[Federal Register: August 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 158)] [Notices] [Page 44745] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17au99-76] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-610-09-0777-42] Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour of the BLM-administered public lands within the Northern and Eastern Mojave Planning Area on Friday, September 24, 1999, and meet in formal session on Saturday, September 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Saturday meeting will be held at the California State University Desert Studies Center, located at Soda Springs, eight miles southwest of Baker, California and 60 miles east of Barstow, California. To reach the Center, take the Zzyzx Road exit off Interstate 15 and drive south four miles to the Center. The Council and interested members of the public will assemble for the field tour at the Desert Studies Center parking lot at 7:15 a.m. and depart at 7:30 a.m. Members of the public are welcome to participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own transportation, drinks, and lunch. The Saturday meeting agenda will include discussions on the bioregional planning efforts, the recreation fee demonstration pilot program, the Army's proposed expansion of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, and a proposed National Monument designation for the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains. All Desert District Advisory Council meetings are open to the public. Time for public comment may be made available by the Council Chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and is scheduled at the beginning of the meeting for topics not on the agenda. Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the California Desert District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land Management, Public Affairs Office, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside, California 92507-0714. Written comments also are accepted at the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, will be incorporated into the minutes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Levitzky at (909) 697-5217 or Doran Sanchez at (909) 697-5220, BLM California Desert District Public Affairs. Dated: August 11, 1999. Tim Salt, District Manager. [FR Doc. 99-21267 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-U