Notice2023-06972

Notice of Public Meetings: Northern California District Resource Advisory Council

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Published
April 4, 2023

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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 (BLM) Northern California District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in 2023 as follows.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19975-19976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06972]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500161911]


Notice of Public Meetings: Northern California District Resource 
Advisory Council

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 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northern 
California District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in 2023 
as follows.

DATES: The 2023 schedule of meetings for the Northern California 
District RAC is as follows: April 26-27; May 24-25; and August 23-24. 
The Council will participate in field tours of BLM-managed public lands 
on Wednesday, April 26, May 24, and August 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
each day, and will meet in formal session on Thursday, April 27, May 
25, and August 24. All meetings start at 8 a.m. and conclude at 2:30 
p.m. Each meeting will be held in-person with a virtual participation 
option available on the Zoom platform. All Council meetings and field 
tours are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The April meeting will be held, and the field tour will 
commence and conclude, at the Bureau of Land Management Northern 
California District Office, 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA 96002. The 
May meeting will be held, and the field tour will commence and 
conclude, at the BLM Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 
95521. The August meeting will be held, and the field tour will 
commence and conclude, at the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 
Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130. If the COVID-19 protocols are 
reinstated and in-person meetings are prohibited, the field tours will 
be cancelled, and the meetings will be held virtually. Meeting links, 
participation instructions, and field tour details will be provided to 
the public via news media, social media, and posted on the RAC's web 
page at <a href="http://blm.gov/get-involved/rac/California/northern-california-rac">blm.gov/get-involved/rac/California/northern-california-rac</a>, 
and through personal contact 2 weeks prior to the meeting. Written 
comments pertaining to the meeting can be sent to the BLM Northern 
California District Office, at the address listed earlier, marked 
Attention: RAC meeting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. 
Fontana, telephone: (530) 260-0189, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#600a060f0e14010e0120020c0d4e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e18b878e8f95808f80a1838d8ccf868e97">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and 
management issues associated with public land management on BLM-managed 
public lands in northern California and northwest Nevada. For the April 
meeting, agenda topics include review and comment on development of the 
BLM Northern California Integrated Resource Management Plan (NCIP), 
review and comment on a recreation business plan for the Redding Field 
Office, updates on proposed changes to the BLM's grazing regulations, 
status of a management plan revision for the Cascade Siskiyou National 
Monument (CSNM), and a status report on pending land acquisitions. For 
the May meeting, agenda topics include review and comment on: (1) 
development of the NCIP, (2) a recreation business plan for the King 
Range National Conservation Area, and (3) development of a management 
plan revision for the CSNM; discussion of the RAC's potential 
development of guidelines for recreation use; and updates on pending 
land acquisitions. For the August meeting, agenda topics include review 
and comment on the management plan for the NCIP and on the management 
plan revision for the CSNM; an update on wild horse and burro 
management; and a status report on the BLM's grazing regulations.
    All meetings are open to the public. Each formal council meeting 
will have time allocated for public comments at 11 a.m. Depending on 
the number of people wishing to speak and the time available, the 
amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Written public 
comments may be sent to the BLM Northern California District Office at 
the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. All 
comments received will be provided to the RAC.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should 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.
    Members of the public are welcome on field tours but must provide 
their own transportation and meals.
    Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in 
the Northern California District Office. Minutes will also be posted to 
the California RAC web page.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: Please make requests 
in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening 
devices, or

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other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person 
listed in the (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) section of this 
notice at least 7 business days prior to the meeting to give the 
Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All 
reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Dereck Wilson,
Northern California District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2023-06972 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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