[Federal Register: July 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 132)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-01-134-1610-241A]

 
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council 
Field Trips

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice of Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory 
Council field trips.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area (CCNCA) 
Advisory Council will conduct field trips into the CCNCA on July 23 and 
26; August 3, 17 and 31; and September 7 and 21, 2002. All participants 
will meet at the BLM Office located at 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, 
Colorado at 8 a.m. except on August 3, 2002, when participants will 
meet at the BLM Office at 7:30 a.m.

DATES: The trips will be conducted on July 23 and July 26; August 3, 
17, and 31; and September 7 and 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: For further information or to provide written comments, 
please contact Greg Gnesios, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 2815 H 
Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506; telephone (970) 244-3049 or e-
mail Gregory--Gnesios@co.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCNCA Advisory Council will accompany 
field personnel from the Grand Junction Bureau of Land Management 
Office on informational trips into the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. The trips 
will allow Advisory Council members to familiarize themselves with the 
CCNCA, analyze relevant issues, and cross-feed information on concerns

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identified to date through public scoping, working groups, and Advisory 
Council meetings.
    On Friday July 26, 2002, all participants will meet at the BLM 
Office located at 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, before 8 
a.m. Departure from the BLM office will be at 8 a.m. The groups will 
tour the Wilderness Front Country, Rabbit Valley, and Mack Ridge areas 
of the CCNCA.
    On Saturday, August 3, 2002, all participants will meet at the BLM 
Office located at 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, before 
7:30 a.m. Groups will depart from the BLM office at 7:30 a.m. and will 
tour the Colorado River Corridor, starting at the Loma Boat Launch and 
ending in Westwater, Utah.
    On Saturday, August 17, 2002, all participants will meet at the BLM 
Office located at 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, before 8 
a.m. Groups will depart from the BLM office at 8 a.m. The groups will 
tour the Glade Park area and the Wilderness.
    The remaining dates of July 23, August 31 and September 7 and 21, 
2002, will be used to address other issues as appropriate. All 
participants will meet at the BLM Office located at 2815 H Road, Grand 
Junction, Colorado 81501, before 8 a.m. Groups will depart from the BLM 
office at 8 a.m.
    Topics of discussion on all trips will include travel management, 
recreation, land health assessments, use authorizations, natural 
resource management, wilderness stewardship, education, cultural 
resources, wildlife, partnerships, interpretation, adaptive management, 
and socioeconomics. All tours will be open to the public. For 
information on the field trips contact Jane Ross at (970) 244-3027, 
2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506, or e-mail to Jane--
Ross@blm.gov.

    Dated: June 5, 2002.
Gene S. Arnesen,
Acting Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 02-17347 Filed 7-9-02; 8:45 am]
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