[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6090-6091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1576]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; G-06-0060]


Notice of Public Meetings for the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
and Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of

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1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
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 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon, 97738, on March 16 and 17, 2006; August 24 and 25, 2006; 
October 12 and 13, 2006; and December 7 and 8, 2006. A meeting in Bend, 
Oregon, at the Comfort Inn and Suites, 62065 SE 27th Street, will be 
held May 11 and 12, 2006. All meeting sessions 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 Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 
2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) and re-chartered in August 2003 and again in 
August 2005. The Steens Mountain Advisory Council's purpose is to 
provide representative counsel and advice to the Bureau of Land 
Management regarding: new and unique approaches to management of the 
land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management 
and Protection Area; cooperative programs and incentives for landscape 
management that meet human needs, maintain and improve the ecological 
and economic integrity of the area; and preparation and implementation 
of a management plan for the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Area.
    Topics to be discussed by the Steens Mountain Advisory Council at 
these meetings include the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Area Travel, Comprehensive Recreation, Implementation, and 
Monitoring Plans; North Steens Ecosystem Restoration Project 
Environmental Impact Statement and project implementation; Wildlands 
Juniper Management Area projects and partnerships; Steens Mountain 
Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Plan; categories of interest such 
as wildlife, special designated areas, partnerships/programs, cultural 
resources, education, volunteer-based information, adaptive management, 
and socioeconomics; and other matters that may reasonably come before 
the Steens Mountain Advisory Council.
    All meetings are open to the public in their entirety. Information 
to be distributed to the Steens Mountain Advisory Council is requested 
prior to the start of each Steens Mountain Advisory Council 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: Rhonda Karges, Management Support 
Specialist, Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon, 97738, (541) 573-4400 or [email protected].

    Dated: January 30, 2006.
Dana R. Shuford,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. E6-1576 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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