[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25096-25097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09978]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON06000 L1610000.DP0000]
Call for Nominations for the Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area Advisory Council, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) was 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 10-member Council was formed in December 2010 to provide
recommendations to the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) during the development of a resource management plan (RMP) for
the D-E NCA. The call for nominations is to fill 8 of the 10 seats on
the Council. The appointments for these eight members are scheduled to
expire in November 2013.
DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before May 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO
81506. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Grand Junction Field
Office at the above address, at the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465
S. Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401, or online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/denca/denca_rmp/DENCA_Resource_Advisory_Council.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, Field Manager, Grand
Junction Field Office, 970-244-3000, [email protected]. Persons who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness,
located within the D-E NCA, were established by the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (Act). The D-E NCA is
comprised of approximately 210,012 acres of public land, including
approximately 66,280 acres designated as Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
located in Delta, Montrose and Mesa counties, Colorado. The purpose of
the D-E NCA is to conserve and protect the unique and important
resources and values of the land for the benefit and enjoyment of
present and future generations. 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. According to the Act, the 10-member council is to 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, (This member was replaced already recently
and therefore their term will not expire in November 2013);
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4. One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the permittees holding grazing allotments within the D-E NCA or the
wilderness; and
5. Six 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. (The Council
member representing wildlife interests was replaced already recently
and therefore their term will not expire in November 2013.)
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 from serving 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/nca/denca/denca_rmp/DENCA_Resource_Advisory_Council.html.
Nomination packages must include a completed nomination form,
letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations,
and any other information relevant to the nominee's qualifications.
Letters of reference can be from an organization or from anyone who is
familiar with the nominee's ability to speak as an expert on the topic
of interest. Nominations are open to new and currently seated members.
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.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-09978 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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