[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22573-22574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08119]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000. LXSSH1060000.22X.HAG 22-0015]


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) Recreation and Visitor Use Subcomittee 
will meet as follows.

DATES: The SMAC will hold a virtual meeting via the Zoom for Government 
platform on Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Pacific 
Time.

ADDRESSES: The final meeting agenda and contact information regarding 
Zoom

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meeting details will be published on the SMAC web page at least 10 days 
in advance at https://go.usa.gov/xzkD8.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738; telephone: (541) 573-4519; 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. 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 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 Recreation and Visitor Use Subcommittee was established 
in 2019 and serves to gather information, conduct research, and analyze 
recreation and/or visitor use issues in the Steens Mountain CMPA. 
Issues could relate to parking, hiking, motorized or non-motorized use, 
camping, access, signage, interpretation, restrooms/sanitation, and 
trail development and maintenance. The Subcommittee reviews all aspects 
of any recreation issue, formulates suggestions for remedy, and 
proposes those solutions to the entire SMAC for further discussion and 
possible recommendation to the BLM. No decisions are made at the 
subcommittee level.
    Agenda items for the June 9, 2022, virtual meeting include: A 
recreation program update; information sharing from the Designated 
Federal Official; reviewing alternatives for the Bridge Creek Allotment 
Management Plans Environmental Impact Statement; 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 1:15 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 virtual 
sessions, are open to the public in their entirety. Written public 
comments may be sent to the BLM Burns District Office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice or emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments received at least 1 week in advance of the meeting will be 
provided to the Subcommittee.
    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.
    Detailed minutes for the SMAC and Subcommittee meetings will be 
maintained in the BLM Burns District Office. Minutes will also be 
posted to the SMAC's web page at https://go.usa.gov/xzkD8.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Jeffrey Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-08119 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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