Call for Nominations for Steens Mountain Advisory Council, 46110 [2012-18879]

Download as PDF 46110 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2012 / Notices Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. Notice of filing of plats of survey. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, on September 4, 2012. SUMMARY: [LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.L.X.SS. 020H0000; HAG12–0251] Protests of the survey should be sent to the Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669. Call for Nominations for Steens Mountain Advisory Council Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. This survey was executed at the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and was necessary to determine federal interest lands. The lands we surveyed are: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Principal Meridian, Montana T. 23 N., R. 42 E. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The plat, in seven sheets, representing the supplemental plat of sections 13 and 14, showing the amended lottings created by the segregation of various parcels, Township 23 North, Range 42 East, Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted July 12, 2012. We will place a copy of the plat, in seven sheets, and related field notes we described in the open files. They will be available to the public as a matter of information. If the BLM receives a protest against this survey, as shown on this plat, in seven sheets, prior to the date of the official filing, we will stay the filing pending our consideration of the protest. We will not officially file this plat, in seven sheets, until the day after we have accepted or dismissed all protests and they have become final, including decisions or appeals. Jkt 226001 BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P Bureau of Land Management ADDRESSES: 18:15 Aug 01, 2012 [FR Doc. 2012–18881 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Protests of the survey must be filed before September 4, 2012 to be considered. DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 Steve L. Toth, Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Resources. In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below: DATES: The SMAC will hold a public meeting Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, August 17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, in Hines, Oregon, 97738. Public comment is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on August 16 and 11 a.m. on August 17. Unless otherwise approved by the SMAC Chair, the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each speaker may address the SMAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be extended or altered when the authorized representative considers it necessary to accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be heard regarding matters before the SMAC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738–9424, (541) 573–4519, or email tmartina@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Act (CMPA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399). The SMAC provides representative counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA; recommending cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet human needs, and the maintenance and improvement of the ecological and economic integrity of the area. Tentative agenda items for the August 16–17, 2012, meeting include: A discussion regarding fencing in and around the No Livestock Grazing Area within the Steens Mountain Wilderness; updates on current litigation, the North Steens Transmission Line Project, the Blizten Stewardship contract, projects in the Wildlands Juniper Management Area, land exchanges and acquisitions, the Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation Plan, and the South Steens Allotment Management Plan; and planning future meeting agendas, dates, and locations. Any other matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may also be addressed. This meeting is open to the public in its entirety. Information to be distributed to the SMAC is requested prior to the start of each meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please be aware that your entire comment–including your personal identifying information–may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Brendan Cain, Burns District Manager. [FR Doc. 2012–18879 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–33–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLOR936000–L14300000–ET0000; HAG– 0177; OROR–47417] Notice of Application for Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Oregon Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 46110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB00000.L17110000.PH0000.L.X.SS.020H0000; HAG12-0251]


Call for Nominations for Steens Mountain 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 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will hold a public meeting Thursday, August 16, 2012, 
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, August 17, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 
p.m. at the BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, in Hines, 
Oregon, 97738. Public comment is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on August 16 
and 11 a.m. on August 17. Unless otherwise approved by the SMAC Chair, 
the public comment period will last no longer than 30 minutes, and each 
speaker may address the SMAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times 
and the duration scheduled for public comment periods may be extended 
or altered when the authorized representative considers it necessary to 
accommodate necessary business and all who seek to be heard regarding 
matters before the SMAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738-9424, (541) 573-4519, or email tmartina@blm.gov. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, 
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 
Act (CMPA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399). The SMAC provides representative 
counsel and advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to 
management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain CMPA; 
recommending cooperative programs and incentives for landscape 
management that meet human needs, and the maintenance and improvement 
of the ecological and economic integrity of the area. Tentative agenda 
items for the August 16-17, 2012, meeting include: A discussion 
regarding fencing in and around the No Livestock Grazing Area within 
the Steens Mountain Wilderness; updates on current litigation, the 
North Steens Transmission Line Project, the Blizten Stewardship 
contract, projects in the Wildlands Juniper Management Area, land 
exchanges and acquisitions, the Steens Mountain Comprehensive 
Recreation Plan, and the South Steens Allotment Management Plan; and 
planning future meeting agendas, dates, and locations. Any other 
matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may also be addressed. 
This meeting is open to the public in its entirety. Information to be 
distributed to the SMAC is requested prior to the start of each 
meeting.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, please be 
aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying 
information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Brendan Cain,
Burns District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-18879 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-33-P
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