[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15107-15108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8273]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-912-0777-52-241A]


Call for Nominations on Resource Advisory Councils; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for each of three Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory 
Councils currently assisting BLM in California. The three councils of 
Bakersfield, Ukiah, and Susanville, established and authorized in 1995 
by the Secretary of the Interior, provide advice and recommendations to 
BLM on management of the public lands. Public nominations will be 
received and considered for 45 days beginning with 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, Resource Advisory Council members appointed to 
the council must be balanced and representative of the various 
interests concerned with the management of the public lands. These 
include three categories:
    Category One: Holders of federal grazing permits, representatives 
of energy and mining development, timber industry, transportation or 
rights-of-way, off-road vehicle use and developed recreation.
    Category Two: Representatives of environmental and resource 
conservation organizations, dispersed recreation, archeological and 
historic interests, and wild horse and burro groups.
    Category Three: Representatives of State and local government, 
Native American tribes, academicians involved in natural sciences, 
employees of State agencies responsible for the management of natural 
resources, land, or water, and the public at large.
    The Ukiah Council has one opening in Category One, one opening in 
Category Two, and two openings in Category Three (one of these two 
openings must be filled by an elected official). The Bakersfield 
Council has one opening in Category One, two openings in Category Two, 
and one opening in Category Three (this opening must be filled by an 
elected official). The Susanville Council has one opening in Category 
One, two openings in Category Two, and two in Category Three.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State or States in which the council has jurisdiction. 
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, and 
experience of the issues and knowledge of the geographical area of the 
Council. Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to 
collaborative resource decision making. All nominations must be 
accompanied by letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations, a completed background information nomination

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form, as well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's 
qualifications.
    Resource Advisory Councils will forward advice on public land 
planning and management issues to the BLM.
    The nomination period will also be announced through press releases 
issued by the BLM California offices. Nominations for Resource Advisory 
Councils should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below:

Renee Snyder, 2550 N. State Street, Ukiah, California 95482
Ron Fellows, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93308
Linda Hansen, 2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, California 96130

DATES: All nominations must be received by the appropriate BLM Office 
on or before May 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Staed, Bureau of Land Management, 
2800 Cottage Way, Room 2845, Sacramento, CA 95825, 916-979-2835.

    Dated: March 29, 1996.
Tony Staed,
Deputy State Director, External Affairs
[FR Doc. 96-8273 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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