New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-910-08-1020-00]

New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of New Member Orientation Meeting and Council Meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.

Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), announces an orientation meeting of the New Mexico Resource

Advisory Council (RAC). This meeting is focused toward the new RAC

members. Existing RAC members may also attend.

The one-day orientation meeting will be held on Wednesday October

6, 1999 at the Holiday Inn, 600 E. Broadway, Farmington, NM 87401. This

meeting starts at 8 a.m. The draft agenda for the orientation meeting

includes presentation and discussion on the

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regulations and laws under which the RAC functions, the RAC Charter,

travel voucher procedures, summaries of recent RAC recommendations, the

BLM/New Mexico Strategic Plan and minutes from previous RAC meetings.

The agenda items may be changed depending on the needs of the new RAC

members. This orientation RAC meeting is open to the public. The end

time of 4:30 p.m. for the orientation meeting may be changed depending

on the needs of the new RAC members.

Also being announced is the regular RAC meeting which will be held

on Thursday October 7 and Friday October 8, 1999 at the Holiday Inn,

600 Broadway, Farmington, NM 87401. The meeting on October 7 and 8,

1999 starts at 8 a.m. both days. The draft agenda for the RAC meeting

includes getting acquainted and welcome, agreement on the meeting

agenda, any RAC comments on the draft summary minutes of the last RAC

meeting on June 17 and 18, 1999 in Albuquerque, NM, check in with RAC

members, an update on the New Mexico Standards for Public Land Health

and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management project, Oil and Gas

presentations, public comment to the RAC, a field trip looking at

Navajo land uses on BLM, Clean Water Action Plan presentation, BLM road

closure policy and transportation planning presentation, future of RAC

and priorities, BLM Field Managers presentations, RAC selection of

draft agenda items and location for next RAC meeting, and RAC

assessment of this meeting. Specific agenda items, dates, times and

locations may be adjusted with approval of the RAC. The time for the

public to address the RAC is 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Thursday, October 7,

1999. The RAC may reduce or extend the end time of 12 noon depending on

the number of people wishing to address the RAC.

The length of time available for each person to address the RAC

will be established at the start of the public comment period and will

depend on how many people there are that wish to address the RAC. At

the completion of the public comments the RAC may continue discussion

on its agenda items. The meeting on October 7, 1999, is planned to end

at the conclusion of the field trip. Transportation on the field trip

will be provided for RAC members and supporting BLM staff. Others who

wish to participate on the field trip will need to provide their own

transportation. The meeting on October 8, 1999 is planned to end at

4:30 p.m.; however this time may be changed depending on the work

remaining for the RAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bob Armstrong, New Mexico State Office, Planning and Policy Team,

Bureau of Land Management, 1474 Rodeo Road, PO Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM

87502-0115, telephone (505) 438-7436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Resource Advisory Council

is to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a

variety of planning and management issues associated with the

management of public lands. The Council's responsibilities include

providing advice on long-range planning, establishing resource

management priorities and assisting the BLM to identify State and

regional standards for public land health and guidelines for livestock

grazing management.

Dated: August 12, 1999.

M.J. Chavez,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 99-21449 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]

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