Notice2021-17508
Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon
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August 16, 2021
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
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) Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) Public Lands Access Subcomittee will meet as indicated below.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 155 (Monday, August 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45749-45750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17508]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000.LXSSH1060000.21X.HAG 21-0066]
Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory
Council, Oregon
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) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) Public Lands Access Subcomittee will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The SMAC will hold a field tour on September 23, 2021, from 7
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time to the the Nature's Advocate, LLC,
inholding in the Fish Creek area on Steens Mountain, and an in-person
meeting on September 24, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Pacific
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held and the field tour will commence
and conclude at the Frenchglen School, 39235 OR-205, Frenchglen,
Oregon, 97736. A virtual meeting may substitute for an in-person
meeting depending on local health restrictions at the time of the
meeting. Additional information can be found on the SMAC's website at
<a href="http://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/steens-mac">www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/steens-mac</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs
Specialist, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738; telephone: 541-
573-4519; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21555549485252444d4d61434d4c0f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b0f0f131208081e17173b191716551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Thissell during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was established August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Steens Act) (Pub. L. 106-399). The SMAC provides
recommendations to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to
management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), recommends
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet
human needs, and advises the BLM on potential maintenance and
improvement of the ecological and economic integrity of the area.
The SMAC's Public Lands Access Subcommittee was established in 2015
and serves to research, discuss, and evaluate any access issue in the
Steens Mountain CMPA. Issues could relate to parking, hiking, motorized
or non-motorized use, public to private land inholding routes and
methods of travel, private to public land access by way of easement or
other agreement, or purchase or exchange of public and private land for
improved access and contiguous landscape. The Subcommittee reviews all
aspects of any access issue, formulates suggestions for remedy, and
proposes those solutions to the entire SMAC for further discussion and
possible recommendation to the BLM.
On September 23, 2021, the Subcommittee will tour the Nature's
Advocate, LLC, inholding in the Fish Creek area on Steens Mountain. The
field tour will take all day and ATVs and/or UTVs will be utilized for
the majority of the time--travel routes cannot support traditional
vehicles in many places. Attending public participants must provide
their own transportation at all times including traditional vehicles as
road conditions allow, and ATVs or UTVs as otherwise needed, and be
able to hike moderate distances of 1 to 2 miles each way across varied
terrain. Attending council members, agency personnel, and public
participants shall provide their own personal amenities for the
duration of the field tour, including but not limited
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to: Food, water, appropriate hiking footwear, and sunscreen. There are
no restrooms available.
Agenda items for the September 24, 2021, session include a recap
and discussion of the previous day's field tour; an update from the
Designated Federal Official; discussion of the Bridge Creek Area
Allotment Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement;
information sharing about the Alvord Allotment Management Plan
Environmental Assessment; and, an opportunity for Subcommittee members
to share information from their constituents and present research. Any
other matters that may reasonably come before the Subcommittee may also
be included.
A public comment period is available on September 24 at 11:45 a.m.
Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited.
Sessions may end early if all business items are accomplished ahead of
schedule or may be extended if discussions warrant more time. All
meetings, including field tour sessions, are open to the public in
their entirety.
Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 that we
will be able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)
Jeffrey Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2021-17508 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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