[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15887]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[14X LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.LXSS020H0000; HAG14-0152]


Notice of Public Meeting

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: July 17-18, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, at the 
Frenchglen School, 39235 Oregon 205, in Frenchglen, Oregon. Daily 
sessions may end early if all business items are accomplished ahead of 
schedule.

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. Tentative agenda 
items for the July 17-18 sesson include a field tour to and discussion 
regarding the Page Springs Weir; a possible field tour to the Andle 
Creek basin area; a discussion on managing wildfire for multiple 
objectives; and regular business items such as approving the previous 
meeting's minutes, member round-table, the Designated Federal 
Official's update and planning the next meeting's agenda. 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 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. 2014-15887 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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