82 FR 50155 - Notice of Public Meeting, BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 208 (October 30, 2017)

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 as amended and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50155-50156]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23532]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, BLM Alaska 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 
of 1976 as amended and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) 
will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The RAC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 16, 
2017, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Friday, November 17, 2017, from 8 
a.m. until noon. A public comment period will be held during Thursday's 
meeting from 4 to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Executive Dining Room at 
the Federal Building, 222 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. The agenda 
will be posted online by Oct. 17, 2017, at https://www.blm.gov/site-
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Doucet, RAC Coordinator, BLM 
Alaska State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 99513; 
[email protected]; 907-271-4405. People 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 15-member BLM Alaska RAC was chartered 
to provide advice to the BLM and the Secretary of the Interior on a 
variety of planning and management issues associated with public land 
management in Alaska. All RAC meetings are open to the public. If you 
have written comments to distribute to the RAC, please do so prior to 
the start of the meeting.
    Agenda items for the meeting include updates on BLM Alaska planning 
efforts such as the Bering Sea-Western Interior and Central Yukon 
Resource Management Plans, the Road to Ambler Mining District 
Environmental Impact Statement, the Donlin Gold Mine Right of Way, and 
the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline/Alaska LNG project. In addition, the 
BLM will present updates on the status of Public Land Orders 
withdrawing land from selection or development, activities in the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including the Greater Mooses 
Tooth Unit 2 project, and the upcoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The 
Placer Mining Subcommittee will present reports on the 2017 placer 
mining field season and preparations for the 2018 field season, and the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Subcommittee will discuss access 
and subsistence issues. The BLM will also encourage the RAC to provide 
the BLM with input on recreation, access and transportation issues 
including the proposed Trans-Alaska Trail along the Trans-Alaska 
Pipeline System corridor; the Transportation Management Plans for the 
Steese National Conservation Area and the White Mountains National 
Recreation Area; the possibilities of partnerships with the State and 
other agencies for access, recreation, and transportation issues; and 
the possibility of adjusting recreation site fees. The State of Alaska 
will also make a presentation on the Arctic Strategic Transportation 
and Resources Project. The BLM Alaska will post the meeting agenda by 
Oct. 17, 2017, to the BLM Alaska Web site at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/alaska/rac. During the 
public comment period, depending upon the number of people wishing to 
comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Please be 
prepared to submit written comments. Written comments can be submitted 
by email to [email protected].
    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.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 15906; 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Karen E. Mouritsen,
Acting State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2017-23532 Filed 10-27-17; 8:45 am]
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