83 FR 10874 - Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (Advisory Board) will meet as indicated below.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 10874]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05046]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Board meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild 
Horse and Burro Advisory Board (Advisory Board) will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The Advisory Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 
27, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 8 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Salt Lake 
City Downtown, 215 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. The 
final agenda for the March 27-28, 2018, public meeting will be posted 
on the BLM web page at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/get-involved/advisory-board. Written comments pertaining to the 
meeting and written statements that will be presented to the Advisory 
Board may be filed in advance of the meeting and sent to the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, BLM, Attention: Advisory Board (WO-260), 20 
M Street SE (Room 2134 LM), Washington, DC 20003 or emailed to: 
[email protected] no later than March 20, 2018. Please include 
``Advisory Board Comment'' in the subject line of the email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Acting Wild Horse and 
Burro Outreach Specialist at 202-912-7654 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. FRS 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 Advisory Board advises the Secretary of 
the Interior, the BLM Director, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Chief of the U.S. Forest Service on matters pertaining to the 
management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on 
the Nation's public lands. The tentative agenda for the meeting is:

I. Advisory Board Public Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review
Advisory Board October 2017 Meeting Minutes Review/Approval
BLM Responses to Board Recommendations--September 2016 and October 2017 
Meetings
BLM Utah WHB Program Update
BLM National WHB Program Overview and Status
BLM National WHB Research Update
BLM National WHB Program Budget Update
U.S. Forest Service WHB Program Update
Public Comment Period (3 p.m.-5 p.m.)
Adjourn

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 (8 a.m.-Noon)

Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda Review
Building Collaborative Partnerships
Advisory Board Discussion and Recommendations to the BLM
Adjourn

    The meeting will be live-streamed at www.blm.gov/live. The meeting 
site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An individual with 
a disability needing an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the 
meeting, such as an interpreting service, assistive listening device, 
or materials in an alternate format, must notify Ms. Boothe one week 
before the scheduled meeting date. Although the BLM will attempt to 
meet a request received after that date, the requested auxiliary aid or 
service may not be available because of insufficient time to arrange 
for it.

II. Public Comment Procedures

    On Tuesday, March 27 at 3 p.m., members of the public will have the 
opportunity to make comments to the Advisory Board on the WHB Program. 
Persons wishing to make comments during the meeting should register in 
person with the BLM prior to 2:30 p.m. on March 27, at the meeting 
location. Depending on the number of commenters, the Advisory Board may 
limit the length of comments. At previous meetings, comments have been 
limited to 3 minutes in length; however, this time may vary. Public 
commenters are requested to submit a written copy of their statement to 
the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section above, or bring a written 
copy to the meeting to be included and posted as part of the Advisory 
Board's record of the meeting. There will be a webcam present during 
the entire meeting, and individual comments may be recorded.
    Participation in the Advisory Board meeting is not required to 
submit written comments. The BLM invites written comments from all 
interested parties. We request that written comments be specific and 
explain the reason for any recommendation. The Advisory Board considers 
comments that are either supported by quantitative information or 
studies, or those that include citations to and analysis of applicable 
laws and regulations to be the most useful in developing its advice and 
recommendations on the management and protection of wild horses and 
burros.
    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 in your comment that the BLM withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will 
be able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Steve Tryon,
Deputy Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2018-05046 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
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