81_FR_60903 81 FR 60732 - Notice of Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council

81 FR 60732 - Notice of Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 171 (September 2, 2016)

Page Range60732-60733
FR Document2016-20819

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 John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60732-60733]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20819]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORV00000.L10200000.DF0000. LXSSH1040000.16XL1109AF. HAG 16-0208]


Notice of Public Meetings for the John Day-Snake 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 John Day-Snake 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The John Day-Snake RAC will hold a meeting Friday, October 7, 
2016, at the River Lodge and Grill in Boardman, Oregon. The meeting 
will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public

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comment period will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Moore, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Vale District Office, 100 Oregon St., Vale, Oregon 
97918, phone (541) 473-6218, 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 John Day-Snake 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 and Forest Service 
resource managers regarding management plans and proposed resource 
actions on public land in central and eastern Oregon.
    Agenda items for the meeting include a discussion on fees 
associated with the Snake and Deschutes Rivers. Other topics will be 
posted along with the agenda on the John Day Snake RAC Web site at: 
http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/jdrac_meetingnotes.php.
    All meetings are open to the public. Information to be distributed 
to the John Day-Snake RAC is requested prior to the start of each 
meeting. A public comment period will be offered on October 7, 2016, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unless otherwise approved by the John Day-
Snake RAC Chairs, the public comment period in each meeting will last 
no longer than 30 minutes. Each speaker may address the John Day-Snake 
RAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. A public call-in number for both 
meeting locations is provided on the John Day-Snake RAC Web site at 
http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/jdrac.php.
    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 John Day-Snake RAC.

Don Gonzalez,
Vale District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2016-20819 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-33-P

60732 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Notices sustainable recreation uses of the two proposed ACEC designations for the proposed plans may be found in the NCAs, through the development of new, following areas: ‘‘Dear Reader’’ Letter of the Proposed non-motorized trails and visitor South Hills ACEC: (1,950 acres) RMPs for the Beaver Dam Wash amenities. In Alternative D of the Draft • Value: Endangered Species Dwarf National Conservation Area and the Red RMP for the Red Cliffs NCA, the BLM Bearclaw Poppy (Arctomecon humilis) Cliffs National Conservation Area, and also proposed the designation of a new and Holmgren Milkvetch (Astragalus Proposed Amendment to the St. George utility and transportation corridor to Field Office RMP/abbreviated Final EIS holmgreniorum). accommodate all of the potential and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. All protests • Limitations on the Following Uses: highway alignments that Washington must be in writing and mailed to the Commercial and personal use woodland County provided to the BLM for the appropriate address, as set forth in the products harvesting (green wood, dead ‘‘northern transportation route’’. Also ADDRESSES section above. Emailed and down, poles, and Christmas trees) under Alternative D, rights-of-way could protests will not be accepted as valid and firewood gathering would be be granted for new utilities, water lines, protests unless the protesting party also prohibited; closed to mineral materials and associated roads within the provides the original letter, either by disposal; managed as exclusion area for designated utility and transportation regular or overnight mail and it is linear, site-type, and material site corridor. postmarked by the close of the protest ROWs; closed to native seed, plants, and Proposed RMPs and Proposed plant materials harvesting for period. Under these conditions, the Amendment and Abbreviated Final EIS commercial purposes and personal use; BLM will consider the emailed protest open to fluid mineral leasing with a no as an advance copy and it will receive The Proposed RMPs for the Beaver full consideration. If you wish to Dam Wash and Red Cliffs NCAs and surface occupancy stipulation; closed to dispersed camping; OHV area provide the BLM with such advance Proposed Amendment to the St. George notification, please direct emails to Field Office RMP are primarily based on designation would be limited to designated roads and trails; and protest@blm.gov. Before including your the management goals, objectives, and address, phone number, email address, actions identified in the draft plans as managed as Visual Resources Management (VRM) Class II. or other personal identifying the BLM’s Preferred Alternative, information in your protest, you should Alternative B. However, in response to State Line ACEC: (1,410 acres) be aware that your entire protest— public comments and input from the • Value: Endangered Species including your personal identifying Cooperating Agencies, other Federal and Holmgren’s Milkvetch and Gierisch information—may be made publicly State agencies, tribal governments, and Globemallow (Sphaeralcea gierischii). available at any time. While you may local governmental entities, components • Limitations on the Following Uses: ask us in your protest to withhold your of the other alternatives that were Commercial and personal use woodland personal identifying information from presented in the draft plans and products harvesting (green wood, dead public review, we cannot guarantee that analyzed in the Draft EIS were selected and down, poles, and Christmas trees) we will be able to do so. to comprise management decisions in and firewood gathering would be the Proposed RMPs and Proposed Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR prohibited; closed to mineral materials 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5. Amendment. In some cases, minor edits disposal; managed as exclusion area for or clarifications were made and these linear, site-type, and material site Jenna Whitlock, are shown in italicized text surrounded ROWs; closed to native seed, plants, and Acting State Director. by brackets in the proposed plans. None plant materials harvesting for [FR Doc. 2016–21185 Filed 9–1–16; 8:45 am] of the minor edits or clarifications commercial purposes and personal use; BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P required modifications to the analysis of open to fluid mineral leasing with a no the environmental consequences surface occupancy stipulation; closed to presented in Chapter 4 of the Draft EIS. dispersed camping; OHV area DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The BLM has prepared an abbreviated designation would be limited to Final EIS to support the Proposed NCA designated roads and trails; and Bureau of Land Management RMPs and Proposed Amendment, managed as VRM Class II. consistent with Federal regulations at 40 [LLORV00000.L10200000.DF0000. CFR 1503.4 (c). The resulting Proposed Webb Hill ACEC: (520 acres) LXSSH1040000.16XL1109AF. HAG 16–0208] RMPs and Proposed Amendment • Value: Endangered Species Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy. Notice of Public Meetings for the John address the range of public, agency, and Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council governmental concerns about resource • Limitations on the Following Uses: management and land uses in the Commercial and personal use woodland AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, planning area raised during the products harvesting (green wood, dead Interior. planning process, and meet the and down, poles, and Christmas trees) ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Congressionally-defined purposes of the and firewood gathering would be NCAs and OPLMA’s mandates related to prohibited; closed to mineral materials SUMMARY: In accordance with the public land management in Washington disposal; managed as exclusion area for Federal Land Policy and Management County. linear, site-type, and material site Act and the Federal Advisory ROWs; closed to native seed, plants, and Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Proposed Areas of Critical plant materials harvesting for Department of the Interior, Bureau of Environmental Concern commercial purposes and personal use; Land Management (BLM), the John Day- mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.7– closed to fluid mineral leasing; closed to Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC) 2(b), the Notice of Availability for the dispersed camping; OHV area will meet as indicated below. Draft RMPs and Draft Amendment/Draft designation would be limited to DATES: The John Day-Snake RAC will EIS (80 FR 42527, July 17, 2015) designated roads and trails; and hold a meeting Friday, October 7, 2016, announced a concurrent public managed as VRM Class II. at the River Lodge and Grill in comment period on proposed ACECs. Instructions for filing a protest with Boardman, Oregon. The meeting will The Proposed Amendment includes the Director of the BLM regarding the run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2016 / Notices 60733 comment period will be offered from DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Public Comment Procedures 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. You may mail, email, or hand-deliver Bureau of Land Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments to the Malta Field Office, at Larry Moore, Public Affairs Specialist, [LLMTM01000.L12320000.FV0000. the addresses listed above (See LVRDMT110000XXX MO#4500080126] ADDRESSES). Written comments on the BLM Vale District Office, 100 Oregon St., Vale, Oregon 97918, phone (541) proposed supplementary rules should Proposed Supplementary Rules for the be specific and confined to issues 473–6218, or email l2moore@blm.gov. Zortman Ranger Station and Persons who use a telecommunications pertinent to the proposed rules, and Buffington Day Use Area on Public should explain the reason for any device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Land in Phillips County Near Zortman, recommended change. Where possible, Federal Information Relay Service MT comments should reference the specific (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to contact the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, section or paragraph of the proposal that above individual during normal Interior. the commenter is addressing. The BLM business hours. The FIRS is available 24 is not obligated to consider, or include hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules. in the Administrative Record for the message or question with the above SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land final supplementary rules, comments individual. You will receive a reply Management (BLM), Malta Field Office delivered to an address other than those during normal business hours. is proposing additional supplementary listed above (See ADDRESSES), or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The John rules for the Zortman Ranger Station, a comments that the BLM receives after Day-Snake RAC consists of 15 members, historic U.S. Forest Service Ranger the close of the comment period (See chartered and appointed by the Station now administered by the BLM DATES), unless they are postmarked or Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse in Zortman, Montana, and Buffington electronically dated before the deadline. Day Use Area at the Camp Creek Comments, including names, street perspectives are represented in Recreation Area. The supplementary addresses, and other contact commodity, conservation, and general rules are necessary to maintain the information for respondents, will be interests. They provide advice to BLM public health and safety and to protect available for public review at the Malta and Forest Service resource managers Field Office address listed in the section the environment of the recreation areas. regarding management plans and They will help reduce erosion, reduce ADDRESSES during regular business proposed resource actions on public fire hazards, provide for public safety, hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday land in central and eastern Oregon. prevent damage to natural resources, through Friday, except Federal Agenda items for the meeting include reduce user conflicts, and increase holidays). Before including your a discussion on fees associated with the visitor satisfaction. address, phone number, email address, Snake and Deschutes Rivers. Other DATES: To ensure that comments will be or other personal identifying topics will be posted along with the considered, the BLM must receive information in your comment, you agenda on the John Day Snake RAC Web written comments on the proposed should be aware that your comment— site at: http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/ supplementary rules by November 1, including your personal identifying jdrac_meetingnotes.php. 2016. In developing final supplementary information—may be made publicly rules, the BLM may not consider available at any time. While you can ask All meetings are open to the public. us in your comment to withhold your Information to be distributed to the John comments postmarked or received in person or by electronic mail after this personal identifying information from Day-Snake RAC is requested prior to the public review, we cannot guarantee that date. start of each meeting. A public comment we will be able to do so. period will be offered on October 7, ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unless or hand delivered to the BLM Malta Background otherwise approved by the John Day- Field Office, Attn: Field Manager, 501 The Zortman Ranger Station, built in Snake RAC Chairs, the public comment South 2nd Street East, Malta, MT 59538. 1905, was part of the Lewis and Clark period in each meeting will last no You may also submit comments via National Forest until 1965, when longer than 30 minutes. Each speaker email to BLM_MT_Malta_FO@blm.gov management of public lands in the area may address the John Day-Snake RAC or fax to 406–654–5150. Copies of the was transferred to the BLM. The site fee proposal are available at the BLM includes the four-room main building, a for a maximum of 5 minutes. A public Malta Field Office, 501 South 2nd Street storage shed, and amphitheater which call-in number for both meeting East, Malta, MT 59538 or on line at: was built for the Lewis and Clark locations is provided on the John Day- http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/malta_ Snake RAC Web site at http:// Bicentennial celebration. The main field_office.html. building is eligible for listing on the www.blm.gov/or/rac/jdrac.php. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Register of Historic Places. In Meeting times and the duration Vinita Shea, Malta Field Manager, at the 2013, the BLM partnered with the Forest scheduled for public comment periods above address, or by calling 406–654– Service’s historic preservation team to may be extended or altered when the 5131. Persons who use a repair the outside of the main building authorized representative considers it telecommunications device for the deaf and landscape the yard to divert runoff necessary to accommodate business and may call the Federal Information Relay which was undermining the foundation. all who seek to be heard regarding Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to The interior of the building has been mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES matters before the John Day-Snake RAC. contact the above individual during inventoried and abated for asbestos and normal business hours. The FIRS is lead paint. The site also features an Don Gonzalez, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, amphitheater which is used for Vale District Manager. to leave a message or question with the interpretive presentations. [FR Doc. 2016–20819 Filed 9–1–16; 8:45 am] above individual. You will receive a Buffington Day Use Area is located BILLING CODE 4310–33–P reply during normal business hours. within the Camp Creek Recreation Area SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: just northeast of Zortman, Montana. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Sep 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe John Day-Snake RAC will hold a meeting Friday, October 7, 2016, at the River Lodge and Grill in Boardman, Oregon. The meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A public comment period will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
ContactLarry Moore, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Vale District Office, 100 Oregon St., Vale, Oregon 97918, phone (541) 473-6218, 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.
FR Citation81 FR 60732 
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