[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2116-2117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00528]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meetings for the San Juan Islands National 
Monument Advisory Committee, Washington

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 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) San Juan Islands 
National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) will meet as follows.

DATES: The MAC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. 
This meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held 
via Zoom. A public comment period will be available in the afternoon 
from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
    The MAC will also hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 4, 2023. 
This meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held 
via Zoom. A public comment period will be available in the afternoon 
from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Zoom meeting information and instructions will be posted 
on the Monument Advisory Committee's website at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/san-juan-islands-mac several weeks prior to each meeting and on the press 
release that goes out a week prior to each meeting.
    The public may send written comments to the MAC at BLM Spokane 
District, Attn. MAC, 1103 N Fancher, Spokane Valley, WA 99212, or via 
email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Clark, Spokane District Public 
Affairs Officer, 1103 N Fancher, Spokane Valley, WA 99212, (509) 536-
1297, or [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 San Juan Islands MAC is comprised of 12 
members representing a wide array of interests, including recreation, 
Tribal interests, education, environmental organizations, and 
landowners. All advisory council meetings are open to the public. The 
February meeting will begin at 9 a.m. with a welcome of the new MAC 
members. After introductions, the members will spend time reviewing the 
anticipated Record of Decision for the San Juan Islands National 
Monument. Discussion and review will continue until a working lunch at 
noon. The next topic will be to consider opportunities for the MAC to 
support implementation of the anticipated Resource Management Plan 
(RMP). At 1:30 p.m., members of the public will have the opportunity to 
make comments to the MAC during a 1-hour public comment period. Persons 
wishing to make comments during the

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public comment period will be called upon by the MAC Chair. Depending 
on the number of persons wishing to comment, the length of comments may 
be limited. The MAC will adjourn no later than 3 p.m.
    The May meeting will also begin at 9 a.m. with welcomes and 
introductions. After introductions, the members will spend time 
reviewing possible implementation projects the MAC can assist with and 
clarifying items from the BLM. This discussion and review will continue 
through a working lunch at noon. The next topic will be to consider 
opportunities for the MAC to support implementation of the RMP. At 1:30 
p.m., members of the public will have the opportunity to make comments 
to the MAC during a 1-hour public comment period. Persons wishing to 
make comments during the public comment period will be called upon by 
the MAC Chair. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment, 
the length of comments may be limited. The MAC will adjourn no later 
than 3 p.m.
    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least 7 business 
days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior 
sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation 
requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
    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.)

Kurt Pindel,
Spokane District Manager.
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