[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 46179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17481]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Council to the Lower 
Snake River District, Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Department of 
the Interior

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the 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) Lower Snake 
River District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 24, 2004, beginning 9:30 a.m. at 
the Tribal Headquarters of Shoshone-Paiute Native American Indian 
Tribe, located on the Duck Valley Reservation, Owyhee, Nevada 83705. 
Public comment periods will be held after topics on the agenda. The 
meeting will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and 
RAC Coordinator, Lower Snake River District, 3948 Development Ave., 
Boise, ID 83705, Telephone (208) 384-3393.

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 southwestern Idaho. At this meeting, the following actions will 
occur/topics will be discussed:
     Overview of Natural Resource Issues on the Duck Valley 
Reservation;
     Review of RAC and BLM co-sponsored Community Discussion on 
Western Juniper Management--Workshop held on July 22, 2004;
     Report on Off-Highway Vehicle Route Designation efforts in 
the Lower Snake River District;
     Update on BLM-Idaho Organizational Refinement;
     Update: Implementation of LEPA Candidate Conservation 
Agreement;
     Update on Sage Grouse Habitat Restoration efforts;
     Hot Topics--Snail Lawsuit; Overview on Information 
Memorandum on Implementation of Idaho Rangeland Standards and 
Guidelines, and;
     Update on status of District's Fire and Fuels Management 
Plan, and Normal Year Fire Rehab. Plans;
     Subcommittee Reports
    [ctrcir] Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) and Transportation Management, 
Resource Management Plans (RAC assistance requested with finalizing 
draft alternatives), Sage Grouse Habitat Management, and, River and 
Recreation Management;
     Three Field Office Managers and District Fire Manager 
provide updates on current issues and planned activities in their Field 
Offices and the District.
    Agenda items may change due to changing circumstances. 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. 
Expedited publication is requested to give the public adequate notice.

    Dated: July 26, 2004.
Glen M. Secrist,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-17481 Filed 7-30-04; 8:45 am]
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