82 FR 13488 - Notice of Public Meeting: Bureau of Land Management Nevada Resource Advisory Councils

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada will hold a joint meeting of its three Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin RAC, the Northeastern Great Basin RAC, and the Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC. The meeting is open to the public and a public comment period is scheduled for April 5, 2017.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13488-13489]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04902]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting: Bureau of Land Management Nevada 
Resource Advisory Councils

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) Nevada will hold a joint meeting of its three Resource 
Advisory Councils (RACs), the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin 
RAC, the Northeastern Great Basin RAC, and the Mojave-Southern Great 
Basin RAC. The meeting is open to the public and a public comment 
period is scheduled for April 5, 2017.

DATES: The RACs will meet on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 5, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and 
Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A public comment 
period will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. The agenda 
and additional information will be posted 2 weeks prior to the meeting 
at https://on.doi.gov/2kxTU8l. On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, prior to the 
Tri-RAC meeting, the recreation, planning, and standards and guides 
subcommittees of the Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC will meet from 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Elko Convention Center, 700 
Moren Way, Elko, Nevada. Comments may also be submitted by email to 
[email protected] with the words ``2017 Tri-RAC Comment'' in the subject 
line. Written comments should be sent to the following address and be 
received no later than March 21: BLM Nevada Tri-RAC Comments, 
Attention: Chris Rose, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 89502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Rose by telephone at (775) 861-
6480, or by email at [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 three 15-member Nevada RACs advise the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM Nevada State Director, on a 
variety of planning and management issues associated with public land 
management in Nevada. Agenda topics include presentations on public 
lands, wild horses and burros, the Great Basin Landscape Conservation 
Cooperative, and the National Conservation Lands program. Training 
conducted during the meeting will include the National Environmental 
Policy Act, RAC roles

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and responsibilities, and media training for RAC members and BLM staff. 
The meeting will also include closeout reports of the three RACs; 
breakout meetings of the three RACs and state level subgroups for sage 
grouse, wild horses and burros and grazing; and scheduling meetings of 
the individual RACs for the upcoming year. The public may provide 
written comments to the three RAC groups or to an individual RAC.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need further information about 
the meeting or need special assistance such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations may contact Chris 
Rose at the phone number or email address above. 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 that we will be able to do so.

Rudy Evenson,
Deputy Chief, Office of Communications.
[FR Doc. 2017-04902 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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