[Federal Register: August 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 162)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-310-0777-XX]

 
Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast California Resource Advisory 
Council

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 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 
the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
Northeast California Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated 
below.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22, 
2006, in the Conference Room of the Bureau of Land Management Surprise 
Field Office, 602 Cressler St., Cedarville, Calif. On Sept. 21, the 
members will convene at 10 a.m. and depart on a field trip to public 
lands managed by the Surprise Field Office. On Sept. 22, the meeting 
begins at 8 a.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend the tour 
and meeting. Field tour participants must provide their own 
transportation and lunch. Time for public comment is reserved for 11 
a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Burke, BLM Alturas Field Office 
Manager, (530) 233-4666; or BLM Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. 
Fontana, (530) 252-5332.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and 
management issues associated with public land management in Northeast 
California and the northwest corner of Nevada. At this meeting, agenda 
topics will include a report on public comments and responses to draft 
resource management plans for the Alturas, Eagle Lake and Surprise 
field offices. Members will also discuss a status report on development 
of a management plan and environmental impact statement for sagebrush-
steppe ecosystems, an update on a rail banking proposal for the 
abandoned Modoc Rail Line, information on a proposal to develop a 
wildlife water source in a wilderness area and formation of a 
Recreation Resource Advisory Council in California. All meetings are 
open to the public. Members of the public may present written comments 
to the council. Each formal council meeting will have time allocated 
for public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to 
speak, and the time available, the time for individual comments may be 
limited. Members of the public are welcome on field tours, but they 
must provide their own transportation and lunch. Individuals who plan 
to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation and other reasonable accommodations, should contact the 
BLM as provided above.

    Dated: August 11, 2006.
Joseph J. Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-13817 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]

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