[Federal Register: August 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 160)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-169-1220-AL]

 
Notice of Public Meeting, Carrizo Plain National Monument 
Advisory Committee

SUMMARY: In accordance with Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Code of 
Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), the United States 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carrizo 
Plain National Monument Advisory Committee will meet as indicated 
below:

DATES: The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007, at the 
Carissa Plain Elementary School, located approximately 2 miles 
northwest of Soda Lake Road on Highway 58. The meeting will begin at 10 
a.m. and finish at 5 p.m. The meeting will focus on draft alternatives 
for the Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement being 
developed for the Carrizo Plain National Monument. There will be a 
public comment period from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be available for 
$8.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The nine-member Carrizo Plain National 
Monument Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of the Interior, 
through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of public land 
issues associated with the public land management in the Carrizo Plain 
National Monument in Central California. At this meeting, Monument 
staff will present updated information on the progress on the draft 
Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Management Plan and the 
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). Draft alternatives being 
developed by the Carrizo Managing Partners--BLM, the California 
Department of Fish and Game and The Nature Conservancy--will be the 
focus of this meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Depending on 
the number of persons wishing to comment, and the time available, the 
time allotted for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals 
who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations should contact BLM as 
indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Attention: 
Johna Hurl, Acting Monument Manager, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, 
CA 93308. Phone at (661) 391-6093 or e-mail: jhurl@blm.gov.

    Dated: August 14, 2007.
David Christy,
Public Affairs Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16293 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]

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