[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 70 (Thursday, April 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17852-17853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07484]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORV00000.L10200000.DF0000.LXSSH1040000.17X.HAG 17-0090]


Notice of Public Meeting for the John Day--Snake Resource 
Advisory Council, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) John Day--
Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The John Day--Snake RAC will hold a public meeting on Thursday 
and Friday, May 18 and 19, 2017, starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Daylight 
Time (PDT) both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Grand Geyser Hotel, 1996 
Main Street, Baker City, OR 97814. The telephone conference line number 
for the meeting is 1-866-650-5651, Participant Code: 3696961.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Clark, Public Affairs Officer, 
BLM Prineville District Office, 3050 NE 3rd St., Prineville, Oregon 
97754; (541) 416-6700; or [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 John Day--Snake RAC consists of 15 
members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse 
perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and general 
interests. They provide advice to BLM and Forest Service resource 
managers regarding management plans and proposed resource actions on 
public land in central and eastern Oregon. This meeting is open to the 
public in its entirety. Information to be distributed to

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the John Day--Snake RAC is requested prior to the start of each 
meeting.
    The May 18 meeting will consist of a field trip to the Greater 
sage-grouse habitat to the east of Baker City to discuss the presence 
of the species as well as public uses on the same land. The tour will 
begin at 8 a.m. PDT and end at 5 p.m. PDT. The May 19 meeting will 
begin at 8 a.m. PDT and end at 3 p.m. PDT. The agenda will be released 
online at https://www.blm.gov/site-page/get-involved-resource-advisory-council-near-you-oregon-washington-john-day-rac by May 1, 2017. Agenda 
items for the meeting include: Discussion and impressions from the 
field trip; the Baker County Local Improvement Team's work on Greater 
sage-grouse habitat improvement; Snake River management; the Walden 
Lake OHV trail proposal; a report from the Deschutes River fee sub-
committee; and a discussion on public education opportunities. Any 
other matters that may reasonably come before the John Day--Snake RAC 
may also be addressed.
    The agenda includes a 30-minute public comment period that will 
begin at 11:30 on May 19. Each speaker may address the John Day--Snake 
RAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times and the duration of the 
scheduled public comment period 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 John Day--Snake RAC.
    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.

Donald Gonzalez,
Vale District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2017-07484 Filed 4-12-17; 8:45 am]
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