[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22304]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-060-1020-00]


Lewistown District Resource Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown District Office.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Lewistown District Resource Advisory Council will meet 
September 10 and 11, 1997, at the Cotton Wood Inn, on Highway 2 East, 
in Glasgow, Montana.
    The September 10 portion of the session will begin at 7 a.m. with a 
tour of the Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area in the morning and the 
Missouri/Lonetree Watershed in the afternoon. The council should return 
to Glasgow around 5 p.m.
    The September 11 portion will begin at 8 a.m. at the Cotton Wood 
Inn in Glasgow. The meeting will begin with a review of old business 
including the Lonesome Lake project, the Lewistown District's project 
list, proposed council charter revisions, moisture conditions 
throughout the district, and comments concerning grazing standards and 
guidelines.
    The District Manager will also discuss the recent appointment of 
Mr. Pat Shea as Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
    New council members will be introduced and if necessary, the group 
will address the election of officers and other matters of 
organization.
    The group will hear/consider presentations concerning the Eye of 
the Needle, flooding earlier on the Upper Missouri National Wild and 
Scenic River, the status of the Devil's Kitchen plan amendment, current 
status of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Two Crow acquisition, 
proposed range improvements in the district, the need for a revised 
council mission statement, the status of prairie dogs in the Phillips 
Resource Area, the Judith-Valley-Phillips oil and gas amendment, and 
off-road-vehicle regulation implementation.
    There will be a public comment period at 11:30 a.m. during the 
September 11 meeting.

DATES: September 10 and 11, 1997.

LOCATION: Glasgow, MT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: District Manager, Lewistown District 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 1160, Airport Road, 
Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public and there 
will be a public comment period as detailed above.

    Dated: August 11, 1997.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-22304 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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