[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50910-50911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16479]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[234 LLUTG02000 L12200000.PM00000]


Notice of Public Meetings, San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 
Advisory Council, Utah

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, 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management's (BLM) San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council 
(Council) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Council will hold an in-person public meeting with a virtual 
participation option on August 31, 2023, at the Castle Valley Special 
Service District Building from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT with public 
comments accepted at 12:00 p.m.
    The Council will hold an in-person field tour on March 6, 2024, 
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MT and a public meeting with a virtual 
participation option on March 7, 2024, at the Castle Valley Special 
Service District Building from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT with public 
comments accepted at 11:30 a.m. The meetings and field tour are open to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: The August 31, 2023, meeting will be held at the Castle 
Valley Special Service District Building 20 South 100 East, Castle 
Dale, Utah 84513. The March 6, 2024, field tour will commence and 
conclude at the Castle Valley Special Service Building and the March 7, 
2024, meeting will also be held at the Castle Valley Special Service 
District Building 20 South 100 East, Castle Dale, Utah 84513. 
Individuals that prefer to participate virtually in the meetings must 
register in advance. Registration information will be posted 2 weeks in 
advance of each meeting at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/utah/San-Rafael-Swell-RAC.
    Written comments may be sent prior to each meeting either by mail 
to the BLM Green River District, Attn: Lance Porter, 170 South 500 
West, Vernal, UT 84078, or by email: [email protected], with the subject 
line ``San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council Meeting.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLM Green River District Manager Lance 
Porter, telephone: (435) 781-4400 or email: [email protected]. Persons 
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 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
Management, and Recreation Act (Pub. L. 116-9) established the San 
Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, in planning and managing the San 
Rafael Swell Recreation Area. The seven-member Council represents a 
wide range of interests including local government, recreational users, 
grazing allotment permittees, conservation organizations, people with 
expertise in historical uses of the recreation area, and Tribal 
Nations.
    Individuals who need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation and other reasonable accommodations, also should contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice. Agenda items for the August 31, 2023, meeting include an 
overview of the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area, history of Council 
recommendations, planning updates, and other topics as appropriate. The 
March 6 field tour is to various points within the San Rafael Swell 
Recreation Area and will include discussions of BLM management of 
public lands including Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, the 
Special Recreation Management Area, recreation facilities, grazing, and 
more. Members of the public are welcome on the field tour but must 
provide their own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to 
attend must RSVP to the BLM Green River District Office at least 2 
weeks in advance of the field tour to the contact listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Agenda items for 
the March 7, 2024, meeting include spring/summer visitor information 
updates, travel management plan updates, and other topics as needed.

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    Detailed meeting minutes will be maintained in the BLM Green River 
District Office and will be made available for public inspection and 
reproduction during regular business hours within 90 days following 
each meeting. Minutes will also be posted to the Council's web page at 
https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/utah/San-Rafael-Swell-RAC. The amount of time for individual oral 
comments may be limited depending on the total number of commenters. 
Written comments may also be sent to the BLM Green River District 
Manager at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 
All comments received will be provided to the Council.
    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 BLM sufficient time to process 
your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a 
case-by-case basis.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Gregory Sheehan,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-16479 Filed 8-1-23; 8:45 am]
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