[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26699-26700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12063]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000.LXSSH1060000.19X.HAG 19-0038]


Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council, Oregon

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 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Steens 
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) Public Lands Access Subcommittee will 
meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Public Lands Access Subcommittee will hold a public meeting 
on July 8, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July 9, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. at the Frenchglen School, in Frenchglen, Oregon.

ADDRESSES: Frenchglen School, Highway 205 South, Frenchglen, Oregon 
97736. Written comments may be sent to the Burns District office, 28910 
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs 
Specialist, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738; 541-573-4519; 
[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, 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 established August 14, 2001, 
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Act of 2000 (Steens Act) (Pub. L. 106-399) to provide representative 
counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to 
management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA). The SMAC's Public 
Lands Access Subcommittee was established in 2015 and serves to 
research, discuss, and evaluate any public access issue in the Steens 
Mountain CMPA. Issues could relate to parking, hiking, motorized or 
non-motorized use, public to private land inholding routes and methods 
of travel, private to public land access by way of easement or other 
agreement, or purchase or exchange of public and private land for 
improved access and contiguous landscape. The Subcommittee reviews all 
aspects of any access issue, formulates suggestions for remedy, and 
proposes those solutions to the entire SMAC for further discussion and 
possible recommendation to the BLM. The July 8 agenda includes a field 
tour around the Steens Mountain Loop Road. The Subcommittee will visit 
and study several sites along the Road as time allows, including Fish 
Creek, the North Steens Equestion Campground site, Riddle Brothers 
Ranch, and South Steens Campground. The July 9 agenda includes a review 
of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 
2000; a discussion on the Nature's Advocate, LLC,

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Environmental Assessment; an opportunity for Subcommittee members to 
share information from their constituents and present research members 
have done between meetings; and, an update from the SMAC's Designated 
Federal Official. Any other matters that may reasonably come before the 
Subcommittee may also be included. For the field tour, travel will 
occur on a variety of road surfaces. High-clearance vehicles with 
quality tires are recommended. There may be some light hiking. The 
public must provide personal amenities and transporation, though car-
pooling is encouraged.
    A public comment period is available on Tuesday, July 9, at 12 p.m. 
Unless otherwise approved by the Subcommittee Chair, the public comment 
period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may 
address the Subcommittee for a maximum of 5 minutes. Sessions may end 
early if all business items are accomplished ahead of schedule, or may 
be extended if discussions warrant more time.
    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.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Jeff Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2019-12063 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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