[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104559-104560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30514]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500159291]
Public Meetings: Northern California District Resource Advisory
Council
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
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northern
California District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as
follows.
DATES: The Northern California District RAC will meet virtually
February 5, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific time (PT); participate
in a field tour on May 14, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT and meet on
May 15, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT; and participate in a field tour
on September 17, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT and meet on September
18, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT. The May and September 2025 meetings
will be held in-person, and a virtual participation option will be
available.
ADDRESSES: The May 14, 2025, field tour will commence and conclude, and
the May 15, 2025, meeting will be held, at the BLM Northern California
District Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA 96002. The September
17, 2025, field tour will commence and conclude, and the September 18,
2025, meeting will be held, at Harbor Lights Lodge, 120 N Harbor Drive,
Fort Bragg, CA 95437. Meeting links and virtual participation
instructions for the February 5, 2025, the May 15, 2025, and the
September 18, 2025, meetings will be provided to the public via online
announcement, social media posts, and on the RAC's web page at blm.gov/get-involved/rac/California/northern-california-rac, and through
personal contact two weeks prior to the meetings. Written comments
pertaining to the meetings should be marked Attention: RAC meeting
comments and can be sent to the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Affairs Officer, Joseph J.
Fontana, telephone: 530-260-0189; 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 contact Mr. Fontana in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management
issues associated with BLM-managed
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public lands in northern California and far northwest Nevada. For the
February 5, 2025, virtual meeting, agenda items will include a
presentation from the U.S. Forest Service on Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act administration, Northwest California Integrated
Resource Management Plan (NCIP) implementation, land tenure status,
recent acquisitions, wild horse management, and wild horse adoption
suggestions. The May 14, 2025, field tour will be a river float trip
along the Sacramento River Bend Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Participants will stop at various segments of the river to discuss
management considerations. For the May 15, 2025, meeting, agenda topics
will include discussions on U.S. Forest Service business plans, BLM
wild horse management, NCIP implementation, and land acquisitions. The
September 17, 2025, field tour will include a drive to the Lost Coast
Redwoods property with discussions on BLM management options. For the
September 18, 2025, meeting, agenda topics will include U.S. Forest
Service business plans, management considerations for Lost Coast
Redwoods, status of district land acquisitions, status of wild horse
management in Applegate Field Office, and continued discussions about
increasing wild horse adoptions. Members of the public are welcome on
field tours but must provide their own transportation and meals. All
meetings are open to the public. Public comments will be accepted at 11
a.m. PT on each business meeting day. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak and the time available, the amount of time for
oral comments may be limited. All comments received will be provided to
the RAC.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should 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.
Requests for Accommodations
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, language translation services,
or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at
least 14 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.
Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in
the Northern California District Office. Minutes will also be posted to
the California RAC web page.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.
Erica St. Michel,
Deputy State Director, Communications.
[FR Doc. 2024-30514 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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