[Federal Register: October 1, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 190)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-027-1220-DG; G 1-0314]
Meeting Notice
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Burns District.
ACTION: Meeting Notice for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council.
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SUMMARY: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet at the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Burns District Office, HC 74-12533 Hwy
20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on
October 22, 2001, and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., local time, on October
23, 2001. The SMAC was appointed by the Secretary of Interior on August
14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and
Protection Act of 2000 (Act). The SMAC's purpose is to provide
representative counsel and advice to the BLM regarding (1) new and
unique approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), (2)
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet
human needs, maintain and improve the ecological and economic integrity
of the area, and (3) preparation and implementation of a management
plan for the CMPA. This will be the first meeting of the SMAC. Topics
to be discussed by the SMAC include operating procedures, establishing
meeting guides, Charter, roles and responsibilities, Federal Advisory
Committee Act/Management, selection of a chairperson, Federal travel
regulations, forming of subcommittees, facilitation needs, actions
taken by BLM to implement the Act, Resource
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Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement contracting and planning
process, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of
2000, future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably come
before the SMAC. The entire meeting is open to the public. Information
to be distributed to the SMAC is requested 10 days prior to the start
of the SMAC meeting. Public comment is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to
11:30 a.m., local time, on October 22, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
SMAC may be obtained from Rhonda Karges, Management Support Specialist,
Burns District Office, HC 74-12533 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738,
(541) 573-4433, or Rhonda__Karges@or.blm.gov or from the following web
site
http://www.or.blm.gov/Steens.
Dated: September 6, 2001.
Miles R. Brown,
Andrews Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-24445 Filed 9-28-01; 8:45 am]
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