[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69018-69019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-090-1610-PG; DBG-0200001]


Notice of Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Council to the Lower 
Snake River District, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lower Snake 
River District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The meeting will be held December 4, 2002, at the Lower Snake

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River District Office, located at 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, 
Idaho, beginning at 9 a.m. The public comment periods will be held 
after each topic. The meeting is expected to adjourn at 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and 
RAC Coordinator, Lower Snake River District, 3948 Development Ave., 
Boise, ID 83705, Telephone (208) 384-3393.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member Council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of 
planning and management issues associated with public land management 
in southwestern Idaho. At this meeting, the following topics for 
discussion will include:
    [sbull] Subgroup reports on Sage Grouse Habitat Management, OHV 
Initiative, River Recreation and Resource Management Plans, and Fire 
and Fuels Management;
    [sbull] RAC Members will discuss what they heard from the Secretary 
of Interior, the BLM Director, RAC Chairpersons and other RAC Members 
during the November 20 tele-video conference regarding issues and 
priorities for the RAC's to address across the nation;
    [sbull] The LSRD RAC Chair, Don Weilmunster will provide a report 
to the Members of what he learned while attending the National RAC 
Conference in Phoenix, November 18-20, 2002;
    [sbull] RAC Members will discuss how this direction from 
Washington, DC can be incorporated into their workplans for each sub-
group for fiscal year 2003;
    [sbull] An update will be given on the two Resource Management 
Plans under development in the District, and
    [sbull] Each Field Office Manager will provide a brief update on 
current activities and issues in each of their field office areas.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written 
comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting will also have 
time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of 
persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual 
oral comments may be limited. 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 below.

    Dated: November 6, 2002.
Howard Hedrick,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-28872 Filed 11-13-02; 8:45 am]
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