[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22230-22231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08021]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Meetings of the California Desert District Advisory Council

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 (BLM) California 
Desert District Advisory Council (Council) will meet as follows.

DATES: The Council will hold virtual meetings on Saturday, May 14, 
2022; Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022; and Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. All 
meetings start at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting links and participation instructions will be 
made available to the public via a BLM news release, social media, on 
the Council's web page at https://go.usa.gov/xH8Cw,

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and through personal contact 2 weeks prior to the meeting.
    Written comments for the Council may be sent electronically in 
advance of the scheduled meetings to Public Affairs Officer Michelle 
Van Der Linden at [email protected], or in writing to BLM, 
California Desert District/Public Affairs, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm 
Springs, CA 92262.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Van Der Linden, BLM 
California Desert District Office, telephone: (760) 833-7172, 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. Van Der Linden. 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 Council provides recommendations to the 
Secretary of the Interior concerning the planning and management of the 
public land resources located within the BLM's California Desert 
District and offers advice on the implementation of the comprehensive, 
long-range plan for management, use, development, and protection of the 
public lands within the California Desert Conservation Area. Agenda 
topics for the May meeting include presentations on Amargosa Vole 
Conservation efforts; the King of the Hammers off-road race and related 
Special Recreation Permit; the Fire and Fuels Program; abandoned mine 
lands; and overviews from the district and field offices. Agenda topics 
for the August meeting include presentations on the California Coastal 
National Monument; BLM landholdings and issues in the South Coast Area; 
threatened, endangered, and sensitive species relating to the Stephen's 
Kangaroo Rat; and overviews from the district and field offices. Agenda 
topics for the December meeting include an update on Castle Mountain 
Project; discussions on upcoming trail work and visitor impacts within 
the Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark; discussions on rockhounding 
within the Marble Mountain Fossil Bed; a presentation on resources 
within the California Desert District; and overviews from the district 
and field offices.
    All Council meetings are open to the public and public comment 
periods will be offered at 2:45 p.m. at each meeting. While each of the 
Saturday meetings is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., they may end 
earlier or later depending on the needs of group members. Therefore, 
members of the public interested in a specific agenda item or 
discussion should schedule their arrival accordingly.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 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)

Gregory Miller,
Acting California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-08021 Filed 4-13-22; 8:45 am]
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