[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42543-42544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16972]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the Rio Grande Natural Area Commission, 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) was directed by the 
Rio Grande Natural Area Act of 2006 to establish the Rio Grande Natural 
Area Commission (Commission). The nine-member Commission was formed in 
February 2011 to advise the Secretary with respect to the Rio Grande 
Natural Area (Natural Area) and to prepare a management plan relating 
to non-Federal land in the Natural Area. Since this Commission was 
formed, one of its members representing the general public resigned due 
to time conflicts. As a result, the Secretary is soliciting 
applications to replace the current occupant of that seat.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before August 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to Tom Heinlein, District 
Manager, BLM Front Range District Office, 3028 East Main St., 
Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Heinlein, District Manager, 3028 
East Main St., Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212. Phone: 719-269-8554. Email: 
[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, seven 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 Commission is a statutory advisory 
committee established under Section 4 of the Rio Grande Natural Area 
Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 460rrr-2). The Commission shall be composed of 
nine members appointed by the Secretary, of whom:
    1. One member shall represent the Colorado State Director of the 
BLM;
    2. One member shall be the manager of the Alamosa National Wildlife 
Refuge, ex officio;
    3. Three members shall be appointed based on the recommendation of 
the Governor of Colorado, among whom:
    a. One member shall represent the Colorado Parks and Wildlife 
division;
    b. One member shall represent the Colorado Division of Water 
Resources; and
    c. One member shall represent the Rio Grande Water Conservation 
District.
    4. Four members shall:
    a. Represent the general public;
    b. Be citizens of the local region in which the Natural Area is 
established; and
    c. Have knowledge and experience in fields of interest relating to 
the preservation, restoration and use of the Natural Area.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. The BLM will 
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience and 
knowledge of the geographical area the Commission serves. Nominees 
should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-
making. The following must accompany all nominations:
    1. At least one letter of reference from represented interests or 
organizations;
    2. A completed background information nomination form; and
    3. Any other information that addresses the nominee's 
qualifications.
    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 downloaded from the Rio Grande Natural Area 
Commission Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/slvfo/rio_grande_natural.html.
    The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) San Luis Valley Field Office 
will review the nomination packages in coordination with the Governor 
of Colorado before forwarding recommendations to the Secretary, who 
will make the appointments.
    The Commission 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.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-16972 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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