83 FR 27343 - Notice of Public Meeting, Farmington District Resource Advisory Council, New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 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 (BLM) Farmington District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27343-27344]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12610]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Farmington District Resource Advisory 
Council, New Mexico

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

DATES: The Farmington District RAC will hold a public meeting on 
Tuesday, July 10, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a field trip 
on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Farmington District RAC will meet at the Kit Carson 
Electrical Cooperative Boardroom at 118 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571. 
The field trip participants will depart from the BLM Taos Field Office 
at 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zach Stone, Public Affairs Specialist, 
BLM Farmington District Office, 6251 College Blvd., Suite A, 
Farmington, NM 87402, (505) 564-7677, or [email protected]. Persons who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877-8339. The FRS is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with Mr. Stone. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Farmington District RAC consists of 10 
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 the BLM's Farmington District. Both the field trip and meeting are 
open to the public. However, the public is required to provide its own 
transportation for the field trip. Information to be distributed to the 
Farmington District RAC is requested prior to the start of each 
meeting.
    Agenda items for the July 10 meeting include updates on: The 2017/
2018 RAC nominations; the RAC charter; Farmington Field Office Resource 
Management Plan Amendment; updates in the Taos planning area; general 
recreation planning for the Taos and Farmington Field Offices; updates 
in the San Pedro Area; BLM efforts to gather additional cultural/
ethnographic data for cultural site protection; the postponement of the 
2018 spring oil and gas leasing in the Farmington Field Office area; 
and the methane emission rules. There will be a discussion on the Rio 
Grande Trail/State Partnership and a potential event scheduled for 
October 2, 2018, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National 
Trails System Act of 1968; and any other topics that may reasonably 
come before the Farmington District RAC may also be addressed. On July 
11, the RAC will participate in a field trip to the Rio Grande Trail 
improvement areas. More information is available at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/new-mexico/farmington-district-rac.
    The July 10, 2018, meeting will include a public comment period 
from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Depending on the number of persons wishing 
to comment and time available, the amount of time for individual oral 
comments may be limited. The public may also submit written comments to 
Zach Stone, Farmington District, New Mexico, 6251 College Blvd., Suite 
A, Farmington, NM 87402; or by email at [email protected], or by telephone 
(505) 564-7677, no later than July 9, 2018, to be made available to the 
RAC at the July 10, 2018, meeting. All written comments received prior 
to the meeting will be provided to the council members.
    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. Individuals who plan to attend and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation, tour transportation 
or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM as provided 
above.


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    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Melanie Barnes,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2018-12610 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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