[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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