[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16805-16806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land
Management's California Desert District Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert
District is soliciting nominations from the public for six members of
its California Desert District Advisory Council (Council) to serve a
three-year term. Council members provide advice and recommendations to
the BLM on the management of public lands in southern California.
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ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Teresa Raml, District Manager,
Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office, 22835
Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Briery, BLM California Desert
District External Affairs (951) 697-5220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is comprised of 15 private
individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM officials
on policies and programs concerning the management of 11 million acres
of BLM-administered public land in southern California's Desert
District. The Council meets in formal session three to four times each
year in various locations throughout the California Desert District.
Council members serve without compensation. Members serve three-year
terms and may be nominated for reappointment for an additional three-
year term. The terms of six Council members have recently expired. The
purpose of this notice is to seek nominations for individuals to fill
those positions.
Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to involve the public
in planning and issues related to the management of BLM-administered
lands. The Secretary selects Council nominees consistent with the
requirements of FLPMA and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
which require nominees appointed to the Council be balanced in terms of
points of view and representative of the various interests concerned
with the management of the public lands within the area for which the
Council is established.
The Council also is balanced geographically, and the BLM will try
to find qualified representatives from areas throughout the California
Desert District. The District covers portions of eight counties, and
includes more than 11 million acres of public land in the California
Desert Conservation Area and 300,000 acres of scattered parcels in San
Diego, western Riverside, western San Bernardino, Orange, and Los
Angeles Counties (known as the South Coast).
Public notice begins with the publication date of this notice and
nominations will be accepted until May 9, 2011. The three-year term
would begin immediately upon confirmation by the Secretary.
The six positions to be filled include one representative of
recreation groups or organizations, one representative of non-renewable
groups or organizations, one representative of wildlife groups or
organizations, and three representatives of the public-at-large
(including one elected official).
Any group or individual may nominate a qualified person, based upon
education, training, and knowledge of the BLM, the California Desert,
and the issues involving BLM-administered public lands throughout
southern California. Qualified individuals also may nominate
themselves.
The nomination form may be found on the Desert Advisory Council
webpage: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html. The following
must accompany the nomination form for all nominations:
Letters of reference from represented interests, or organizations,
or elected officials;
A completed background information nomination form to include the
nominee's work and home addresses and telephone numbers, a biographical
sketch including the nominee's work, applicable outside interests, and
public service records; and
Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
Nominees unable to download the nomination form may contact the BLM
California Desert District External Affairs staff at (951) 697-5220 to
request a copy.
Advisory Council members are appointed by the Secretary, and will
be evaluated based on their education, training, and knowledge of the
BLM, the California Desert District, and the issues involving BLM-
administered public lands.
The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently
federally registered lobbyists to serve on any FACA and non-FACA
boards, committees, or councils.
Teresa A. Raml,
California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-6994 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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