[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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