[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14007-14008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7107]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-640-1820-00 24 1A]
Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations
for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory
Councils (RACs) that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs
provide advice and recommendations to BLM on land use planning and
management of the public lands within their geographic areas. Public
nominations will be considered for 45 days after the publication date
of this notice.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) directs the
Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and issues
related to management of lands administered by BLM. Section 309 of
FLPMA directs the Secretary to select 10 to 15 member citizen-based
advisory councils that are established and authorized consistent with
the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As
required by the FACA, the interests represented by the individuals
appointed to the RAC must be balanced
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and representative of the various issues concerned with the management
of the public lands. These include three categories:
Category One--Holders of federal grazing permits and
representatives of energy and mineral development, timber industry,
transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and
commercial recreation;
Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic
interests, dispersed recreation, and wild horse and burro groups;
Category Three--Holders of State, county or local elected office,
employees of a State agency responsible for management of natural
resources, academicians involved in natural sciences, representatives
of Indian tribes, and the public-at-large.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the State or States in which the RAC has jurisdiction.
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training,
experience, and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC.
Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative
resource decisionmaking. All nominations must be accompanied by letters
of reference from represented interests or organizations, a completed
background information nomination form, as well as any other
information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions
available for each RAC in the State. Nominations for RACs should be
sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below.
Alaska
Alaska RAC
Theresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, (907) 271-3322
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 N. Central Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, (602) 417-9215
California
Central California RAC
Larry Mercer, Bakersfield Field Office, BLM, 3801 Pegasus Avenue,
Bakersfield, California 93308, (805) 391-6000
Northeastern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Northwestern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Colorado
Front Range RAC; Southwest RAC; Northwest RAC
Sheri Bell, Colorado State Office, BLM, 2850 Youngfield Street,
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, (303) 239-3671
Idaho
Upper Columbia RAC; Upper Snake RAC; Lower Snake RAC
Don Smurthwaite, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise,
Idaho 83709-2500, (208) 373-4015
Montana and Dakotas
Butte RAC; Dakotas RAC; Lewistown RAC; Miles City RAC
Greg Albright, Montana State Office, BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N.
32nd Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, (406) 255-2911
Nevada
Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front
Northwestern RAC
Jo Simpson, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147, (702) 785-6767
New Mexico
New Mexico RAC
Kathleen Mulkey, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115 Sante
Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, (505) 438-7514
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, (503) 952-6027
Utah
Utah RAC
Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 324 South State Street, Suite
301, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, (801) 539-4195
DATES: All nominations should be received by the appropriate BLM State
Office by May 7, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, MS-LS-
406, Washington, D.C. 20240; 202-452-0377.
Dated: March 11, 1999.
Nina Rose Hatfield,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management
[FR Doc. 99-7107 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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