[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 73507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25366]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau Of Land Management

[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000.LXSSH1060000.20X.HAG 20-0060]


Notice of Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council's 
Public Lands Access Subcommittee, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference 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's (SMAC) Public Lands Access Subcommittee 
will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Public Lands Access Subcommittee of the SMAC will hold a 
teleconference meeting on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. 
to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. The final 
agenda and meeting access information will be available on the SMAC 
website no later than November 16, 2020, at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/steens-mac.

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 
recommendations 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 potential 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 may 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 December 16 agenda includes an update from the Designated 
Federal Officer; discussion on the SMAC's definition of ``reasonable 
access''; an update on the Nature's Advocate Inholder Access 
Environmental Assessment (EA); a discussion on the Pike Creek Parking 
Area EA; information sharing about Travel Management Planning for the 
Steens Mountain area; and an opportunity for Subcommittee members to 
share information from their constituents and present research. Any 
other matters that may reasonably come before the Subcommittee may also 
be included.
    A public comment period is available at 2:30 p.m. Depending on the 
number of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount 
of time for oral comments may be limited. Sessions may end early if all 
business items are accomplished ahead of schedule, or may be extended 
if discussions warrant more time. All meetings, including this Zoom 
videoconference, are open to the public in their entirety.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: 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. 2020-25366 Filed 11-17-20; 8:45 am]
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