[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12375-12376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03143]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO# 4500177747]


Notice of Public Meeting: Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin 
Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of 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 of 1972, the U.S. Department of 
the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front-Northern 
Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin RAC will hold an in-person 
meeting with a virtual participation option on Thursday, April 11, 
2024. The RAC will also host a field tour on Friday, April 12. The 
meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) and may 
end earlier or later depending on the needs of group members. The field 
tour will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at approximately 1 p.m. PT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM Carson City District 
Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701. Individuals 
that prefer to participate in the April 11 meeting virtually must 
register by visiting the RAC's web page at least one week in advance of 
the meeting at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-me/nevada. Individuals participating in the April 12 field 
tour will meet at 8 a.m. PT at the Carson City District Office (5665 
Morgan Mill Road) and travel to the Naval Air Station Fallon area east 
of Fallon, Nevada.
    Written comments can be mailed to: BLM Carson City District Office, 
Attn: Lisa Ross, RAC Coordinator; 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, 
NV 89701. Comments can also be submitted by email to [email protected] with 
the subject line: BLM Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin RAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Ross, RAC Coordinator, by 
telephone at (775) 885-6107, or by email at [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 country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member BLM Sierra Front-Northern 
Great Basin RAC serves in an advisory capacity concerning issues 
relating to land use planning and the management of the public land 
resources located within the BLM's Elko, Winnemucca, and Carson City 
Districts. Meetings are open to the public in their entirety and a 
public comment period will be held near the end of the meeting.
    Agenda items for the April 11 meeting include district updates; 
discussion

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regarding the Sand Mountain Recreation Area, Mining Law, and Tribal 
Consultation Process; and an overview of the Utility-Scale Solar Energy 
Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. The field tour 
will offer participants the opportunity to view and discuss resource/
mitigation issues associated with the proposed expansion of Naval Air 
Station Fallon and the Sand Mountain Recreation Area. The field tour 
will conclude at approximately 1 p.m. PT. Members of the public are 
welcome on field tours but must provide their own transportation and 
meals.
    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 seven (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.
    The final meeting agenda will be available two weeks in advance of 
the meeting on the RAC's web page at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-me/nevada.
    Interested persons may make verbal presentations to the RAC during 
the meeting or file written statements. Such requests should be made to 
RAC Coordinator Lisa Ross prior to the public comment period. Depending 
on the number of people who wish to speak, the time for individual 
comments may be limited.
    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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Kimberly D. Dow,
Designated Federal Officer, BLM Carson City District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-03143 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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