[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44975-44976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18761]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations, Western Oregon Resource
Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Call for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is requesting 64 nominations for
representatives to serve on the Coos Bay, Eugene, Medford, Roseburg,
and Salem District Resource Advisory Committees (RACs). The Committees
will advise the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
on the selection and prioritization of projects funded under Title II
of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. Terms
will begin on the date of appointment and will expire three years from
the date of appointment. The initial call for nominations, published in
the Federal Register on April 29, 2010, did not result in a sufficient
number of candidates to fill all vacant positions. Nominations received
during the earlier Call for Nominations will be considered after this
closing date, so applicants do not need to submit a new form.
DATES: Submit nomination packages to one or more of the addresses
listed below, on or before August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Advisory Council nomination forms are available at the
District Offices in western Oregon, and completed nominations should be
submitted to the office of the specific RAC where the applicant would
serve:
Coos Bay District Resource Advisory Committee: Glenn Harkleroad,
1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, Oregon 97459, (541) 756-0100;
Eugene District Resource Advisory Committee: Pat Johnston, 3106
Pierce Parkway, Suite E, Springfield, Oregon 97477, (541) 683-6600;
Medford District Resource Advisory Committee: Jim Whittington, 3040
Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504, (541) 618-2200;
Roseburg District Resource Advisory Committee: Jake Winn, 777 NW
Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470, (541) 440-4930; and
Salem District Resource Advisory Committee: Richard Hatfield, 1717
Fabry Road SE, Salem, Oregon 97306, (503) 375-5657.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Robbins, Oregon/Washington Bureau
of Land Management, Oregon State Office, PO Box 2965, Portland, Oregon
97208, (503) 808-6306; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self
Determination Act was extended to provide stability for local counties
by compensating them, in part, for the decrease in funds formerly
derived from timber harvests on Federal lands. Pursuant to the Act, the
five Committees serve western Oregon BLM districts that contain Oregon
and California grant lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands.
Committees consist of 15 local citizens representing a wide array of
interests.
The RACs provide a mechanism for local community collaboration with
Federal land managers as they select projects to be conducted on
Federal lands or that will benefit resources on Federal lands using
funds under Title II of the Act.
Committee membership must be balanced in terms of the categories of
interest represented. Prospective members are advised that membership
on a Resource Advisory Committee calls for a substantial commitment of
time and energy.
Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to
serve on the Committees. Individuals may also nominate themselves or
others. Nominees must reside within one of the counties that are (in
whole or in part)
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within the BLM District boundaries of the Committee(s) on which
membership is sought. A person may apply for more than one Committee.
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, and
experience relating to land use issues and knowledge of the
geographical area of the Committee. Nominees must also demonstrate a
commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The Obama
Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally
registered lobbyists from serving on all Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.
You may make nominations for the following categories of interest:
Category One--5 persons who:
1. Represent organized labor or non-timber forest product harvester
groups;
2. Represent developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle
users, or commercial recreation activities;
3. Represent energy and mineral development interests or commercial
or recreational fishing interests;
4. Represent the commercial timber industry; or
5. Hold Federal grazing permits, or other land permits, or
represent nonindustrial private forest land owners within the area for
which the committee is organized.
Category Two--5 persons who represent:
1. Nationally recognized environmental organizations;
2. Regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations;
3. Dispersed recreational activities;
4. Archaeological and historical interests; or
5. Nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro
interest groups, wildlife or hunting organizations, or watershed
associations.
Category Three--5 persons who:
1. Hold State elected office (or a designee);
2. Hold county or local elected office;
3. Represent American Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area
for which the committee is organized;
4. Are school officials or teachers; or
5. Represent the affected public-at-large.
The Resource Advisory Committees will be based on western Oregon
BLM District boundaries. Specifically, the BLM Committees are as
follows:
Coos Bay District Resource Advisory Committee advises Federal
officials on projects associated with Federal lands within the Coos Bay
District which includes lands in Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Lane
Counties.
Eugene District Resource Advisory Committee advises Federal
officials on projects associated with Federal lands within the Eugene
District boundary which includes lands in Benton, Douglas, Lane, and
Linn Counties.
Medford District Resource Advisory Committee advises Federal
officials on projects associated with Federal lands within the Medford
District and Klamath Falls Resource Area in the Lakeview District which
includes lands in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties
and small portions of west Klamath County.
Roseburg District Resource Advisory Committee advises Federal
officials on projects associated with Federal lands within the Roseburg
District boundary which includes lands in Douglas, Lane, and Jackson
Counties.
Salem District Resource Advisory Committee advises Federal
officials on projects associated with Federal lands within the Salem
District boundary which includes lands in Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop,
Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook,
Washington, and Yamhill Counties.
Authority: Title VI, Section 205 of Pub. L. 110-343.
Edward W. Shepard,
State Director Oregon/Washington.
[FR Doc. 2010-18761 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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