[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31764-31765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08888]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500178664]


Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon

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) Steens 
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as follows.

DATES: The SMAC will participate in a field tour of sites within the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, Thursday, 
June 13, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time (PT), and a business 
meeting on Friday, June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT.

ADDRESSES: The business meeting and the field tour will commence and 
conclude at the BLM's Burns District Office at 28910 Highway 20 West in 
Hines, Oregon. Virtual attendance through the Zoom for Government 
platform will be available for the Friday meeting. The final meeting 
agenda and Zoom link will be published on the SMAC's web page at least 
10 days in advance at https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738; telephone: (541) 573-4519; email: [email protected]. 
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: The SMAC was established on August 14, 2001, 
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) (Act). The SMAC provides recommendations 
to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management of the 
public lands within the boundaries of the Steens Mountain Cooperative 
Management and Protection Area, and recommends cooperative programs and 
incentives for landscape management that meets human needs and 
maintains and improves the ecological and economic integrity of the 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
    A field tour to the Steens Mountain area is planned for June 13. 
Tour stops will vary depending on road, weather, and access conditions, 
but may include Riddle Brothers Ranch, Page Springs Weir, South Steens 
Herd Management Area or campground, or fuels treatment project sites. 
The public is welcome to attend but must provide their own 
transportation and personal amenities, such as appropriate clothing and 
footwear, food, and water. High-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles 
are recommended.
    The June 14 meeting agenda will include information sharing from 
the Designated Federal Officer and the Andrews/Steens Field Manager, a 
conversation about Inflation Reduction Act projects, a discussion on 
specific language in parts of the Steens Act, and a presentation from 
the Burns Paiute Tribe about their culture and aboriginal homelands in 
the area. Council members also have the opportunity to share 
information from their constituents or present research. Any other 
matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may also be included 
at any time throughout the meeting.
    The meeting is open to the public and a public comment period is 
scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT on Friday, June 14. Depending on the number 
of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time 
for oral

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comments may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM 
Burns District Office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice. All comments received at least one week prior 
to the meeting will be provided to the SMAC in advance of the meeting. 
The meeting may end early if all business items are completed ahead of 
schedule or may be extended if discussions warrant more time.
    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 7 business 
days prior to the meeting to give the BLM sufficient time to process 
your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a 
case-by-case basis.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: 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: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10)

Jeffrey Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-08888 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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