[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 190 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56864-56865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22923]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


California Desert District Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 
and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the 
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will 
participate in a field tour of BLM-administered public lands on Friday, 
November 14, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and meet in formal session on 
Saturday, November 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heritage Inn and 
Suites, 1050 N. Norma, Ridgecrest, CA.
    The Council and interested members of the public will depart for 
the field tour at 8 a.m. from the lobby of the Heritage Inn and Suites. 
The public is welcome to participate in the tour but should plan on 
providing their own transportation, lunch, and beverage. A four-wheel 
drive vehicle is strongly recommended for the field tour.
    Agenda topics for the formal session on Saturday will include 
updates by Council members and reports from the BLM District Manager 
and five field office managers. Additional agenda topics are being 
developed. Once finalized, the field tour and meeting agendas will be 
published in a news release prior to the meeting and posted on the BLM 
California state Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ca/news/rac.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All California Desert District Advisory 
Council meetings are open to the public. Public comment for items not 
on the agenda will be scheduled at the beginning of the meeting 
Saturday morning. Time for public comment may be made available by the 
Council Chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and 
is scheduled at the end of the meeting for topics not on the agenda.
    While the Saturday meeting is tentatively scheduled from 8 a.m. to 
4 p.m., the meeting could conclude prior to 4 p.m. should the Council 
conclude its presentations and discussions. Therefore, members of the

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public interested in a particular agenda item or discussion should 
schedule their arrival accordingly.
    Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the 
California Desert District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land 
Management, External Affairs, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno 
Valley, California 92553. Written comments also are accepted at the 
time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, will 
be incorporated into the minutes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Briery, BLM California Desert 
District External Affairs, (951) 697-5220.

    Dated: September 17, 2008.
Steven J. Borchard,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-22923 Filed 9-29-08; 8:45 am]
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