68 FR 80 pg. 20404 - Notice of Public Meeting, Roseburg Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 80Page: 20404
Docket number: [OR-100-5882-AF; HAG03-0134]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-10250 Filed 4-24-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Land Management Bureau
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-100-5882-AF; HAG03-0134]

Notice of Public Meeting, Roseburg Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Meeting notices for the Roseburg District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Committee under Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393).

SUMMARY:

This notice is published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meeting notice is hereby given for the Roseburg District BLM Resource Advisory Committee pursuant to section 205 of the Secure Rural School and Community Self Determination Act of 2000, Public Law 106-393 (the Act). Topics to be discussed by the Roseburg District BLM Resource Advisory Committee include specific information of specific projects and/or decisions on specific projects.

DATES:

The Roseburg Resource Advisory Committee will meet at the BLM Roseburg District Office, 777 NW., Gargen Valley Boulevard, Roseburg, Oregon 97470 on June 16, June 30, July 14, July 21, July 28, and August 4, 2003. The meeting on June 16 will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., while the rest of the meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to the Act, five Resource Advisory Commitees have been formed for western Oregon BLM district that contain Oregon California (OC) Grant Lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. The Act establishes a six-year payment schedule to local counties in lieu of funds derived from the harvest of timber on federal lands, which have dropped dramatically over the past 10 years.

The Act creates a new mechanism for local community collaboration with federal land management activities in the selection of projects to be conducted on federal lands or that will benefit resources on federal lands using funds Title II of the Act. The Roseburg District BLM Resource Advisory Committee consists of 15 local citizens (plus 6 alternates) representing a wide array of interests.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning the Roseburg District BLM Resource Advisory Committee may be obtained from E. Lynn Burkett, Public Affairs Officer, Roseburg District Office, 777 NW., Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470 or elynnburkett@blm.gov . or on the Web at http://www.or.blm.gov .

Dated: April 8, 2003.

Cary Osterhaus,

Roseburg District Manager.

[FR Doc. 03-10250 Filed 4-24-03; 8:45 am]

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