State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-910-0777-26-241A]

State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Arizona Resource

Advisory Council. The one-day business meeting will be held on October

22, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona. The RAC meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and will conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held

at the Arizona Historical Society museum located at 1300 North College

Avenue, Tempe, Arizona. The agenda items to be covered at the meeting

include welcome of RAC members, review of the August 20, 1999, meeting

minutes; BLM State Director's Update on legislation, regulations and

statewide planning efforts; RAC Orientation; Election of Chair/Vice

Chair; Updates on Secretarial Initiatives, regarding Proposed Arizona

National Monument and Empire Cienega National Conservation Area

proposed legislation, and Barry Goldwater Range; Update on Permit

Renewals, Biological Opinions, and Appeals; Clean Water Action Plan/

Watersheds/Abandon Mines Presentation; Update Proposed Field Office

Rangeland Resource Teams; Reports from BLM Field Office Managers;

Working Group Assignments of new members; Reports by the Standards and

Guidelines, Recreation and Public Relations, Wild Horse and Burro

Working Groups; Reports from RAC members; and Discussion of future

meetings. A public comment period will be provided at 11:30 a.m. on

October 21, 1999, for any interested publics who wish to address the

Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona State Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix,

Arizona 85004-2003, (602) 417-9215.

Signature:

Gary D. Bauer,

Acting Arizona State Director.

[FR Doc. 99-24533 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]

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