[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37459-37460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15775]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO620000.L18200000.XH0000]
Reopening the Call for Nominations for Certain Resource Advisory
Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the nomination period
for certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils
(RAC). The RACs provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land
use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands
within their geographic areas.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than July 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: See ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' for the address of BLM
offices accepting nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Sandoval, Bureau of Land
Management, Correspondence, International, and Advisory Committee
Office, 1849 C Street, NW., MS-401 LS, Washington, DC 20240; (202) 912-
7434.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to involve the public in planning and issues related to
management of lands administered by the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA
directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based
advisory councils that are consistent with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR
subpart 1784. As required by FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and
representative of the various interests concerned with the management
of the public lands. These include three categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way,
developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial
recreation;
Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic
organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and
burro organizations; and
Category Three--Representatives of state, county, or local elected
office; representatives and employees of a state agency responsible for
management of natural resources; representatives of Indian tribes
within or adjacent to the area for which the council is organized;
representatives of academia who are employed in natural sciences; and
the public-at-large.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the state in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience, and
knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The
Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally
registered lobbyists to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards,
committees, or councils. The following must accompany all nominations:
--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations;
--A completed background information nomination form; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM state offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions
available for each RAC in the state. If you have already submitted your
nomination materials for 2010 you will not need to resubmit.
Nominations for RACs should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices
listed below:
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Alaska
Alaska RAC
Ruth McCoard, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, (970) 271-3322;
Alternate: Pam Eldridge, (970) 271-5555.
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, One North Central
Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, (602) 417-9215.
California
Central California RAC
David Christy, Mother Lode Field Office, BLM, 5152 Hillsdale
Circle, El Dorado Hills, California 95762, (916) 941-3146.
Northeastern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 252-5332.
Northwestern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 252-5332.
Idaho
Boise District RAC
MJ Byrne, Boise District Office, BLM, 3948 Development Avenue,
Boise, Idaho 83705, (208) 384-3393.
Twin Falls District RAC
Heather Tiel-Nelson, Twin Falls District Office, BLM, 2536 Kimberly
Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, (208) 736-2352.
Montana and Dakotas
Dakotas RAC
Lonny Bagley, North Dakota Field Office, BLM, 99 23rd Avenue West,
Suite A, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601, (701) 227-7703.
Eastern Montana RAC
Mark Jacobsen, Miles City Field Office, BLM, 111 Garryowen Road,
Miles City, Montana 59301, (406) 233-2800.
Nevada
Sierra-Front Northwestern Great Basin RAC
Rochelle Francisco, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial
Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 89502, (775) 861-6588.
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC; John Day-Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 333 SW First Avenue, P.O.
Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 808-6306.
Utah
Utah RAC
Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500,
P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, (801) 539-4195.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the BLM Resource
Advisory Councils are necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the Secretary's responsibilities to manage the lands,
resources, and facilities administered by the BLM.
Robert V. Abbey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-15775 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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