[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54634-54635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22216]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000.LXSSH1060000.19X.HAG 19-0119]


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 of the SMAC will hold a 
public meeting on Monday, October 21, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
and Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the BLM 
Burns District Office, in Hines, Oregon.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Managment, 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). 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 Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), recommends 
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet 
human needs, and advises the BLM on maintenance and improvement of the 
ecological and economic integrity of the area.
    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 October 21 agenda includes a field tour around the east side of 
Steens Mountain. The subcommittee will visit and study several sites 
along the East Steens Road, including Pike Creek, Frog Springs, and the 
Alvord Desert, and the proposed Penland Road Equestrian Campgroud 
location. The October 22 agenda includes a review of the Steens 
Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000; a 
discussion on the Nature's Advocate, LLC, Environmental Assessment; an 
opportunity for subcommittee members to share information from their 
constituents and present research members have done between meetings; a 
discussion on a previously developed list of ``issues of interest'' for 
the SMAC; and an update from the SMAC's Designated Federal Official.
    Any other matters that may reasonably come before the subcommittee 
may also be included.
    The Monday, October 21, 2019, session will be held entirely in the 
field. The public is encouraged to attend and should meet at the Burns 
District Office parking lot just before 9:00 a.m. Please come prepared 
with your own transportation and amenities. High-clearance vehicles 
with quality tires and carpooling are recommended. There may be some 
light hiking. On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, the meeting will be held 
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Burns District Office and is open to 
the public. A public comment period is available on Tuesday, October 
22, at 11 a.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

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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. 2019-22216 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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