The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in October in Salt Lake City, Utah, to discuss issues relating to the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands. The day-and-a-half meeting will take place Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., local time.

The meeting will take place at the Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown at 215 West South Temple. The hotel phone number for reservations is 801/531-7500 or 800/333-3333. The agenda of the meeting can be found in the Sept. 24, 2012, Federal Register.

The Advisory Board provides input and advice to the BLM as it carries out its responsibilities under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The law mandates the protection, management, and control of these free-roaming animals in a manner that ensures healthy herds at levels consistent with the land’s capacity to support them. According to the BLM’s latest official estimate, approximately 37,300 wild horses and burros roam on BLM-managed rangelands in 10 Western states.

The public can address the Advisory Board on Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m., local time. Individuals who want to make a statement at the Monday meeting should register with the BLM by 2 p.m., local time, on that same day at the meeting site. Depending on the number of speakers, the Board might limit the length of presentations, set at three minutes for previous meetings