Notice2023-10976
Notice of Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Public Meetings
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Published
May 23, 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 (BLM) Colorado's Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will hold three public meetings in 2023 and early 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33162-33163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10976]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500171130]
Notice of Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Public
Meetings
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) Colorado's
Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will hold three public
meetings in 2023 and early 2024.
DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC will meet as follows:
<bullet> The RAC will host a field tour on June 14, 2023, at 8:30
a.m. Mountain Time (MT), and an in-person meeting on June 15, 2023,
from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. MT.
<bullet> The RAC will host a field tour on October 10, 2023, at
8:30 a.m. MT, and an in-person meeting on October 11, 2023, from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. MT.
<bullet> The RAC will host a field tour on February 6, 2024, at
8:30 a.m. MT, and an in-person meeting on February 7, 2024, from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. MT.
All meetings will also have a virtual participation option.
ADDRESSES:
<bullet> The June 14, 2023, field tour will commence at the
Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401.
Attendees will travel to the Gunnison Forks Day Use Area boat ramp for
a float trip in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. The field
tour will conclude at the Orchard Boat Ramp. The June 15 meeting will
be held at the Uncompahgre Field Office.
<bullet> The October 10, 2023, field tour will commence and
conclude at 1428 Greene Street, Suite 101, Silverton, CO 81433.
Attendees will travel to view BLM trail systems near the Town of
Silverton. The October 11 meeting will be held at the Gunnison Field
Office,
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2500 E. New York Ave., Gunnison, CO 81230.
<bullet> The February 6, 2024, field tour will commence and
conclude at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum,
27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323. The February 7 meeting will be
held at the Tres Rios Field Office, 29211 State Highway CO-184,
Dolores, CO 81323.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Maggie Magee, Public Affairs
Specialist; BLM Southwest District Office, 2465 S. Townsend Ave.,
Montrose, CO 81401; telephone: (970) 240-5323; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9bdb4b8bebcbc99bbb5b4f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9ada4a8aeacac89aba5a4e7aea6bf">[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 for contacting
D. Maggie Magee. 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 RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues in
the Southwest District, which consists of the Gunnison, Tres Rios, and
Uncompahgre field offices.
The RAC will conduct a float trip on the Gunnison River on June 14,
2023, putting in at the Gunnison Forks Day Use Area and taking out at
the Orchard Boat Ramp. Planned agenda items for the June 15, 2023,
meeting at the Uncompahgre Field Office include field manager updates,
the election of a RAC chairperson, and recreation-related discussions.
The RAC will conduct a field tour on October 10, 2023, to view BLM
trail systems near the Town of Silverton. Planned agenda items for the
October 11, 2023, meeting at the Gunnison Field Office include field
manager updates, recommendations by the RAC's Sheep Grazing
Subcommittee to the full RAC regarding domestic sheep grazing in
bighorn sheep habitat, and further discussion of trail issues
identified during the field tour.
Depending on weather conditions, the RAC will conduct a field tour
on February 6, 2024, to view feral horses in Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument or tour curation facilities at Canyons of the
Ancients Visitor Center and Museum. Planned agenda items for the
February 7, 2024, meeting at the Tres Rios Field Office include field
manager updates and discussions on livestock grazing allotments.
All meetings are open to the public. Participants wishing to attend
virtually must register in advance. Registration, participation
information, and final agendas will be posted on the RAC web page at
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/southwest-rac">https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/southwest-rac</a>.
All field tours are open to the public. Group size for field tours
may be limited. Members of the public planning to attend field tours
must provide their own meals and transportation, including watercraft
and shuttles, and must RSVP 1 week in advance to the Southwest District
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least seven (7)
business days prior to the meeting to give the BLM sufficient time to
process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed
on a case-by-case basis.
A 30-minute public comment period is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. during
each of the meetings. Depending on the number of people who wish to
comment during the public comment period, time for individual comments
may be limited. Written comments may be submitted in advance to the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice. Comments received at least 1 week in advance of the meeting
will be provided to RAC members prior to the meeting. Please include
``RAC Comment'' in your submission.
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.
Detailed summary minutes of the RAC meetings will be maintained in
the Southwest District Office and will be available for public
inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within 90
days following the meeting. Minutes and agendas are also available on
the RAC's web page.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)
Douglas J. Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-10976 Filed 5-22-23; 8:45 am]
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