[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43607-43609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20686]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Resource Advisory Councils; Establishment

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 21 Resource 
Advisory Councils for the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming by the Secretary 
of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The Secretary 
has determined that the Councils are necessary and in the public 
interest. Copies of the Councils' charters will be filed with the 
appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress in 
accordance with Section 9(c) of FACA. 

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    The 21 Councils are: Alaska, Alaska Resource Advisory Council; 
Arizona, Arizona Resource Advisory Council; California, Bakersfield 
Resource Advisory Council, Susanville Resource Advisory Council, and 
the Ukiah Resource Advisory Council; Idaho, Lower Snake River Resource 
Advisory Council, Upper Columbia-Salmon/Clearwater Resource Advisory 
Council, and Upper Snake River Resource Advisory Council; Montana/North 
and South Dakota, Butte Resource Advisory Council, Lewistown Resource 
Advisory Council, Miles City Resource Advisory Council, and Dakotas 
Resource Advisory Council; Nevada, Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource 
Advisory Council, Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, 
and Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council; 
New Mexico, New Mexico Resource Advisory Council; Oregon/Washington, 
John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, Southeast Oregon Resource 
Advisory Council, and Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council; 
Utah, Utah Resource Advisory Council; Wyoming, Wyoming Resource 
Advisory Council. The following Councils in Colorado have already been 
established: Front Range Resource Advisory Council, Northwest Resource 
Advisory Council, and the Southwest Resource Advisory Council.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended, requires 
the Secretary 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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Councils 
will provide representative counsel and advice to the 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.
    In a Federal Register Notice of August 7, 1995 (60 FR 40191), the 
Department of the Interior announced the establishment of three 
Resource Advisory Councils for Colorado. They are the Front Range 
Resource Advisory Council, the Northwest Resource Advisory Council, and 
the Southwest Resource Advisory Council.
    Concurrent meetings of all 24 Resource Advisory Councils will be 
held on September 21-22, 1995, in Alaska, Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North/South Dakota, 
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The times and locations of the 
meetings will be announced in local media for each of the States and 
the Federal Register prior to the meeting. The purpose of the meetings 
is to discuss the operation, organization, and general goals of the 
Councils. The meetings will be open to the public. Individuals who plan 
to attend and need further information about the meetings or need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the External Affairs Office 
of the appropriate BLM State Office listed below.

Alaska, 222 W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599
Arizona, 3707 North 7th Street, PO Box 18563, Phoenix, Arizona 85014
California, 2800 Cottage Way, E-2841, Sacramento, California 95825-1889
Colorado, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7076
Idaho, 3380 Americana Terrace, Boise, Idaho 83706
Montana/North and South Dakota, 222 N. 32nd Street, PO Box 36800, 
Billings, Montana 59107-6800
Nevada, 850 Harvard Way, PO Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006
New Mexico, 1474 Rodeo Road, PO Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-
0115
Oregon/Washington, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue, PO Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 
97208-2965
Utah, 324 South State Street, PO Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-
0155
Wyoming, 2515 Warren Avenue, PO Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003

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, DC 20240, telephone (202) 208-7013, or Tim Salt, Western 
Rangelands Lead, Bureau of Land Management, Room 5546, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 208-4256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Councils is to advise the 
Secretary, through the BLM, 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 livestock 
grazing permits and representatives of energy and mining development, 
the timber industry, rights-of-way interests, 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 Alaska, Alaska Resource Advisory Council; 
Arizona, Arizona Resource Advisory Council; California, Bakersfield 
Resource Advisory Council, Susanville Resource Advisory Council, and 
Ukiah Resource Advisory Council; Idaho, Lower Snake River Resource 
Advisory Council, Upper Columbia-Salmon/Clearwater Resource Advisory 
Council, and Upper Snake River Resource Advisory Council; Montana/North 
and South Dakota, Butte Resource Advisory Council, Lewistown Resource 
Advisory Council, Miles City Resource Advisory Council, and Dakotas 
Resource Advisory Council; Nevada, Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource 
Advisory Council, Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, 
and Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council; 
New Mexico, New Mexico Resource Advisory Council; Oregon/Washington, 
John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council, Southeast Oregon Resource 
Advisory Council, and Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council; 
Utah, Utah Resource Advisory Council; and Wyoming, Wyoming 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 16, 1995.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-20686 Filed 8-21-95; 8:45 am]
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