[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44040-44041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12538]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-300-1020-PH]


Notice of Public Meetings, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory 
Council Meeting and Challis OHV Subgroup Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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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) Idaho Falls 
District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

DATES: Two meetings have been scheduled in September 2006. The first 
will be a meeting of the Off-Highway Vehicle Subgroup of the RAC, which 
will be an open house at Challis High School, September 6, 2006 from 7 
p.m. to 9 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is for the RAC Subgroup to 
begin gathering public input that will be given to the BLM Challis 
Field Office as part of its comprehensive Travel Management Plan. The 
public is encouraged to attend.
    The second meeting in September is the RAC's regularly-scheduled 
quarterly meeting. This will be held September 19-20, 2006 at the BLM 
Challis Field Office, 801 Blue Mountain Road in Challis, Idaho. The 
meeting will begin September 19 at 10 a.m. and will conclude before 5 
p.m. the following day. Among the scheduled agenda items are a 
discussion of the proposed BLM/USFS Recreation RACs in Idaho, a review 
of the OHV Subgroup's September 6 public meeting, a review of the Upper 
Snake Field Office's interactions with the Idaho National Laboratory on 
noxious weeds, and field tours of the Bayhorse Townsite and the 
Thompson Creek Mine. Transportation for the field tours will be 
provided for RAC members and BLM staff; other individuals wishing to 
attend should provide their own transportation.

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 the BLM Idaho Falls District (IFD), which covers eastern Idaho.
    All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Howell, RAC Coordinator, Idaho 
Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83401. Telephone 
(208) 524-7559. E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: July 28, 2006.
David Howell,
RAC Coordinator, Public Affairs Specialist.
[FR Doc. E6-12538 Filed 8-2-06; 8:45 am]
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