[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40191-40192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19533]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary


Colorado; Front Range Resource Advisory Council, Northwest 
Resource Advisory Council, Southwest Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Resource Advisory Councils--Notice of Establishment, Notice of 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of three Resource 
Advisory Councils for the State of Colorado by the Secretary of the 
Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. The Secretary has determined 
that the Councils are necessary and in the public interest. Copies of 
the Council charters will be filed with the appropriate committees of 
Congress and the Library of Congress in accordance with section 9(c) of 
FACA. The 3 Colorado Resource Advisory Councils are: the Front Range 
Resource Advisory Council, the Northwest Resource Advisory Council, and 
the Southwest Resource Advisory Council.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended, requires 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish advisory councils to provide 
advice concerning the problems relating to land use planning and the 
management of public lands within the area for which the advisory 
councils are established. The Resource Advisory Councils will provide 
representative counsel and advice to BLM on the planning and management 
of the public lands as well as advice on other public land resource 
issues. Council members will be residents of the State in which the 
council has jurisdiction and will be appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    A joint meeting of the Front Range Resource Advisory Council, the 
Northwest Resource Advisory Council, and the Southwest Resource 
Advisory Council will be held on August 22, 1995, in Grand Junction, 
Colorado. The time and location of the meeting will be announced in the 
local media and Federal Register prior to the meeting. The purpose of 
the meeting is to discuss the operation, organization, and general 
goals of the Councils. The meeting will be open to the public. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need further information about the 
meeting, or need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact Sheri 
Bell, Colorado BLM, (303) 239-3670, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Wood, Policy Analyst, Office of the Assistant Director for 
Resource Assessment and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, Room 5558, 
U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone 
(202) 208-7013, or Tim Salt, Western Rangelands Lead, Bureau of Land 
Management, Room 5546, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, 
D.C. 20240, telephone (202) 208-4256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Colorado Resource 
Advisory Councils is to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of planning and management 
issues associated with the management of the public lands. The 
councils' responsibilities include: providing advice to BLM regarding 
the preparation, amendment, and implementation of land use plans; 
providing advice on long-range planning and establishing resource 
management priorities; and assisting the BLM to identify State or 
regional standards for ecological health and guidelines for grazing.
    Council members will be representative of various industries and 
interests concerned with the management, protection, and utilization of 
the public lands. These include: (a) holders of Federal grazing permits 
and representatives of energy and mining development, the timber 
industry, off-road vehicle use, and developed recreation; (b) 
representatives of environmental and resource conservation 
organizations, archaeological and historic interests, and wild horse 
and burro groups; and (c) representatives of State and local 
government, Native American tribes, academia involved in the natural 
sciences, and the public at large.
    Membership will include individuals who have expertise, education, 
training, or practical experience in the planning and management of 
public lands and their resources and who have a knowledge of the 
geographical jurisdiction of the respective Councils.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Front Range Resource Advisory Council, 
the Northwest Resource Advisory Council, and the Southwest Resource 
Advisory Council are in the public interest in connection with the 
Secretary of the Interior's statutory responsibilities to manage the 
lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management.


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    Date signed: August 3, 1995.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-19533 Filed 8-4-95; 8:45 am]
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