[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 74535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27324]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; G-05-0029]


Notice of Public Meetings, Steens Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Burns District Office.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings for the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
and Protection Act (Steens Act) of 2000, Public Law 106-399, the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM, Steens 
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will meet at the BLM, Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 
20 West, Hines, Oregon, 97738 on February 7 and 8, 2005 and April 18 
and 19, 2005. Both meeting sessions will begin at 8 a.m., local time, 
and will end at approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was appointed by the Secretary of 
the Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Act and 
rechartered in August 2003. The SMAC's purpose is to provide 
representative counsel and advice to the BLM regarding (1) new and 
unique approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), (2) 
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet 
human needs, maintain and improve the ecological and economic integrity 
of the area, and (3) preparation and implementation of a management 
plan for the CMPA.
    Topics to be discussed by the SMAC at these meetings include 
categories such as transportation, recreation/public use, wildlife, 
special designated areas, partnerships/programs, cultural resources, 
watersheds, projects, education, volunteer-based information, adaptive 
management, Steens Mountain CMPA Resource Management Plan 
implementation process, science committee/consultants, socioeconomics, 
and other matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC.
    All meetings are open to the public in their entirety. Information 
to be distributed to the SMAC is requested at least 10 days prior to 
the start of each SMAC meeting. Public comment is generally scheduled 
for 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local time, both days of each meeting 
session. The amount of time scheduled for public presentations and 
meeting times may be extended when the authorized representative 
considers it necessary to accommodate all who seek to be heard 
regarding matters on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
SMAC may be obtained from Rhonda Karges, Management Support Specialist, 
Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon, 97738, call 
(541) 573-4400 or [email protected] or from the following Web 
site: http://www.or.blm.gov/Steens.

    Dated: December 8, 2004.
Dana R. Shuford,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-27324 Filed 12-13-04; 8:45 am]
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