[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 56263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25667]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau Of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Farmington District Resource Advisory 
Council, New Mexico

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 
(FLPMA) of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, 
and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), the Farmington District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will 
meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Farmington District RAC will hold a public meeting on 
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a field 
trip on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Farmington District RAC will meet at the BLM Farmington 
District Office, 6251 College Blvd., Suite A, Farmington, NM 87402. The 
field trip participants will depart from the BLM Farmington District 
Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zach Stone, Public Affairs Specialist, 
BLM Farmington District Office, 6251 College Blvd., Suite A, 
Farmington, NM 87402, (505) 564-7677, or [email protected]. Persons who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877-8339. The FRS is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with Mr. Stone. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farmington District RAC consists of 10 
members chartered and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their 
diverse perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and 
general interests. The RAC provides advice to BLM resource managers 
regarding management plans and proposed resource actions on public land 
in the BLM's Farmington District. Both the field trip and meeting are 
open to the public. However, the public is required to provide its own 
transportation for the field trip.
    Agenda items for the meeting include an introduction of new RAC 
members; the election of a new RAC Chair; an updates on the Farmington 
Resources Management Plan Amendment and the land use planning in the 
Taos Field Office; updates on the Taos general recreation plan and the 
Farmington Glade Run recreation implementation plan; an overview of 
fire and fuel plan treatments for the Farmington District; an overview 
of Farmington District grazing permits; a presentation on Section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act; and a presentation of BLM's 
role in the Four Corners Air Quality Group. Any other matters that may 
reasonably come before the Farmington District RAC may also be 
addressed.
    On January 31, the RAC will participate in a field trip to 
Chockcherry Canyon in the Glade Run Recreation Area. More information 
is available at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/new-mexico/farmington-district-rac.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: The January 30, 2018, meeting will 
include a public comment period which will begin at 3:00 p.m. and 
continue to 3:30 p.m. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
comment and time available, the amount of time for individual oral 
comments may be limited. The public may also submit written comments to 
Zach Stone, Farmington District, New Mexico, 6251 College Blvd., Suite 
A, Farmington, NM 87402; or by telephone (505) 564-7677, no later than 
January 29, 2018, to be made available to the RAC at the January 30, 
2018, meeting. All written comments received prior to the meeting will 
be provided to the council members.
    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.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation, tour transportation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided above.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

David M. Herrell,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2017-25667 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am]
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