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(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SMAC was initiated August 14, 2001, 

pursuant to the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399). The 

SMAC provides representative counsel 

and advice to the BLM regarding new 

and unique approaches to management 

of the land within the bounds of the 

Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area 

(CMPA), recommends cooperative 

programs and incentives for landscape 

management that meet human needs, 

and advises the BLM on maintenance 

and improvement of the ecological and 

economic integrity of the area. 

On September 21, 2017, the SMAC 

Public Land Access subcommittee will 

have an all day field tour of the private 

inholdings in the Steens Mountain 

Wilderness. Both the field trip and the 

meeting on September 22 are open to 

the public. However, the public is 

required to provide its own 

transportation for the field trip. Agenda 

items for the meeting include: A 

discussion on the Ruby Springs 

Allotment Management Plan; an update 

from the Designated Federal Official; 

discussion of the Nature’s Advocate 

Environmental Assessment (inholder 

access); discussion on public access at 

Pike Creek Canyon; follow-up on issues 

that may need legislative attention; and 

regular business items such as 

approving the previous meeting’s 

minutes, member round-table, and 

planning the next meeting’s agenda. 

Any other matters that may reasonably 

come before the SMAC may also be 

included. 

A public comment period will be 

available on September 22 from 11:00 to 

11:30 a.m. Unless otherwise approved 

by the SMAC Chair, the public comment 

period will last no longer than 30 

minutes, and each speaker may address 

the SMAC for a maximum of 5 minutes. 

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 1784.4–2. 

Rhonda Karges, 

Andrews/Steens Resource Area Field 

Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Public Meeting for the MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council and Its Planning and 

Recreation Subcommittees, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA), the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) and its 

Planning and Recreation Subcommittees 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The RAC and its Planning and 

Recreation Subcommittees will meet on 

September 27, 2017. The Planning 

Subcommittee will meet from 10:30 to 

11:30 a.m., the Recreation 

Subcommittee will meet from 12 to 1:30 

p.m., and the RAC will meet from 1:45 

to 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Rainbow Library, 3150 N Buffalo 

Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89128. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Smith, District Manager, at 702–515– 

5000, Southern Nevada District Office, 

4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 

Vegas, NV 89130, email: tsmith@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member RAC was chartered to serve in 

an advisory capacity concerning the 

planning and management of the public 

land resources located within Nevada. 

Members represent an array of 

stakeholder interests in the land and 

resources from within the local area and 

statewide. All advisory council 

meetings are open to the public. 

A public comment period will be 

available from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Persons 

wishing to make comments during the 

public comment period of the meeting 

should register in person with the BLM, 

at the meeting location, before the 

meeting’s public comment period. 

Depending on the number of people 

wishing to comment, the length of 

comments may be limited. 

Topics for discussion at each meeting 

will include, but are not limited to: 

• Planning Subcommittee—Update 

and discussion regarding utility/ 

transmission corridor planning, update 

on planning efforts such as Las Vegas 

In-Valley Area Multi-Action Analysis 

Environmental Assessment, and discuss 

Resource Management Plans and make 

any necessary recommendations. 

• Recreation Subcommittee—Review 

of BLM recreation fee proposals and 

step-by-step approval process, and 

presentation and update on Red Rock 

Canyon National Conservation Area 

recreation fee business plan with 

discussion and discussion of any 

motions the Recreation Subcommittee 

wants to advance to the RAC. 

• RAC—District Manager reports, 

committee reports, schedule of Fiscal 

Year 2018 RAC and Subcommittee 

meetings, and discuss and vote on Red 

Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area recreation fee business plan. 

The RAC may raise other topics at the 

meeting. Final agendas are posted online at the BLM Mojave-Southern Great 

Basin RAC Web site at http://bit.ly/ 

2j8vR3Y. Individuals who need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, or who wish to 

receive a copy of each agenda, may 

contact the person listed above no later 

than 10 days prior to the meeting. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal 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 information 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that will be able to do so. 

Chris Rose, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Office of 

Communications. 

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