[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46558-46559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17622]


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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

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 September 8-9, 2004 at the BLM Fire 
Warehouse, 3630 Overland Road in Burley, Idaho. The meeting will start 
September 8 at 2 p.m., with the public comment period at the start of 
the meeting. The meeting will adjourn on September 9 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:
    Idaho Department of Fish & Game's process for proposed 
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.
    An update on the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve 
Draft Management Plan and EIS, including a review of comments received 
on the Draft EIS.
    September 9 will include a day-long float trip of the South Fork of 
the Snake River. Members of the general public wishing to participate 
should provide their own float transportation and lunch. Logistics of 
the trip will be announced at the start of the meeting September 8.
    RAC Administrative Procedures.
    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 has 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

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sign language interpretation, tour transportation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided below.
    This will be the final meeting of the Upper Snake River District 
RAC. After October 1, the RAC will be split into two separate FACA-
chartered RACs, one each for the new BLM Idaho Falls District and the 
Twin Falls District. The new RACs will each meet next on November 9 and 
10, 2004; the Idaho Falls District RAC will meet on this date in Idaho 
Falls, Idaho, and the Twin Falls District RAC will meet on this date in 
Jerome, Idaho. The exact location of these meetings will be announced 
through press releases to 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: July 28, 2004.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-17622 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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