Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 14, 2004 / Notices 74535

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–027–1020–PI–020H; G–05–0029] 

Notice of Public Meetings, Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Burns District Office.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings for 

the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Act (Steens Act) of 2000, 

Public Law 106–399, the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act, and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, BLM, Steens Mountain 

Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as 

indicated below:

DATES: The SMAC will meet at the BLM, 

Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 

West, Hines, Oregon, 97738 on February 

7 and 8, 2005 and April 18 and 19, 

2005. Both meeting sessions will begin 

at 8 a.m., local time, and will end at 

approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SMAC was appointed by the Secretary 

of the Interior on August 14, 2001, 

pursuant to the Steens Act and 

rechartered in August 2003. 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. 

Topics to be discussed by the SMAC 

at these meetings include categories 

such as transportation, recreation/public 

use, wildlife, special designated areas, 

partnerships/programs, cultural 

resources, watersheds, projects, 

education, volunteer-based information, 

adaptive management, Steens Mountain 

CMPA Resource Management Plan 

implementation process, science 

committee/consultants, socioeconomics, 

and other matters that may reasonably 

come before the SMAC. 

All meetings are open to the public in 

their entirety. Information to be 

distributed to the SMAC is requested at 

least 10 days prior to the start of each 

SMAC meeting. Public comment is 

generally scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11:30 

a.m., local time, both days of each 

meeting session. The amount of time 

scheduled for public presentations and 

meeting times may be extended when 

the authorized representative considers 

it necessary to accommodate all who 

seek to be heard regarding matters on 

the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning the 

SMAC may be obtained from Rhonda 

Karges, Management Support Specialist, 

Burns District Office, 28910 Hwy 20 

West, Hines, Oregon, 97738, call (541) 

573–4400 or 

Rhonda_Karges@or.blm.gov or from the 

following Web site: http://

www.or.blm.gov/Steens.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Dana R. Shuford, 

Burns District Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–27324 Filed 12–13–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–220–1430–ES; NMNM–109919] 

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation 

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act 

Classification; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in 

Santa Fe County, New Mexico have 

been examined and found suitable for 

classification for lease or conveyance to 

the Town of Edgewood, under the 

provisions of the Recreation and Public 

Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

869 et seq.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lora 

Yonemoto, Realty Specialist, (505) 751–

4709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land in 

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, has been 

examined and found suitable for 

conveyance for recreational or public 

purposes under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et.seq.). The 

Town of Edgewood proposes to use the 

lands for a recreation area, to include 

developed picnic areas, hiking, 

mountain bike and equestrian trails, a 

horse use area, and a Town public 

works facility.

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 10 N., R. 7 E., 

Sec. 34, lots 1 through 4 and N1/2SE1/4;

Containing approximately 248.720 acres.

The lands are not needed for Federal 

Purposes. Lease or conveyance is 

consistent with current BLM land use 

planning and would be in the public 

interest. 

The lease/conveyance, when issued, 

will be subject to the following terms, 

conditions and reservations: 

1. Provisions of the Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act and to all 

applicable regulations of the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

2. A right-of-way for ditches and 

canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States. 

3. All minerals shall be reserved to 

the United States, together with the 

right to prospect for, mine, and remove 

the minerals. 

Detailed information concerning this 

action is available for review at the 

office of the Bureau of Land 

Management, Taos Field Office, 226 

Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM 87571. 

On December 14, 2004, the lands will 

be segregated from all other forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the general mining laws, 

except for lease or conveyance under 

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

and leasing under the mineral leasing 

laws. Interested persons may submit 

comments regarding the proposed lease/

conveyance or classification of the lands 

to the Field Office Manager, BLM Taos 

Office, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, New 

Mexico 87571 until January 28, 2005. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land for a 

recreation area and public works facility 

to the Town of Edgewood. Comments on 

the classification are restricted to 

whether the land is physically suited for 

the proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future use or uses of the 

land, whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the specific use proposed in the 

application and plan of development, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

the decision, or any other factor not 

directly related to the suitability of the 

land for the proposed use. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the State Director. In the 

absence of any adverse comments, the 

classification will become effective on 

February 14, 2005.

Sam DesGeorges, 

Field Office Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–27296 Filed 12–13–04; 8:45 am] 

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