[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12376-12377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03286]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_UT_FRN_MO4500176456]


Notice of Public Meeting, Bears Ears National Monument Advisory 
Committee, 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, 
as amended, 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's) Bears Ears National Monument Advisory 
Committee will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee will hold 
three in-person meetings with virtual participation options in 2024. 
These meetings are open to the public. The meeting dates are March 27, 
2024, August 8, 2024, and December 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in-person at the Hideout Community 
Center located at 648 South Hideout Way, Monticello, Utah 84535. The 
meetings will take place from 9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Agendas 
and virtual meeting access information will be announced on the Bears 
Ears National Monument Advisory Committee web page 30 days before the 
meeting at www.blm.gov/benm-mac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Wootton, Canyon Country 
District Public Affairs Officer, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, Utah 84535, 
via email with the subject line ``BENM MAC'' to [email protected], 
or by calling the Monticello Field Office at (435) 587-1500. 
Individuals 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: Presidential Proclamation 9558 and 
Presidential Proclamation 10285 established the Bears Ears National 
Monument Advisory Committee to provide advice and information to the 
Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the BLM, and to the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the 
Chief of the USDA Forest Service, to consider for managing the Bears 
Ears National Monument. The 15-member Committee represents a wide range 
of interests including State and local government, paleontological and 
archaeological expertise, the conservation community, livestock grazing 
permittees, Tribal members, developed and dispersed recreation 
interests, private landowners, local business owners, and the public at 
large.
    Planned agenda items for the March meeting include an overview of 
the planning efforts to-date, discussion of management alternatives 
included in the draft Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management 
Plan, ongoing draft Resource Management Plan public comment period, and 
general management and administrative updates. Planned agenda items for 
the August meeting include an overview of the planning efforts to-date, 
discussion of management alternatives included in the draft Bears Ears 
National Monument Resource Management Plan, upcoming steps in the 
planning process including proposed RMP, protest period, and governor's 
consistency review, and general management and administrative updates. 
Planned agenda items for the December meeting include planning efforts 
to-date, discussion of the proposed Bears Ears National Monument 
Resource Management Plan, ongoing Resource Management Plan protest 
period and governor's consistency review and general management and 
administrative updates.
    A public comment period will be offered during each meeting at 1:15 
p.m. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time 
available, the time for individual comments may be limited. Written 
comments may also be sent to the Monticello Field Office at the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. 
All comments received prior to the meeting will be provided to the 
Committee.
    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 under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, at least seven 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.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware your entire comment--including your

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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.
    Detailed minutes for Bears Ears National Monument Advisory 
Committee meetings will be maintained in the Canyon Country District 
Office and will be available for public inspection and reproduction 
during regular business hours within 90 days following the meeting. 
Minutes will also be posted to the Committee's web page.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.

Gregory Sheehan,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-03286 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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