Notice2024-13979
Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Public Meetings
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Published
June 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Colorado Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing two public meetings in August and November 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53439-53440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13979]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500179867]
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, as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972,
the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)
Colorado Southwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing two
public meetings in August and November 2024.
DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC will meet as follows:
<bullet> The RAC will participate in a field tour on August 7,
2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mountain Time (MT), and an in-person
meeting on August 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT.
<bullet> The RAC will participate in a field tour on November 13,
2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. MT, and an in-person meeting on November
14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT.
Both meetings will have a virtual participation option. All
meetings and field tours are open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The RAC field tours will be held as follows:
<bullet> The August 7, 2024, field tour will commence and conclude
at the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 S Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO
81401. The August 8, 2024, meeting will be held at the Uncompahgre
Field Office.
<bullet> The November 13, 2024, field tour will commence and
conclude at the BLM Tres Rios Field Office, 29211 State Highway CO-184,
Dolores, CO 81323. The November 14, 2024, meeting will be held at the
Tres Rios Field Office.
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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#f2969f93959797b2909e9fdc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bfff6fafcfefedbf9f7f6b5fcf4ed">[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 participate in a field tour on August 7, 2024, to view
proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) being
considered for designation through the Uncompahgre Field Office
resource management plan (RMP) amendment process. Planned agenda items
for the August 8, 2024, meeting include field manager updates, a
presentation and discussion of the Uncompahgre Field Office RMP
amendment, and the evaluation process for considering ACECs.
The RAC will participate in a field tour on November 13, 2024, to
view areas being analyzed in the Tres Rios Field Office Transportation
and Access Plan for Travel Area 2, Dolores, Montrose, and San Miguel
Counties (TAP2). Planned agenda items for the November 14, 2024,
meeting include field manager updates and presentations, discussions on
TAP2 and a proposed trail interpreting the area's uranium-vanadium
mining history.
Participants wishing to attend virtually must register in advance.
Registration, participation information, and final agendas will be
posted on the RAC's web page at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/southwest-rac">https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/southwest-rac</a> at least 2
weeks prior to the meetings.
Members of the public planning to attend field tours must provide
their own meals and transportation and 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,
language translation services, 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 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 p.m. MT 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, please be aware that your entire comment--including
your personally identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While individuals may request their personally identifying
information to be withheld from public view, 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 will also be posted on
the RAC's web page.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)
Douglas J. Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-13979 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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