[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51896-51897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13435]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500179519]


Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, 
Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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) John Day-
Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Planning Subcommittee will 
meet as follows.

DATES: The John Day-Snake RAC's Planning Subcommittee will meet 
virtually on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 
Pacific Time (PT) via the Zoom-for- Government platform. The John Day-
Snake RAC will meet on Wednesday, September 25 in Enterprise, Oregon 
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT and participate in a field tour on 
Thursday, September 26, 2024, to the Wallowa Lake Dam from 9 a.m. to 
noon PT. A virtual participation option will be available for the 
September 25 meeting.
    Thirty-minute public comment periods will be held on Wednesday, 
September 4 at 6:30 p.m. PT; and on Wednesday, September 25 at noon PT.

ADDRESSES: The September 25 meeting will be held, and the field tour 
will commence, at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds, 668 NW 1st St., 
Enterprise, OR 97828. Final agendas for each meeting and contact 
information regarding Zoom participation details will be published on 
the RAC web page at least 10 days in advance of the meetings at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/john-day-rac.
    Comments to the RAC can be mailed to: BLM Vale District, Attn. 
Shane DeForest, 100 Oregon St., Vale, OR 97918.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 
Specialist, 3100 H. St., Baker City, OR 97814; telephone: 541-523-1407; 
email: [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 15-member RAC is chartered and members 
are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Its diverse 
perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and local 
interests. The RAC provides advice to BLM and, as needed, to U.S. 
Forest Service resource managers regarding management plans and 
proposed resource actions on public lands in the John Day-Snake area. 
All meetings are open to the public in their entirety. Information to 
be distributed to the RAC must be provided to its members prior to the 
start of each meeting.

[[Page 51897]]

    The September 4 Subcommittee meeting will focus on compiling 
information, conducting research, and preparing findings to present to 
the RAC for its consideration and for the formation of formal 
recommendations on the proposed business plan and fee proposal for 
Prineville BLM's Priest Hole Recreation Area.
    The September 25 meeting will include a presentation on the 
Subcommittee's research, findings, and recommendations on the proposed 
business plan and fee proposal. Standing agenda items include 
management of energy and minerals, timber, rangeland and grazing, 
commercial and dispersed recreation, wildland fire and fuels, wild 
horses and burros; agency updates from the Vale and Prineville BLM 
Districts and the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, Malheur, Ochoco, and 
Deschutes National Forests; and any other business that may reasonably 
come before the RAC. The meetings are open to the public, and public 
comments will be held on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:30 p.m. and 
Wednesday, September 25 at noon PT. Depending on the number of persons 
wishing to comment and the time available, time allotted for individual 
oral comments may be limited.
    The September 26 field tour is to the Wallowa Lake Irrigation 
District's Wallowa Lake Dam. Members of the public who wish to 
participate in the field tour must provide their own transportation and 
meals. The Designated Federal Officer will attend the meeting, take 
minutes, and publish the minutes on the RAC web page at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/john-day-rac.
    For sign language interpreter services, assistive listening 
devices, language translation services, or other reasonable 
accommodations, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section 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.
    The public may send written comments to the RAC in response to 
material presented (see ADDRESSES).
    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: 43 CFR 1784.4)

Shane DeForest,
Vale District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-13435 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-24-P