[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29202-29203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11729]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.L.X.SS.020H0000; HAG14-0114]


Steens Mountain 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 
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: June 12-13, 2014 in Frenchglen, Oregon; July 17-18, 2014 in 
Burns or Frenchglen, Oregon; and November 13-14, 2014 in Bend, Oregon. 
Meetings may be canceled or rescheduled on short notice due to lack of 
Council business or emergency situations (wildfire, etc.). Meeting 
agendas and details will be available online at www.blm.gov/or/rac/steens-rac-minutes.php about two weeks prior to each session. 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, (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. A public comment 
period will be available each day of each meeting, excluding sessions 
that are entirely in the field for tour purposes. The public is welcome 
to attend all sessions, including field tours. 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 five minutes.
    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

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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. 2014-11729 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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