[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4617-4618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01273]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500177026]


Notice of Public Meeting for the Southeast Oregon 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 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) 
Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as follows.

DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will meet on March 12-13, 2024, and 
June 11-12, 2024. The March 12 meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Pacific Time (PT) with a 30-minute public comment period offered at 
3:45 p.m. PT, and the March 13 meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
PT, with a 30-minute public comment period offered at 10:45 a.m. PT. 
The June 11 meeting will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT with a 30-
minute public comment period offered at 3:45 p.m. PT, and the RAC will 
attend a field tour on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT to the 
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

ADDRESSES: The March meeting will be held in-person at the BLM Burns 
District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon, 97738. The June 
11 meeting will be held at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW 5th 
Ave, Ontario, Oregon, 97914. The June 12 field tour will also commence 
and conclude at the Cultural Center. A virtual option will be offered 
for each meeting. Instructions for participating virtually, final 
agendas, and additional meeting details will be posted at least 10 days 
in advance of the meeting on the RAC's web page: https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac. Previous meeting minutes, membership information, 
and upcoming agendas are also available at this website.
    Public comments can be mailed to the BLM Lakeview District Office, 
Attn: Lisa McNee, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630 or sent via 
email to [email protected]. All comments received will be provided to the 
Southeast Oregon RAC members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa McNee, Public Affairs Officer, 
1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630; (541) 219-9180; 
[email protected]. 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. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their countries to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southeast Oregon RAC is chartered, and 
the 15 members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their 
diverse perspectives represent commodity, non-commodity, and local 
interests. The RAC serves in an advisory capacity to BLM and U.S. 
Forest Service officials concerning planning and management of public 
lands and national forest resources located, in whole or part, within 
the boundaries of the BLM's Vale, Burns, and Lakeview Districts and the 
Fremont-Winema and Malheur National Forests. All meetings are open to 
the public in their entirety. Information to be distributed to the RAC 
is requested before the start of each meeting.
    Agenda topics for the March 12 and 13 meetings will include 
District updates; updates on the Lakeview Resource Management Plan 
(RMP) Amendment and the aquatic and riparian restoration programmatic 
environmental assessment; and presentations on wild horse and burro 
management, mining and minerals, grazing, fire, and recreation.
    Agenda topics for the June 11 meeting will include a presentation 
on Habitat Connectivity, fire, and grazing, and updates on the Lakeview 
RMP Amendment and the Programmatic Solar Environmental Impact 
Statement. The RAC will participate in a field tour on June 12 to the 
National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
    Members of the public are welcome on the field tour but must 
provide their

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own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to attend must RSVP 
to the BLM Lakeview 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.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: For sign language 
interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations, please contact Lisa McNee, Lakeview District BLM (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 business days before the 
meeting to ensure there is sufficient time to process the request. The 
Department of the Interior manages accommodation requests on a case-by-
case basis.
    Public comments can be submitted as described under the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice. 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 we will 
be able to do so.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10)

Jeffrey Rose,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-01273 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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