BLM Advisory Council to meet April 4-5 in Vale, OR
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VALE, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Thursday and Friday, April 4-5, at the Vale District office, 100 Oregon St., Vale, OR 97918.
The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 4, and 8 a.m. to noon Friday, April 5.
RACs provide advice and recommendations necessary for the BLM to consider resource and land management issues within the agency. The BLM maintains 38 chartered advisory committees located in the West, which serve as sounding boards for BLM initiatives, regulatory proposals and policy changes.
“RAC members provide valuable insight on issues and solutions for a wide variety of BLM resource management activities in Harney, Malheur and Lake Counties,” BLM Burns District Manager Jeff Rose said.
The agenda includes presentations and discussions regarding the Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Lakeview Resource Management Plan Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the proposed Calico/Grassy Mountain mining project, Virtue Flat OHV Area, and any other business that may reasonably come before the RAC. In the absence of a quorum, those present will meet as the SEORAC Public Lands Access Subcommittee, but no action will be taken.
A half-hour comment period, during which the public may address the RAC, will begin at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 5. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and time available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be limited.
For more information about this meeting or the Southeast Oregon RAC, please contact Larisa Bogardus at lbogardus@blm.gov or 541-523-1407.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.