83 FR 34613 - Notice of Public Meetings for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 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), Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below:

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB00000.L10200000. BS0000. LXSSH1060000.18X.HAG 18-0088]


Notice of Public Meetings for the Southeast Oregon 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's (BLM), 
Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated 
below:

DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will take a field tour on Tuesday, 
August 7, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and meet on Wednesday, August 
8, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The public 
comment period on Wednesday, August 8, will be from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Participants in the Tuesday, August 7, 2018, field tour will 
depart from the Lakeview Interagency Office, 1301 S G Street, Lakeview, 
Oregon 97630, at 8:00 a.m. The Wednesday, August 8, 2018, public 
meeting will be held at the Lakeview Interagency Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 
Officer, 1301 S G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630; 541-947-6237; 
[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, 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 15-member Southeast Oregon RAC was 
chartered and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse 
perspectives are represented in commodity, conservation, and general 
interests. They provide advice to the BLM, and as needed the Forest 
Service, resource managers regarding management plans and proposed 
resource actions on public land in southeast Oregon. All meetings are 
open to the public in their entirety. Information to be distributed to 
the RAC is requested prior to the start of each meeting.
    The August 7 field trip will consist of a tour of lands with 
wilderness characteristics, and existing Wilderness Study Areas in 
preparation for the RAC to participate in the Lakeview Resource 
Management Plan Amendment process. Members of the public who want to 
participate in the field tour must provide their own transportation. 
Agenda items for the Wednesday, August 8, meeting include possible 
management approaches for areas identified by the BLM as lands with 
wilderness characteristics for a formal recommendation by the Southeast 
Oregon RAC as part of the Lakeview District's Resource Management Plan 
Amendment process, development of cross-boundary fuel breaks to protect 
against wildfire, potential agency changes to sage grouse management, 
and any other business that may reasonably come before the RAC. A final 
agenda will be posted online at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac at least one week prior to the meeting.
    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 we will be able to 
do so.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-2

Holly Orr,
Acting Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2018-15585 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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