[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12130]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-134-1610-DQ]
Notice of Intent To Extend the Call for Nominations for the
Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is directed by the
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 to establish the Dominguez-
Escalante National Conservation Area (D-E NCA) Advisory Council
(Council). The Secretary is requesting nominations for 10 members to
sit on the Council. The Council will advise the Secretary, through the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), on matters regarding the preparation
and implementation of the D-E NCA Resource Management Plan (RMP). An
initial nomination period ended January 4, 2010. Members of the public
who submitted nomination packages during the first nomination period
need not submit a second nomination package to be considered.
DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Grand Junction
Field Office at the above address or at the Uncompahgre Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado
81401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, D-E NCA Interim
Manager, (970) 244-3049, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Area, located within the D-E NCA, was established by the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (Act). The D-E NCA is
comprised of approximately 209,610 acres of public land, including
approximately 66,280 acres designated as wilderness, located in Delta,
Montrose, and Mesa Counties, Colorado, to be known as the ``Dominguez
Canyon Wilderness Area.'' The purposes of the D-E NCA are to conserve
and protect, for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future
generations the unique and important resources and values of the land.
These resources and values include the geological, cultural,
archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational,
wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic
resources of the public lands, and the water resources of area streams
based on seasonally available flows, that are necessary to support
aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities. The Act
also calls for the establishment of the D-E NCA Council, comprised of
10 members, to advise the Secretary, through the BLM, on matters
regarding the preparation and implementation of an RMP for the area.
These 10 members shall include, to the extent practicable:
(1) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Mesa County Commission;
(2) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Montrose County Commission;
(3) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Delta County Commission;
(4) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the permittees holding grazing allotments within the D-E NCA or the
wilderness; and
(5) Five members who reside in, or within reasonable proximity to
Mesa, Delta, or Montrose Counties, Colorado, with backgrounds that
reflect:
(A) The purposes for which the D-E NCA or wilderness was
established; and
(B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the
planning and management of the D-E NCA and wilderness.
Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to
serve on the Council. Individuals may nominate themselves for Council
membership. The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are
currently federally registered lobbyists to serve on all Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and non-FACA boards, committees or
councils. Nomination forms may be obtained from the BLM Grand Junction
or Uncompahgre Field Offices, or may be downloaded from the following
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/denca.html.
Nomination packages must include a completed nomination form,
letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations,
as well as any other information relevant to the nominee's
qualifications.
The Grand Junction and Uncompahgre Field Offices will review the
nomination packages in coordination with the affected counties and the
Governor of Colorado before forwarding recommendations to the
Secretary, who will make the appointments.
The Council shall be subject to the FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. 2; and the
Federal Land Management Policy Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
Linda Ana[ntilde]ia,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-12130 Filed 5-19-10; 8:45 am]
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