80 FR 64444 - Notice of Public Meeting for the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below:

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26978]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting for the Eastern Washington Resource 
Advisory Council

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 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Eastern 
Washington Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated 
below:

DATES: The Eastern Washington RAC will hold a public meeting Thursday, 
Nov. 5, 2015. The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 
meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Yakima, Washington, and will 
include a field trip to the Yakima River Canyon. A public comment 
period will be available in the afternoon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Clark, Public Affairs Specialist, 
BLM Spokane District Office, 1103 N. Fancher Rd., Spokane, Washington 
99212, (509) 536-1297, or email [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 to contact the 
above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Eastern Washington RAC consists of 15 
members chartered and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their 
diverse perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and 
general interests. They provide advice to BLM resource managers 
regarding management plans and proposed resource actions on public land 
in central and eastern Washington.
    Agenda items for the November 2015 meeting include a field tour of 
the Yakima River Canyon Recreation Area, an update on the Eastern 
Washington Resource Management Plan, a presentation of the business 
plan for a fee season extension for the Yakima River Canyon, committee 
and member updates, and any other matters that may reasonably come 
before the RAC. This meeting is open to the public in its entirety; 
however, transportation during the field tour portion of the meeting on 
Nov. 5 will not be provided to members of the public. Information to be 
distributed to the Eastern Washington RAC is requested prior to the 
start of each meeting. A public comment period will be available on 
Nov. 5, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. Unless otherwise approved by the Eastern 
Washington RAC Chair, the public comment period will last no longer 
than 30 minutes. Each speaker may address the RAC for a maximum of 5 
minutes. Meeting times and the duration scheduled for public comment 
periods may be extended or altered when the authorized representative 
considers it necessary to accommodate business and all who seek to be 
heard regarding matters before the Eastern Washington RAC.

Dennis Strange,
Spokane District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2015-26978 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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