[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 48883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20128]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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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) Idaho Falls 
District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Idaho Falls District RAC will meet in Challis, Idaho, 
September 27-28, 2011 for a two-day meeting at the Challis Field 
Office, 1151 Blue Mountain Road, Challis, Idaho 83226. The first day 
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. The second day will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 2:30 p.m. Members of the public are 
invited to attend. A comment period will be held following the 
introductions at 10:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public.

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 Idaho Falls District (IFD), which covers eastern Idaho.
    Items on the agenda will include an overview of the current issues 
affecting the District and Field Offices, review and approval of past 
meeting minutes, public comment period and discussion of the Wild Horse 
and Burro program in Challis, and other issues pertinent to the Challis 
Field Office. Following the morning part of the meeting, a tour of the 
Wild Horse and Burro facilities and herd management area will be 
conducted. On the second day, RAC members will meet to discuss the 
increased monitoring requirements related to threatened and endangered 
species and the impacts this is having on the local field office. A 
tour will be conducted at one of the monitoring sites to provide the 
RAC with a greater understanding of implementation.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting will also have 
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 sign language interpretation, tour 
transportation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
BLM as provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Wheeler, RAC Coordinator, Idaho 
Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83401. Telephone: 
(208) 524-7550. E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 18, 2011.
Joe Kraayenbrink,
Idaho Falls District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-20128 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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