42026 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 131 / Friday, July 7, 2000 / Notices

Dated: June 21, 2000.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Chief Geologist.

[FR Doc. 00–17215 Filed 7–06–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–910–0777–XQ]

Call for Nomination for Resource

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of vacancy on Resource

Advisory Council and call for

nominations.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations for the

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s)

Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin

Resource Advisory Council (RAC) in

Nevada, to fill a vacancy on that RAC

for an employee of the State of Nevada.

The RAC provides advice and

recommendations to BLM’s

Winnemucca and Carson City Field

Offices on land use planning and

management of the public lands within

their geographic areas. Public

nominations will be considered for 45

days after the publication date of this

notice.

The Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) directs the

Secretary of the Interior to involve the

public in planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member

citizen-based advisory councils that are

established and authorized consistent

with the requirements of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As

required by the FACA, the interests

represented by the individuals

appointed to the RAC must be balanced

and representative of the various issues

concerned with the management of

public lands.

These include three categories, one of

which is Category three, holders of

State, county or local elected office,

employees of a State agency responsible

for management of natural resources,

academicians involved in natural

sciences, representatives of Indian

tribes, and the public-at-large.

The employee of a State agency whose

term has not yet expired has resigned

from this RAC, and this notice is to

solicit nominations for a replacement.

Nominations should be sent to Jo

Simpson, Nevada State Office, BLM,

P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada, 89520–

0006; Telephone (775) 861–6586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo

Simpson, U.S. Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Land Management,

Office of Communications, P.O. Box

12000, Reno, Nevada, 89520–0006.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

Robert E. Stewart,

Acting Chief, Office of Communications.

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–910–00–1020–PB]

New Mexico Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of council meeting.

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 a meeting of the New

Mexico Resource Advisory Council

(RAC). The meeting will be held on

August 23–25, 2000, at the Best Western

Inn and Suites, 3009 West Highway 66,

Gallup, NM 87301.

There will be an optional all day a

field trip on Wednesday, August 23,

2000. Planned for the first stop will be

the Pittsburgh and Midway Mine to

view the mining process and

reclamation/revegetation of the mine

area. The tour will proceed to the El

Malpais National Conservation Area for

an overview of the geology of the area,

and a final stop at the bat caves. The

optional tour will start at the Best

Western Inn and Suites in Gallup, NM,

at 8:30 a.m. and return to Gallup by 9

p.m. Transportation will be provided for

RAC members. The meeting on

Thursday, August 24, 2000, starts at

8:00 a.m. and will end about 5 p.m. The

three established RAC Subcommittees

may have late afternoon or evening

meetings on this day. The exact time

and location of the Subcommittee

meetings will be established by the

Chairperson of each Subcommittee

earlier in the day during the RAC

meeting.

On Friday, August 25, 2000, the

meeting starts at 8 a.m. and will end

about 3 p.m. The ending time of 3 p.m.

may be changed depending on the work

remaining for the RAC. The draft agenda

for the RAC meeting includes an

agreement on the meeting agenda, any

RAC comments on the draft minutes of

the last RAC meeting on June 14

through 16, 2000, in Taos, NM, a check

in from the RAC members, and the

following planned presentations that

also include discussions; a progress

report on House Memorial 15, and a

Standards and Guidelines update. The

time from 10 a.m. until 12 noon will be

taken up with a review of the Off

Highway Vehicle issue. There will be a

discussion on a handout from the

previous meeting and review of the

outcome of three Listening Meetings on

the topic being held throughout the

State during July.

Starting at 1 p.m. on August 24, 2000,

there will be a 15 minute Public

Comment Period for members of the

public who are not able to be present for

the regular Public Comment Period on

Friday, August 25th, to address the

RAC. Following will be presentations on

the Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mine,

which also include discussions. The

main focus will be on reclamation and

revegetation of the mine areas. Planned

presentations included will be

representatives from the Pittsburgh and

Midway Mine, the Navajo Nation, the

State of NM, the Bureau of Land

Management, and a speaker

representing an environmental group.

The meeting on Thursday will end

about 5 p.m. The three established RAC

Subcommittees may have late afternoon

or evening meetings on this day. The

exact time and location of the

Subcommittee meetings will be

established by the Chairperson of each

Subcommittee earlier in the day during

the RAC meeting.

The meeting on Friday, August 25th

will start at 8 a.m. with a review of the

agenda thus far. At 8:15 a.m., BLM State

of the Field Office reports will take

place, presented by the Field Office

managers. The regular Public Comment

Period for the Public to address the RAC

is on the Friday, August 25, 2000, from

10 a.m. to 12 noon. The RAC may

reduce or extend the end time of 12:00

noon depending on the number of

people wishing to address the RAC.

Anyone wishing to address the RAC

should be present at the 10 a.m. starting

time. 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.

At 1 p.m. RAC Subcommittee reports

from the Urban and Open Space

Subcommittee, the Roads and Trails