[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 4699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01291]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLORB07000.L17110000.AL0000. LXSSH1060000.20X.HAG 20-0028]
Notice of Subcommittee Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory
Council, Oregon
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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) Recreation and Visitor Use
Subcommittee will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Recreation and Visitor Use Subcommittee of the SMAC will
hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 1:00 to 4:30
p.m. and on Friday, February 14, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
the Hilton Garden Inn in Bend, Oregon.
ADDRESSES: The Hilton Garden Inn is located at 425 SW Bluff Drive,
Bend, Oregon 97702.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs
Specialist, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738; telephone: 541-
573-4519; email: [email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Thissell during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was established on August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Steens Act) (Pub. L. 106-399). The SMAC provides
representative advice to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to
management of the land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), recommends
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet
human needs, and advises the BLM on maintenance and improvement of the
ecological and economic integrity of the area.
The SMAC's Recreation and Visitor Use Subcommittee was established
in 2019 and serves to research, discuss, and evaluate any recreation
and visitor use issue in the Steens Mountain CMPA. Issues could relate
to parking, hiking, motorized or non-motorized use, signage,
interpretation, private to public land access by way of an easement or
other agreement, or purchase or exchange of public and private land for
improved recreation opportunities and contiguous landscape. The
Subcommittee reviews all aspects of any recreation or visitor use
issue, formulates suggestions for remedy, and proposes those solutions
to the entire SMAC for further discussion and possible recommendation
to the BLM.
The February 13 agenda includes an update from the Designated
Federal Official, review of 2019 recreation statistics for the Steens
Mountain area, discussion on the SMAC's definition of ``reasonable
access'' and constituent feedback, and a discussion on recreation and
visitor access at Home Creek Canyon.
The February 14 agenda includes a presentation on Redband trout
populations and recreational fishing in the Steens Mountain area,
information sharing regarding designated Wilderness and Wilderness
Study Areas, review of sections of the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Act of 2000 referencing economics, and an
opportunity for subcommittee members to share information from their
constituents and present research members have done between meetings.
Any other matters that may reasonably come before the subcommittee may
also be included.
Public comment periods are available on Thursday, February 13, at
3:30 p.m., and on Friday, February 14, at 11:15 a.m. Unless otherwise
approved by the subcommittee chair, the public comment period will last
no longer than 30 minutes. Each speaker may address the subcommittee
for a maximum of 5 minutes. Sessions may end early if all business
items are accomplished ahead of schedule or maybe extended if
discussions warrant more time. All meetings are open to the public in
their entirety.
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.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.
Jeff Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2020-01291 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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