[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22525]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500174347]


Notice of Public Meeting of the Alaska Resource Advisory Council

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 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory 
Council (RAC) will meet as follows.

DATES: The RAC will hold a hybrid public meeting, offering in-person 
and virtual attendance options, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Alaska Time, with public comments accepted at 
1:50 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting links and participation instructions will be made 
widely available to the public via news media, social media, the BLM 
Alaska RAC web page at blm.gov/Alaska/RAC, and through personal contact 
2 weeks prior to the meeting.
    The November 29, 2023, meeting will be held virtually through Zoom 
and at the BLM Alaska State Office, 4th floor, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 
Anchorage AK, 99516. Virtual attendees are required to register online: 
https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_O4nSHmitRrOW-EpegzYmBQ.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Bolton, RAC Coordinator, 
email: [email protected] or telephone: (907) 271-3342. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services for contacting Melinda Bolton. 
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 Alaska RAC advises the Secretary of the 
Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management 
issues associated with BLM-managed public lands in Alaska. Agenda 
topics for the meeting include a briefing on land use planning 
projects, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, regulatory updates, 
land transfers, recreation projects, youth and hiring initiatives, and 
cooperative efforts.
    RAC meetings are open to the public. Each RAC meeting has time 
allotted for public comments. Depending on the number of people wishing 
to speak and the time available, the amount of time for verbal comments 
may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM Alaska 
State Office or RAC Coordinator listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice. Written public comments will be 
provided to the Alaska RAC members.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: 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 (see 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.
    Detailed minutes for the RAC meetings are maintained by the BLM 
Alaska State Office. Minutes are also posted to the BLM Alaska RAC web 
page at www.blm.gov/Alaska/RAC.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Steven M. Cohn,
State Director, Bureau of Land Management Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2023-22525 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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