Notice2023-09287
Notice of Public Meeting for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council
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Published
May 2, 2023
Issuing agencies
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's) Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as follows.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27526-27527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09287]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500170662]
Notice of Public Meeting for the Southeast Oregon Resource
Advisory Council
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's)
Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as follows.
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DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will meet Tuesday and host a field tour
Wednesday, June 27 and 28, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
each day. All meetings are open to the public. There will be a virtual
participation option available for the Tuesday meeting. A public
comment period will be offered at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 27.
Participation instructions will be available on the RAC's web page in
advance of the meeting at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac">https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac</a>. The
Wednesday, June 28 meeting will consist of a field tour, and no virtual
participation option will be available.
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, the RAC will depart for a tour of
the McDermitt Caldera, which is expected to last the full day. To
participate in the tour, please notify RAC coordinator Larisa Bogardus
at (541) 219-6863 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f434d40484e5d4b5a5c6f4d434201484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2beb0bdb5b3a0b6a7a192b0bebffcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,
June 20, 2023, so arrangements can be made to accommodate the group
size. Members of the public are welcome on the field tour but must
provide their own transportation and meals.
ADDRESSES: The Tuesday meeting will be held at the McDermitt Community
Hall, 175 S. US Highway 95, McDermitt, NV 89421. The field tour on
Wednesday will depart from the same location. The final agenda and
additional meeting details will be posted at least 10 days in advance
of the meeting on the RAC web page: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac">https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac</a>.
Public comments can be mailed to BLM Vale District, Attn: Wayne
Monger, 100 Oregon St., Vale, OR 97918 or sent via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03676e6c6d64667143616f6e2d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd999092939a988fbd9f9190d39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>. All comments received will be provided to the
Southeast Oregon RAC members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs
Officer, 3100 H St., Baker City, Ore. 97814; telephone: (541) 219-6863;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2549474a424457415056654749480b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402c222f27213224353300222c2d6e272f36">[email 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 Southeast Oregon RAC is chartered, and
the 15 members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their
diverse perspectives represent commodity, non-commodity, and local
interests. The RAC serves in an advisory capacity to BLM and U.S.
Forest Service officials concerning planning and management of public
land and national forest resources located, in whole or in part within
the boundaries of the BLM's Vale, Burns, and Lakeview Districts and the
Fremont-Winema and Malheur National Forests. All meetings are open to
the public in their entirety. Information to be distributed to the RAC
is requested before the start of each meeting.
The meeting will include an orientation to mining law; a
presentation regarding lithium exploration in the McDermitt Caldera
area; a presentation regarding the Calico/Grassy Mountain gold mine
proposal; updates regarding the Southeast Oregon and Lakeview Resource
Management Plan amendment processes; and any other business that may
reasonably come before the RAC. In addition, a field tour of the
McDermitt Caldera, managed by Vale District, will be conducted
Wednesday, June 28.
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: For sign language
interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations, please contact Larisa Bogardus, Vale District Bureau of
Land Management (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7
business days before the meeting to ensure there is sufficient time to
process the request. The Department of the Interior manages
accommodation requests on a case-by-case basis.
As noted earlier (see DATES), the public may address the Southeast
Oregon RAC during the public comment portions of the meeting on June
27, 2023. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, the time
for individual comments may be limited.
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 we will be able to
do so.
The Designated Federal Officer will attend the meeting, take
minutes, and publish these minutes on the RAC's web page at: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac">https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/oregon-washington/southeast-oregon-rac</a>.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10.)
Darrel W. Monger,
Vale District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2023-09287 Filed 5-1-23; 8:45 am]
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