[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25704-25705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10171]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Call for Nominations for the Utah Resource Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to
fill one recently vacated position on the Utah
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Resource Advisory Council (RAC) in category three (employees of a State
agency responsible for management of natural resources).
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than May 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Lola Bird, Public Affairs
Specialist, Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 440 West 200
South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lola Bird, Bureau of Land Management,
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT
84101; phone (801) 539-4033; or 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 Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary of the Interior to
involve the public in planning and issues related to management of
lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Section 309
of FLPMA directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizen-
based advisory councils that are consistent with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). As required by FACA, RAC membership must be
balanced and representative of the various interests concerned with the
management of the public lands.
The BLM-Utah RAC is hosting a call for nominations for a vacant
position in category three (description addressed in the SUMMARY
above). Upon appointment, the individual selected will fill the
position until the term's ending date of June 22, 2018. Nominees must
be residents of Utah. BLM will evaluate nominees based on their
education, training, experience, and their knowledge of the
geographical area. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to
collaborative resource decision making. The Obama Administration
prohibits individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils. The
following must accompany all nominations:
--Letters of reference from represented interest or organizations;
--A completed Resource Advisory Council application; and,
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM-Utah State Office will issue a
press release providing additional information for submitting
nominations.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Approved:
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-10171 Filed 4-28-16; 8:45 am]
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