Notice2024-06046

Notice of Joint Meeting of Colorado's Northwest and Southwest Resource Advisory Councils and Meeting of the Northwest Resource Advisory Council

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Published
March 21, 2024

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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) Colorado's Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Southwest RAC will meet as follows.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20233-20234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06046]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500178021]


Notice of Joint Meeting of Colorado's Northwest and Southwest 
Resource Advisory Councils and Meeting of the Northwest 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) Colorado's 
Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Southwest RAC will meet 
as follows.

DATES: The Northwest RAC and Southwest RAC will host a field tour on 
May 1, 2024, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) 
and a meeting on May 2, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT. The 
Northwest RAC will host a field tour on Aug. 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 
approximately 3 p.m. MT and a meeting on Aug. 22, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. MT. All field tours and meetings are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The May 1 field tour will commence and conclude at the Bill 
Heddles Recreation Center, 531 N Palmer Street, Delta, CO 81416. 
Attendees will travel to the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation 
Area (NCA). The May 2 meeting will be held at the Bill Heddles 
Recreation Center. The Zoom virtual registration link for this meeting 
is <a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-Gorj8uGS2ns2SaoQcPh6GKVTX7fYU">https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-Gorj8uGS2ns2SaoQcPh6GKVTX7fYU</a>. The Aug. 21 field tour will commence and 
conclude at the Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand 
Junction, CO 81506. Attendees will tour the West Salt area. The Aug. 22 
meeting will be held at the Grand Junction Field Office. The Zoom 
virtual registration link for this meeting is <a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcemhqjsjG_jwFKcMQR8l1qsWtyh1bXM">https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcemhqjsjG_jwFKcMQR8l1qsWtyh1bXM</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JD Emerson, Public Affairs Specialist; 
BLM Northwest District Office, 455 Emerson St., Craig, CO 81625; 
telephone: 970-826-5101; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b3bcb4bcabaab6b799bbb5b4f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5dfd0d8d0c7c6dadbf5d7d9d89bd2dac3">[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 for contacting JD Emerson. 
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 Northwest and Southwest RACs 
advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of 
public land issues. The Northwest RAC advises the BLM Northwest 
District, which includes the Kremmling, Little Snake, and White River 
field offices; and the Upper Colorado River Valley District, which 
includes the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices 
along with the Dominguez-Escalante and McInnis Canyons NCAs. The 
Southwest RAC advises the BLM Southwest District, which includes the 
Gunnison, Tres Rios, and Uncompahgre Field Offices.
    The two RACs will participate in a field tour on May 1 within the 
Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA. Agenda items for the May 2 meeting 
include a discussion of the Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA Business 
Plan, the Escalante Ranch Acquisition, and field manager updates. A 
public comment period is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. The Northwest RAC 
will conduct of field tour on Aug. 21 of the West Salt area. Agenda 
items for the Aug. 22 meeting include a review and discussion on the 
North Sandhills Recreation Area Business Plan, updates on Herd 
Management Areas, and field manager updates. A public comment period is 
scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. Public comments may be limited due to time 
constraints. The public may present written comments at least 2 weeks 
in advance of the meetings to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. 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.
    Members of the public are welcome to attend field tours but must 
provide their own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to 
attend must RSVP at least 2 weeks in advance of the field tours to the 
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice. Additional information regarding the field tours and meetings 
will be available on the RAC's web page <a href="https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/northwest-rac">https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/northwest-rac</a>.
    Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in 
the Northwest District Office and will be available for public 
inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within 90 
days following the meeting. Previous minutes and agendas are also 
available on the RAC's web page.
    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 7 business 
days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior 
sufficient

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time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are 
managed on a case-by-case basis.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Douglas J. Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-06046 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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