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the chat box. Public comments can also 

be emailed to the DFO at 

Jennifer.Davis@bie.edu; or faxed to (602) 

265–0293, Attention: Jennifer Davis, 

DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the 

Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: 

Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N. Central 

Ave., 12th Floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004. Public comments can 

also be emailed to the DFO at 

Jennifer.Davis@bie.edu; or faxed to (602) 

265–0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, 

DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the 

Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: 

Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N. Central 

Ave., 12th Floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004. 

Accessibility Request 

Please make requests in advance for 

sign language interpreter services, 

assistive listening devices, language 

translation services, or other reasonable 

accommodations. Please contact the 

person listed in the section FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT at least seven (7) 

business days prior to the meeting to 

give the Department of the Interior 

sufficient time to process your request. 

All reasonable accommodation requests 

are managed on a case-by-case basis. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20186 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500181093] 

Public Meeting for the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

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) 

will meet as follows. 

DATES: The SMAC will meet Thursday, 

October 10, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Pacific time (PT), and Friday, 

October 11, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. PT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the BLM Burns District Office at 28910 

Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon. A 

virtual participation option will also be 

available. The final meeting agenda and 

Zoom link for virtual participation will 

be published on the SMAC’s web page 

at least 10 days in advance at https://

on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM 

Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 

West, Hines, Oregon 97738; telephone: 

(541) 573–4519; email: tthissell@

blm.gov. Individuals in the United 

States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability may 

dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to 

access telecommunications relay 

services. Individuals outside the United 

States should use the relay services 

offered within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. Please 

make requests in advance for sign 

language interpreter services, assistive 

listening devices, language translation 

services, or other reasonable 

accommodations. We ask that you 

contact the person listed above at least 

14 business days prior to the meeting to 

give the Department of the Interior 

sufficient time to process your request. 

All reasonable accommodation requests 

are managed on a case-by-case basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SMAC was established on August 14, 

2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399) (Act). The 

SMAC provides recommendations to the 

BLM regarding new and unique 

approaches to the management of public 

lands within the bounds of the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area, recommends 

cooperative programs and incentives for 

landscape management that meet 

human needs, and advises the BLM on 

potential maintenance and 

improvement of the ecological and 

economic integrity of the area. 

The Thursday, October 10, session 

includes information sharing from the 

Designated Federal Officer and the 

Andrews/Steens Field Manager, and 

updates on Inflation Reduction Act 

projects and 2024 recreation visitor use 

statistics. The SMAC may also discuss 

or hear information on the Bridge Creek 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Natures Advocate, LLC, Inholder Access 

Environmental Assessment, fire and 

grazing for fuels management, and/or a 

recap of the 2024 wildfire season. 

On Friday, October 11, the SMAC will 

discuss its inholder/edgeholder 

initiative and hear a presentation from 

the Burns Paiute Tribe about their 

culture and aboriginal homelands in the 

area. Council members also have the 

opportunity to share information from 

their constituents or present research. 

Any other matters that may reasonably 

come before the SMAC may also be 

included at any time throughout the 

two-day meeting. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

Public comment periods are scheduled 

for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 

and 11:15 a.m. on Friday, October 11. 

Depending on the number of people 

wishing to comment and the time 

available, the amount of time for oral 

comments may be limited. Written 

public comments may be sent to the 

BLM Burns District Office listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. To allow for full 

consideration by SMAC members, 

written comments must be provided to 

Tara Thissell (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) at least three (3) 

business days prior to the meeting. All 

comments received will be provided to 

the SMAC. The meeting may end early 

if all business items are completed 

ahead of schedule or may be extended 

if discussions warrant more time. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

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 1784.4–1) 

Donald Rotell, 

Andrews/Steens Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20276 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4331–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038652; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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