Notice of Resource Advisory Council Meetings for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of public meetings.

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) Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Council (Council) will meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The meeting will be held August 31, 2016. Any adjustments to this meeting will be advertised on the Dominguez-Escalante NCA RMP Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/denca/denca_rmp.html.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Mesa County Courthouse, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Collin Ewing, Advisory Council Designated Federal Official, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Phone: (970) 244-3049. Email: cewing@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 10-member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with the RMP process for the Dominguez-Escalante NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness.

Topics of discussion during the meeting may include presentations from BLM staff on management actions contained in the Proposed RMP and travel management plan, particularly those actions which are part of the Proposed Plan Alternative as a result of public comments on the Draft RMP.

These meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the Council. Time will be allocated at the middle and end of each meeting to hear public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual, oral comments may be limited at the discretion of the chair.