[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 46110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.L.X.SS.020H0000; HAG12-0251]


Call for Nominations for Steens Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will hold a public meeting Thursday, August 16, 2012, 
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, August 17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 
p.m. at the BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, in Hines, 
Oregon, 97738. Public comment is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on August 16 
and 11 a.m. on August 17. Unless otherwise approved by the SMAC Chair, 
the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each 
speaker may address the SMAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times 
and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be extended 
or altered when the authorized representative considers it necessary to 
accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be heard regarding 
matters before the SMAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738-9424, (541) 573-4519, or email [email protected]. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, 
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Act (CMPA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399). The SMAC provides representative 
counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to 
management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA; 
recommending cooperative programs and incentives for landscape 
management that meet human needs, and the maintenance and improvement 
of the ecological and economic integrity of the area. Tentative agenda 
items for the August 16-17, 2012, meeting include: A discussion 
regarding fencing in and around the No Livestock Grazing Area within 
the Steens Mountain Wilderness; updates on current litigation, the 
North Steens Transmission Line Project, the Blizten Stewardship 
contract, projects in the Wildlands Juniper Management Area, land 
exchanges and acquisitions, the Steens Mountain Comprehensive 
Recreation Plan, and the South Steens Allotment Management Plan; and 
planning future meeting agendas, dates, and locations. Any other 
matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may also be addressed. 
This meeting is open to the public in its entirety. Information to be 
distributed to the SMAC is requested prior to the start of each 
meeting.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, please be 
aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying 
information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-18879 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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