Wyoming Resource Advisory Council Meeting Set for March
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The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Resource Advisory Council will meet March 9-10, in Rock Springs, Wyoming.The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, beginning at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, and concluding by 5 p.m., Thursday, March 10.Planned agenda topics include discussions on fees for the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and the Rock Springs RMP revision and follow-up to previous RAC meetings. The meeting will include a working lunch on both days. The public may attend the meeting, but food will not be provided.The public comment period will start at 8 a.m., March 10. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. If there are no members of the public interested in speaking, the meeting will move promptly to the next agenda item. The public may also submit written comments to the RAC by emailing cvenhuizen@blm.gov, with the subject line “RAC Public Comment" or by submitting comments during the meeting, at the Wyoming State Office, to the RAC coordinator. Typed or written comments will be provided to RAC members as part of the meeting's minutes.This meeting was initially planned for Feb. 3-5, which was cancelled due to inclement weather. If travel for RAC members or BLM staff is impeded by weather, a conference call will take place. The Rock Springs Field Office would serve as the public gallery on both days of the conference call and as the location for public comments at 8 a.m., March 10. The purpose of the council is to advise the Secretary of the Interior through the BLM on a variety of issues associated with public land management. For more information contact BLM RAC Coordinator Christian Venhuizen, 307-261-7603, or visit www.blm.gov/wyoming.
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.