[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40053-40054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13621]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; G-05-0165]


Notice of Public Meeting, Steens Mountain Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting 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 of 1976, and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council 
will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council will meet at the Bureau of 
Land Management, Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon, 97738 on August 11 and 12, 2005. Both days will begin at 8 
a.m., local time, and will end at approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council was 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant 
to the Steens Act and re-chartered in August 2003. The Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council's purpose is to provide representative counsel and 
advice to the Bureau of Land Management regarding (1) new and unique 
approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the Steens 
Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, (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 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
    Topics to be discussed at this meeting include operating protocols, 
challenges and opportunities for collaboration, visioning, roles of the 
Steens Mountain Advisory Council and the Bureau of Land Management, 
ground rules, dispute resolution, and other matters

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that may reasonably come before the Steens Mountain Advisory Council.
    The Steens Mountain Advisory Council meeting is open to the public. 
Information to be distributed to the Steens Mountain Advisory Council 
is requested prior to the start of the meeting. Public comment periods 
will be scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local time, both days. The 
amount of time scheduled for public presentations and meeting times may 
be extended when the authorized representative considers it necessary 
to accommodate all persons.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
Steens Mountain Advisory Council may be obtained from Rhonda Karges, 
Management Support Specialist, Bureau of Land Management Burns District 
Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738. Information can also be 
obtained by phone at (541) 573-4400, by e-mail at [email protected], or from the Internet at: http://www.or.blm.gov/Steens.

    Dated: July 6, 2005.
Karla Bird,
Designated Federal Official, Andrews Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-13621 Filed 7-11-05; 8:45 am]
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