[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66478-66479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26891]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Steens Mountain Advisory Council; Meetings

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 
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 tentatively hold public meetings November 29-30, 
2012 in Bend, Oregon; February 21-22, 2013 in Burns, Oregon; May 9-10, 
2013 in Diamond, Oregon; August 15-16, 2013 in Frenchglen, Oregon; and 
November 14-15, 2013 in Burns, Oregon. Public comment periods will be 
scheduled each day of each meeting. Logistical details and a complete 
agenda for each session will be available 2-4 weeks prior to the 
session. Meeting dates, times, locations, 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).

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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 upcoming meetings 
include but are not limited to: Fencing in and around the No Livestock 
Grazing Area within the Steens Mountain Wilderness; current and 
potential litigation; the North Steens Transmission Line Project; the 
Blizten Stewardship contract; projects in the Wildlands Juniper 
Management Area; wildfire, emergency stabilization and rangeland 
rehabilitation; wild horses and wild horse management; land exchanges 
and acquisitions, the Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation Plan; 
the South Steens Allotment Management Plan; the Chimney 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. 2012-26891 Filed 11-2-12; 8:45 am]
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