[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42432-42433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21219]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-910-1820-00]
Resource Advisory Council Meetings, Montana Councils and Dakotas
Council; Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.
Appendix, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), has established four Resource Advisory Councils for the State of
Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
The Montana Councils are: Butte Resource Advisory Council,
Lewistown Resource Advisory Council and Miles City Advisory Council;
North Dakota and South Dakota: Dakotas Resource Advisory Council.
These Councils provide representative counsel and advice to BLM on
the planning and management of public lands. Members of these Councils
were appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
Members of the Montana and Dakotas Councils will gather to share
common issues including travel management, land exchanges, weeds and
access beginning at 1:00 p.m. September 15 through the afternoon of
September 16. On September 17, the Montana Councils will hold their
official meetings. The Dakotas Council will hold its official meeting
the morning of September 15 and the morning of September 17. The four
Councils will have their joint discussions at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N.
7th Ave., Bozeman, Montana. The individual Montana Councils will hold
their official meetings at the Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane,
Bozeman, Montana. The September 15 portion of the Dakotas Council
official meeting will be held at the GranTree and the September 17
portion of the meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn. The agendas for
the Council meetings are as follows:
Butte Resource Advisory Council
The council will convene at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman, Montana. The main agenda
topic will be travel management. The public comment period will begin
at 11:00 a.m.
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Lewistown Resource Advisory Council
The council will convene at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane. Agenda items include prairie dog
issues, management issues on the Upper Missouri Wild and Scenic River,
Standards and Guidelines, range improvements, Devil's Kitchen and
tracts designated for disposal. The meeting will conclude at 3:00 p.m.
The public comment period will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Miles City Resource Advisory Council
The council will convene from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon Thursday,
September 17 at the Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman,
Montana. The main agenda topic will be travel management. The public
comment period will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Dakotas Resource Advisory Council
The council will meet Tuesday at the GranTree Inn, 1325 N. 7th
Ave., Bozeman, Montana, September 15 from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. The
council will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, September 17 at the
Holiday Inn--Bozeman, 5 Baxter Lane, Bozeman, Montana. Agenda items
include travel management, land exchanges, weeds, joint Resource
Advisory Council with the Forest Service. Public comment period will
begin at 9:00 a.m., September 17.
All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written
comments to any Council. Each Council meeting will also have time
allocated for hearing public comments. The public comment period for
each meeting is listed above. Depending on the number of persons
wishing to comment and the time available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need
further information about the meetings, or need special assistance,
such as sign language interpretations or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact the Montana State Office, External
Affairs, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-
6800, telephone, 406-255-2913. Seating at the meetings will be on a
first-come basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Weil, Public Affairs Specialist,
Office of External Affairs, Montana State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 N. 32nd Street, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana,
59107, telephone (406) 255-2913.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Councils is to advise the
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning
and management issues associated with the management of public lands.
The Councils' responsibilities include providing advice to BLM
regarding the preparation, amendment and implementation of land use
plans; providing advice on long-range planning and establishing
resource management priorities; and assisting the BLM to identify State
of regional standards for ecological health and guidelines for grazing.
Council members represent various industries and interests
concerned with the management, protection and utilization of the public
lands. These include (a) holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of energy and mining development, the timber industry,
rights-of-way interests, off-road vehicle use and developed recreation;
(b) representatives of environmental and resource conservation
organizations, archaeological and historic interests, and wild horse
and burro groups; and (c) representatives of State and local
government, Native American tribes, academia involved in the natural
sciences, and the public at large.
Membership includes individuals who have expertise, education,
training or practical experience in the planning and management of
public lands and their resources and who have a knowledge of the
geographical jurisdiction of the respective Councils.
Dated: July 31, 1998.
Janet Singer,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 98-21219 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]
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