BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council to meet August 14 and 15, 2018 in Anchorage
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet to discuss National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) streamlining and prioritization at its next meeting August 14-15.
The RAC provides consensus-driven recommendations on BLM initiatives, regulatory proposals and policy changes. Members discuss and vote on recommendations related to public land management and provide those recommendations to BLM leadership.
The RAC will meet in Conference Room 104 at the Robert B. Atwood Building located at 550 W. 7th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting will consist of presentations and discussions with RAC members on subjects related to NEPA actions and prioritization, as well as updates on current development projects and Resource Management Plans. There will also be reports from RAC subcommittees on placer mining, recreation, trapper cabins, and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act issues. A complete agenda will be available August 1, 2018, on the BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council website.
The RAC will accept comments from the public from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14 and from 3 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Comments can be emailed to BLM_AK_Communications@blm.gov.
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 BLM’s multiple-use mission of managing public lands. The RAC demonstrates that consensus-driven recommendations and collaborative efforts support and lead to sustainable outcomes that benefit Alaska’s natural resources. RAC meetings are open to the public.
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.