[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59058-59059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23340]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO260000 L10600000 XQ0000]
Second Call for Nominations for the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is to solicit public nominations
for three positions on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (Board).
The Board provides advice concerning the management, protection, and
control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands
administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Agriculture, through the
U.S. Forest Service. The BLM will accept public nominations for 30 days
after the publication of this Notice. If you have already submitted a
nomination in response to the Notice of Call for Nominations for the
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which published in the Federal
Register on July 2, 2013 (78 FR 39768), it is not necessary to respond
to this Notice.
DATES: Nominations must be post marked or submitted to the address
listed below no later than October 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: All mail sent via the U.S. Postal Service should be sent as
follows: National Wild Horse and Burro Program, U.S. Department of
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134 LM,
Attn: Sharon Kipping, WO 260, Washington, DC 20240. All mail and
packages that are sent via FedEx or UPS should be addressed as follows:
National Wild Horse and Program, U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, 20 M Street SE., Room 2134 LM, Attn: Sharon Kipping,
Washington, DC 20003. You may also send a fax to Sharon Kipping at 202-
912-7182, or email her at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Kipping, Wild Horse and Burro
Program Specialist, 202-912-7263. 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. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Board serve without
compensation. However, while away from their homes or regular places of
business, Board and subcommittee members engaged in Board or
subcommittee business, approved by the Designated Federal Official
(DFO), may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in
government service under Section 5703 of Title 5 of the United States
Code. Nominations for a term of 3 years are needed to represent the
following categories of interest:
Wild Horse and Burro Research;
Natural Resource Management;
Public Interest (Equine Behavior).
The Board will meet no less than two times annually. The DFO may
call additional meetings in connection with special needs for advice.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Board.
Nominations will not be accepted without a complete resume. The
following information must accompany all nominations for the individual
to be considered for a position:
1. The position(s) for which the nominee wishes to be considered;
2. The nominee's first, middle, and last name;
3. Business address and phone number:
4. Home address and phone number:
5. Email address;
6. Present occupation/title and employer;
7. Education: colleges, degrees, major field of study;
8. Career Highlights: Significant related experience, civic and
professional activities, elected offices (include prior advisory
committee experience or career achievements related to the interest to
be represented). Attach additional pages, if necessary;
9. Qualifications: Education, training, and experience that qualify
you to serve on the Board;
10. Experience or knowledge of wild horse and burro management;
11. Experience or knowledge of horses or burros: Equine health,
training, and management;
12. Experience in working with disparate groups to achieve
collaborative solutions: e.g., civic organizations, planning
commissions, school boards, etc.;
13. Indicate any BLM permits, leases, or licenses held by you or
your employer;
14. Indicate whether you are a federally registered lobbyist; and
15. Explain why you want to serve on the Board.
Attach or have at least one letter of references sent from special
interests or organizations you may represent, including, but not
limited to, business associates, friends, co-workers, local, State,
and/or Federal government representatives, or members of Congress.
Please include any other information that speaks to your
qualifications.
As appropriate, certain Board members may be appointed as special
government employees. Special government employees serve on the Board
without compensation, and are subject to financial disclosure
requirements in the Ethics in Government Act and 5 CFR 2634.
Nominations are to be sent to the address listed under ADDRESSES above.
Privacy Act Statement: The authority to request this information is
contained in 5 U.S.C. 301, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
and Part 1784 of Title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. It is used by
the appointment officer to determine education, training, and
experience related to possible service on an advisory council of the
BLM. If you are appointed as an advisor, the information will be
retained by the appointing official for as long as you serve.
Otherwise, it will be destroyed 2 years after termination of your
membership or returned (if requested) following announcement of the
Board's appointments. Submittal of this information is voluntary.
However, failure to complete any or all items will inhibit fair
evaluation of your qualifications, and could result in you not
receiving full consideration for appointment.
Membership Selection: Individuals shall qualify to serve on the
Board
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because of their education, training, or experience that enables them
to give informed and objective advice regarding the interest they
represent. They should demonstrate experience or knowledge of the area
of their expertise and a commitment to collaborate in seeking solutions
to resource management issues. The Board is structured to provide fair
membership and balance, both geographic and interest specific, in terms
of the functions to be performed and points of view to be represented.
Members are selected with the objective of providing representative
counsel and advice about public land and resource planning. No person
is to be denied an opportunity to serve because of race, age, sex,
religion, or national origin. The Obama Administration prohibits
individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists to serve
on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees or councils. Pursuant to
Section 7 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, members of
the Board cannot be employed by either Federal or state governments.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Edwin L. Roberson,
Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2013-23340 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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