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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93337-93338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27628]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500183156]

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting

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 (BLM) Wild Horse 
and Burro Advisory Board (Board) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The Board will meet in person on January 7 and 8, 2025, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time (PT) each day. The Board will participate 
in an educational field tour to the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility 
on Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT, which is also 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet, and the field tour will commence and 
conclude at The Officer's Club ballroom, 3410 Westover Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95652.
    The meeting is open to the public. The public may attend the 
meeting in person or watch via live stream at www.blm.gov/live.
    The final agenda will be posted 2 weeks prior to the meeting and 
can be found on the following web page: www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/get-involved/advisory-board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Wild Horse and Burro 
Program Coordinator: telephone: (602) 906-5543, email: [email protected]. 
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-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board advises the Secretary of the 
Interior, the BLM Director, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief 
of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on matters pertaining to the 
management and protection of wild, free-roaming horses and burros on 
the Nation's public lands. The Board operates in accordance with 43 CFR 
subpart 1784.

Advisory Board Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Session 1--8 a.m. to 10 a.m. PT.
    Meeting Called to Order.
    Administrative Announcements.
    Welcome Remarks from BLM California State Director.
    BLM California Wild Horse and Burro Program Overview.
    USFS Wild Horse and Burro Program Region 5 Welcome and Update.
    Approval of Meeting Minutes: December 2023.
    Discussion: BLM and USFS Responses to Board Recommendations from 
December 2023 Board Meeting.
BREAK--10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. PT.
Session 2--10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. PT.
    BLM and USFS Program Updates.
LUNCH BREAK--11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT.
Session 3--1 p.m. to 2 p.m. PT.
    Public Comment Period (first).
Session 4--2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT.
    Public Dashboard Demonstration Update.
BREAK--3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. PT.
Session 5--3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. PT.
    PopEquus Modeling Demonstrations.
Session 6--4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT.
    Advisory Board Discussion and Wrap Up.
    Adjourn.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Session 7--8 a.m. to 9 a.m. PT.
    America's Public Lands Foundation Presentation.
Session 8--9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PT.
    Public Comment Period (second).
BREAK--10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. PT.
Session 9--10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. PT.
    Burro Ecology--Increasing our understanding of disease and 
migratory patterns of donkeys in Death Valley.
Session 10--11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PT.
    Comprehensive Animal Welfare Program Update.

LUNCH BREAK--11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PT.

Session 11--12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. PT.
    Partnership Agreements Update.
Session 12--1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. PT.
    Q&As with BLM and USFS Officials.
Session 13--2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT.
    Advisory Board Reports and Draft Recommendations.
BREAK--3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. PT.
Session 14--3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. PT.
    Advisory Board Discussion and Finalize Recommendations (Board 
vote).
    Adjourn.

Thursday, January 9, 2025

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT.
    Board Educational Field Tour to the Rio Cosumnes Correctional 
Center, Elk Grove, CA. (Limited space and advance registration 
required.)

Public Participation

    Due to limited space, those wishing to attend the educational field 
tour to the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility on January 9, 2025, must 
register via email to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. PT on 
December 27, 2024. Attendees must provide their own transportation, and 
any necessary food, health, and safety items needed for a day in the 
field. Carpooling is encouraged.
    The Board, the BLM, and the USFS welcome comments from all 
interested parties. The public will have an opportunity to make a 
verbal statement to the Board in person and virtually via Zoom (audio 
only) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. PT and on 
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PT. To provide 
comments via Zoom, interested parties must register by December 27, 
2024, at the following website: https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/advisory-board. To provide comments in-person, 
interested parties may register on-site up to one hour before the 
comment period commences. Individuals who have not registered in 
advance may be permitted to offer comment if time allows. Participants 
using computers, smartphones, and other personal digital devices will 
be able to participate with audio only via a link provided by the BLM. 
Those with phone-only access will be able to participate via a phone 
number and meeting ID provided by the BLM at the time of registration. 
The BLM may limit the length of comments, depending on the number of 
participants who register in advance. The public may also submit 
written comments to the Board in addition to, or in lieu of, providing 
verbal comment. Written comments should be submitted to the Board at 
[email protected]. Comments emailed five days 
prior to the meeting will be provided to the Board for consideration 
during the meeting. The BLM will record the entire

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meeting, including the allotted public comment sessions. Comments 
should be specific and explain the reason for the recommendation(s). 
Comments supported by quantitative information, studies, or those that 
include citations and analysis of applicable laws and regulations are 
most useful, and more likely to assist the decision-making process for 
the management and protection of wild horses and burros.

Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations

    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, language translation services, 
or other reasonable accommodations. Contact the person listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice 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. Live 
captioning will be available throughout the event on the BLM livestream 
page at www.blm.gov/live.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 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, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will 
be able to do so.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Sharif D. Branham,
Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2024-27628 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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