[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26838]


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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 November 19 and 20, 2003 at the BLM 
Pocatello Field Office, 4350 Cliffs Drive, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The 
meeting will start November 19 at 10 a.m., with the public comment 
period beginning at approximately 1 p.m. The meeting will adjourn on 
November 20 at or before 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:

Orientation for new members of the RAC.
Election of new RAC Officers for the 2003-2004 term.
The RAC's work plan for the coming year.
Updates on major planning projects in the USRD, including coordination 
of subgroups.
Updates on the Director's Sustaining Working Landscapes Initiative, and 
the RAC's feedback to the BLM State Director.
An update on the Idaho BLM's proposed organizational refinements.
Brief overviews on other BLM programs: Wild Horse and Burros, and 
Abandoned Mine Lands.
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.
    The meetings for 2004 will also be set at this meeting, and the 
dates and times 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: October 20, 2003.
David O. Howell,
Public Affairs Specialist.
[FR Doc. 03-26838 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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