Notice2024-20276
Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon
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Published
September 9, 2024
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) Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as follows.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20276]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500181093]
Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon
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) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as follows.
DATES: The SMAC will meet Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Pacific time (PT), and Friday, October 11, 2024, from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM Burns District Office at
28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon. A virtual participation option
will also be available. The final meeting agenda and Zoom link for
virtual participation will be published on the SMAC's web page at least
10 days in advance at <a href="https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl">https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines,
Oregon 97738; telephone: (541) 573-4519; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88fcfce0e1fbfbede4e4c8eae4e5a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51252539382222343d3d11333d3c7f363e27">[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. 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 above at least 14 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was established on August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) (Act). The SMAC provides recommendations
to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to the management of
public lands within the bounds of the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Area, recommends cooperative programs and
incentives for landscape management that meet human needs, and advises
the BLM on potential maintenance and improvement of the ecological and
economic integrity of the area.
The Thursday, October 10, session includes information sharing from
the Designated Federal Officer and the Andrews/Steens Field Manager,
and updates on Inflation Reduction Act projects and 2024 recreation
visitor use statistics. The SMAC may also discuss or hear information
on the Bridge Creek Environmental Impact Statement, Natures Advocate,
LLC, Inholder Access Environmental Assessment, fire and grazing for
fuels management, and/or a recap of the 2024 wildfire season.
On Friday, October 11, the SMAC will discuss its inholder/
edgeholder initiative and hear a presentation from the Burns Paiute
Tribe about their culture and aboriginal homelands in the area. Council
members also have the opportunity to share information from their
constituents or present research. Any other matters that may reasonably
come before the SMAC may also be included at any time throughout the
two-day meeting.
This meeting is open to the public. Public comment periods are
scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, and 11:15 a.m. on
Friday, October 11. Depending on the number of people wishing to
comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments
may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM Burns
District Office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this notice. To allow for full consideration by SMAC members,
written comments must be provided to Tara Thissell (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least three (3) business days prior to the
meeting. All comments received will be provided to the SMAC. The
meeting may end early if all business items are completed ahead of
schedule or may be extended if discussions warrant more time.
Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 that we
will be able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Donald Rotell,
Andrews/Steens Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-20276 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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