[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 17320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06454]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake Resource 
Advisory Council Planning Subcommittee and the John Day Snake Resource 
Advisory Council, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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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) John Day-
Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) Planning Subcommittee and John 
Day-Snake RAC will meet as follows.

DATES: The John Day-Snake RAC Planning Subcommittee will meet virtually 
via the Zoom platform Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 6 p.m. 
Pacific Time (PT) to 8 p.m. PT; and the John Day Snake RAC will hold an 
in-person meeting Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
PT, including a field tour from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. PT to the 
Restoration Fuels Torrefaction Plant. The RAC will reconvene Friday, 
October 21, 2022, from 8 a.m. PT to 1 p.m. PT.
    Virtual meetings may substitute for in-person meetings depending on 
public health policies in place at the Department of the Interior at 
the time of the meetings. A change to virtual meetings and instructions 
on how to access those meetings will be posted on the RAC's website 
(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 days in advance of those meetings.
    A public comment period will be offered each day and the meetings 
and field tour are open to the public in their entirety.

ADDRESSES: Final agendas for each meeting and contact information 
regarding Zoom meeting details will be published on the RAC's web page 
at least 10 days in advance at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/john-day-rac.
    The meetings scheduled for October 20-21, 2022 will take place at 
the Malheur National Forest Supervisor's Office, 431 Patterson Bridge 
Rd., John Day, OR 97845, and travel to the Restoration Fuels 
Torrefaction Plant located at 60339 US-26, John Day, OR 97845.
    Comments to the RAC and the subcommittee can be mailed to: BLM 
Prineville District; Attn. Dennis Teitzel; 3050 NE 3rd St., Prineville, 
OR 97754, or emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 
Officer, 3100 H St., Baker City, OR 97814; telephone: (541) 219-6863; 
email: [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services for contacting Ms. Bogardus. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member John Day-Snake RAC was 
chartered and members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Its diverse perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, 
and general interests. It provides advice to the BLM and, as needed, to 
U.S. Forest Service resource managers regarding management plans and 
proposed resource actions on public land in the John Day-Snake area.
    The Planning Subcommittee was established to gather information, 
conduct research, and analyze relevant issues and facts on selected 
topics for future consideration by the RAC. The Subcommittee's primary 
goal is to provide information to the RAC members that allows them to 
better respond to time-sensitive issues, such as responding to an 
environmental document within the public comment period. No decisions 
are made at the subcommittee level. The Subcommittee will gather 
information on recreation fee proposals at the September meeting for 
consideration by the RAC during its October meeting.
    The RAC's October meeting will include presentations on a Malheur 
National Forest recreation fee proposal for selected developed cabins 
and campgrounds, and a Central Oregon Field Office fee proposal for 
John Day River. The afternoon field tour is to the Restoration Fuels 
thermal treatment facility where the RAC will learn about methods that 
utilize tree thinnings and low-value wood materials from stewardship 
projects in national forests and private-land treatments to produce 
fuel for energy. Participants must register to attend the field tour at 
least 14 days in advance using the contact contained in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Members of the public are 
welcome on field tours but must provide their own transportation and 
meals. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such 
as sign language interpretation and other reasonable accommodations, 
should contact the BLM (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Meetings 
and field tours will follow current Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention COVID-19 guidance regarding social distancing and wearing of 
masks. Standing agenda items include management of energy and minerals, 
timber, rangeland and grazing, commercial and dispersed recreation, 
wildland fire and fuels, and wild horses and burros; review of or 
recommendations regarding proposed actions by Vale or Prineville BLM 
districts and the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, Malheur, Ochoco, and 
Deschutes National Forests; and any other business that may reasonably 
come before the RAC.
    The Designated Federal Officer will attend the call, take minutes, 
and publish these minutes on the RAC's web page (see ADDRESSES). All 
calls/meetings are open to the public in their entirety.
    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 we will be able to 
do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Dennis C. Teitzel,
Prineville District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-06454 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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