83 FR 34163 - Notice of Public Meeting, BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 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) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34163]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15447]


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

DATES: The BLM Alaska RAC will hold a public meeting Tuesday, August 
14, 2018, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 
from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Public comment periods will be Tuesday from 
11:30 a.m. until noon and Wednesday from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in Conference Room 104 at the 
Robert B. Atwood Building, 550 W 7th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. The 
meeting agenda will be posted online by August 1, 2018, at www.blm.gov/site-page/get-involved-resource-advisory-council/near-you/alaska/rac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lesli Ellis-Wouters, Communications 
Director, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 
99513; [email protected]; 907-271-4418. 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.
    The agenda will include updates on National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) projects, including the Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Development, 
proposed Willow Master Development Plan, Red Devil, and the proposed 
road to the Ambler Mining District. There will be updates on current 
BLM Alaska planning efforts, such as the Bering Sea-Western Interior 
and Central Yukon Resource Management Plans, and the Haines and 
Squirrel River Plans. There will also be reports from RAC subcommittees 
on placer mining, recreation, trapper cabins, and Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act issues. Discussions will include the BLM's NEPA 
streamlining and prioritization process, as well as how the BLM works 
with other federal and state agencies, tribes, and interested parties 
in preparing NEPA analysis. The three BLM Alaska Districts and the 
Alaska Fire Service will present overviews of activities occurring in 
the Field Offices and workload priorities.
    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. If you have 
information to distribute to the RAC, please do so prior to the start 
of the meeting.
    You can submit written comments 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: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Karen E. Mouritsen,
Acting State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2018-15447 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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