[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4887]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB06000.L17110000.PA0000.L.X.SS.021H0000; HAG-10-0143]
Notice of Public Meetings for the Steens Mountain Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management
and Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act,
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Steens Mountain Advisory
Council (SMAC) has scheduled the following tentative meeting dates:
DATES: April 12 and 13, 2010 and September 16 and 17, 2010 at the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Burns District Office; November 18 and
19, 2010 in Bend, Oregon; and July 1 and 2, 2010 in Diamond, Oregon.
All meeting sessions begin between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. local time, and
usually end no later than 4:30 p.m., local time. Some sessions may end
as early as 12 noon, local time. Other sessions may include a full or
partial-day field tour.
ADDRESSES: The Burns District Office is located at 28910 Highway 20
West, Hines, Oregon, 97738. The July meeting will be held at the
Diamond School on Diamond Lane in Diamond, Oregon. The November meeting
will be at the Phoenix Inn Suites, 300 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend,
Oregon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Courtemanche, BLM, Burns
District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 573-
4541 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) and
most recently re-chartered in January 2010. The SMAC's purpose is to
provide representative counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and
unique approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area; cooperative
programs and incentives for landscape management that meet human needs,
maintain and improve the ecological and economic integrity of the area;
and preparation and implementation of a management plan for the Steens
Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
Topics to be discussed by the SMAC at these meetings include the
Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation Plan; North Steens Ecosystem
Restoration Project implementation; Science Strategy; South Steens
Water Development Project Environmental Assessment; easements and
acquisitions; In-holder Access Environmental Assessment; and categories
of interest such as wildlife, special designated areas, partnerships/
programs, cultural resources, education/interpretation, volunteer-based
information, adaptive management and socioeconomics; and other matters
that may reasonably come before the SMAC.
All meetings are open to the public in their entirety, including
field tours or other arrangements outside of the general business
setting. Those interested in attending a field tour must provide
personal transportation. Information to be distributed to the SMAC is
requested prior to the start of each meeting. Public comment is
generally scheduled from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., local time, both days of
each meeting, but may be scheduled at alternate times depending on the
meeting agenda and location. The amount of time scheduled for public
presentations may be extended when the authorized representative
considers it necessary to accommodate all who seek to be heard
regarding matters on the agenda.
Dated: February 23, 2010.
Kenny McDaniel,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-4887 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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