 11:30 a.m.
    The Western Montana RAC will meet on October 30, 2003, at 8 a.m. at 
the Hampton Inn, 5110 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana. The public 
comment period will be at 11 a.m. Among the agenda items are the Butte 
RMP and an update on the Limestone Hills Training Area EIS. The public 
comment period will be at 11:30 a.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. All meetings are open to the public. The 
public may present written comments to the Councils. 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: Mary Apple, State RAC Coordinator, at 
the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101, 
at 406-896-5258.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
A. Jerry Meredith,
Acting State Director, Montana State Office.
[FR Doc. 03-24480 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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