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include displays explaining the project

and a forum for commenting on the

project. Scoping meetings will be held

in the Soda Springs City Office

Building, Soda Springs, Idaho, and in

the BLM Field Office, Pocatello, Idaho.

Dates for the two scoping meetings will

be published in the Caribou County Sun

and in the Idaho State Journal

newspapers.

Public Input Requested

The BLM and USFS are seeking

information and written comments from

Federal, State and local agencies as well

as individuals and organizations who

may be interested in, or affected by, the

proposed action. To assist the BLM and

USFS in identifying and considering

issues and concerns related to the

proposed action, comments for scoping,

and later for the Draft EIS, should be as

specific as possible. Referring to specific

pages or chapters of the EIS or the

merits of the alternatives formulated

and discussed in the EIS is most

helpful. All scoping comments are due

30 days after publication in the Idaho

State Journal.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Jeff S. Steele,

BLM Pocatello Field Manager.

Jerry Reese,

Forest Supervisor, Caribou-Targhee National

Forest.

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BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–910–01–1020–PB]

New Mexico Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: The Bureau of Land

Management, Department of the

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 June

7 and 8, 2001, at the Holiday Inn Santa

Fe, 4048 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New

Mexico, 87505.

There will be an optional all day field

trip on Wednesday, June 6, 2001.

Transportation will be provided for RAC

members. The optional field trip will be

organized by the Albuquerque and Taos

Field Offices of the BLM. The field trip

will leave from the Holiday Inn at 8:30

a.m.

The meeting on Thursday, June 7,

2001, will start at 8 a.m. and will end

about 5 p.m. The draft agenda for the

RAC meeting includes agreement on the

meeting agenda, any RAC comments on

the draft minutes of the last RAC

Meeting which was held on April 4

through 6, 2001, in Carlsbad, New

Mexico, and a check-in from the RAC

members. The focus of the meeting will

be on Off Highway Vehicle issues and

Energy issues. Presentations will

include discussion.

The three established RAC

Subcommittees may have late afternoon

or evening meetings on Wednesday,

June 6, after the optional field trip, or on

Thursday, June 7, after the meeting. The

exact time and location of possible

subcommittee meetings will be

established by the Chairperson of each

subcommittee and be available to the

public following the field trip on

Wednesday, June 6, and during the RAC

meeting on Thursday, June 7, for that

evening. That information will also be

available at the desk of the Holiday Inn

on those two days. On Friday, June 8,

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 meeting is open to the public,

and starting at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday,

June 6, 2001, there will be an additional

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, June 8, to

address the RAC.

The meeting on Friday, April 6, will

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

agenda thus far. RAC Subcommittee

Reports are scheduled from the Urban

and Open Space Subcommittee, the

Roads and Trails Subcommittee, and the

Energy Subcommittee at various times

throughout the two day meeting.

The regular Public Comment Period

for the Public to address the RAC is on

Friday, June 8, 2001, from 10 a.m. to 12

noon. The RAC may reduce or extend

the end time of 12 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

wish to address the RAC, but usually

not more than 15 minutes. At the

completion of public comments, the

RAC may continue discussion of its

agenda items.

BLM State of the Field Office Reports,

presented by the Field Office Managers,

will be scheduled at various times

during the 2 day meeting.

RAC discussions any any RAC

recommendations are scheduled for 2:45

p.m. followed by a RAC assessment of

the current meeting and development of

draft agenda items and selection of a

location for the next RAC meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary White, New Mexico State Office,

Office of External Affairs, Bureau of

Land Management, 1474 Rodeo Road,

P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico

87502–0115, telephone (505) 438–7404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Resource Advisory

Council is to advise the Secretary of the

Interior, through the BLM, on a variety

of planning and management issues

associated with the management of

public lands. The Council’s

responsibilities include providing

advice on long-range planning,

establishing resource management

priorities and assisting the BLM to

identify State and regional standards for

rangeland health and guidelines for

grazing management.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Richard Whitley,

Associate State Director.

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BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–079–01–1020–AC]

Resource Advisory Council Meeting,

Dillon, MT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Montana

Resource Advisory Council will

convene on May 31, 2001 at 12 Noon at

the U.S. Forest Service Sheridan Work

Center, 103 North Main, Sheridan,

Montana., A field tour of the Garden

Creek allotment will begin from there

and end at Dillon, Montana. This area

of the Ruby Mountains has recently

been assessed for compliance with

Standards for Rangeland Health. The

tour is designed to look at areas that are

not currently meeting the standards, and

discussions on the planning process for

making changes in the current grazing

management to initiate progress in

meeting the standard will be held on the