[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9366-9367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4354]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-01-134-1610-241A]


Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council 
Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area (CCNCA) 
Advisory Council will hold its first bi-monthly meeting of 2004 on 
April 7, 2004. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. and will be held at the 
Mesa County Administration Building; 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, 
CO. Throughout the remainder of calendar year 2004, the CCNCA Advisory 
Council meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every other month-
-June 2, August 4, October 6 and December 1--in the same location and 
at the same time.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 7, 2004.

ADDRESSES: For further information or to provide written comments, 
please contact the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 2815 H Road, Grand 
Junction, Colorado 81506; (970) 244-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCNCA was established on October 24, 
2000 when the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black 
Ridge Wilderness Act of 2000 (the Act) was signed by the President. The 
Act required that the CCNCA Advisory Council be established to provide 
advice

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in the preparation and implementation of the CCNCA Resource Management 
Plan.
    The CCNCA Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 
the Mesa County Administration Building; 544 Rood Avenue, Grand 
Junction, CO, beginning at 3 p.m. The agenda topics for this meeting 
are:
    (1) The re-election of council officials;
    (2) CCNCA Resource Management Plan implementation and monitoring 
strategy;
    (3) Budgetary requirements for upcoming fiscal years;
    (4) Development of Limits of Acceptable change to be used in the 
CCNCA monitoring strategy;
    (5) Public comment period;
    (6) Agenda for next meeting.
    Beginning April 2004 the CCNCA Advisory Council meetings will be 
held monthly on the first Wednesday of every other month at the same 
time and location. The dates for these meetings are April 7, 2004; June 
2, 2004; August 4, 2004; October 6, 2004; and December 1, 2004.
    Topics of discussion for future meetings will include completion of 
the proposed resource management plan and Record of Decision, 
development of limits of acceptable change to be used in the CCNCA 
monitoring strategy, partnerships, interpretation, adaptive management, 
socioeconomics, and other issues as appropriate.
    All meetings will be open to the public and will include a time set 
aside for public comment. Interested persons may make oral statements 
at the meetings or submit written statements at any meeting. Per-person 
time limits for oral statements may be set to allow all interested 
persons an opportunity to speak.
    Summary minutes of all Council meetings will be maintained at the 
Bureau of Land Management Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. They are 
available for public inspection and reproduction during regular 
business hours within thirty (30) days following the meeting. In 
addition, minutes and other information concerning the CCNCA Advisory 
Council, can be obtained from the CCNCA Web site at: http://www.co.blm.gov/gjra/ccnca/ccncahome.htm., which will be updated 
following each Advisory Council meeting.

    Dated: February 20, 2004.
Greg Gnesios,
Manager, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area.
[FR Doc. 04-4354 Filed 2-26-04; 8:45 am]
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