BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet in Anchorage December 1 & 2
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ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet at the Office of Aviation Services located at 4405 Lear Court, Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. on both December 1 & 2 in training room #109. The council will accept comments from the public on Tuesday, December 1 from 3-4 p.m. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Please be prepared to submit written comments if necessary.
The BLM RACs provide a forum that brings together stakeholders with diverse (and often competing) interests to address both emerging and long-standing challenges associated with the multiple-use mission of managing public lands. The RAC demonstrates that consensus-driven recommendations and collaborative efforts enjoy a high level of public support and lead to sustainable outcomes that benefit Alaska’s natural resources. RAC meetings are open to the public.
The agenda will include discussion regarding Regional Mitigation Strategy in the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), placer mining reclamation, an update on the Alaska land transfer program, an update on permitted oil production in the NPR-A, and other topics of interest to the RAC. A complete agenda will be available on the RAC web page by November 24, 2015. To learn more about the BLM-Alaska RAC, please visit http://blm.gov/ak/rac.
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.