[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9099]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-010-1020-00-241A]


Call for Nominations on Resource Advisory Councils

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for a limited number of seats on each of three Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils currently assisting BLM in 
Colorado. The three councils, the Northwest, Southwest and Front Range 
were established in 1995 by the Secretary of the Interior, provide 
advice to BLM on management of the public lands. Nominations should be 
received 45 days from the publication date of this notice. In making 
appointments to Resource Advisory Councils, the Secretary will also 
consider nominations made by the Governor of the State or States 
affected.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) directs the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish advisory councils to provide 
advice on land use 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 council that are 
established and authorized consistent with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). In order to reflect a fair 
balance of viewpoints, the membership of Resource Advisory Councils 
must be 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, transportation or rights of way, timber 
industry, off-road vehicle use or developed recreation;
    Category Two--
     representatives of environmental and resource conservation 
organizations, dispersed recreation interests, archeological and 
historic interests, or wild horse and burro groups;
    Category Three--
     representatives of State and local government, employees 
of State agencies responsible for the management of natural resources, 
land, or water, Native American tribes, academicians involved in 
natural sciences, or the public at large.
    The Northwest Resource Advisory Council has two openings 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 Southwest Resource Advisory Council has three openings in 
Category One, two openings in Category Two, and one opening in Category 
Three opening.
    The Front Range Resource Advisory Council has one opening in 
Category One, two openings in Category Two, and two in Category Three 
(one of these two openings must be filled by an elected official).
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State 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 form, as well as any other 
information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications.
    The nomination period will also be announced through press releases 
issued by the BLM Colorado offices. Nominations for Resource Advisory 
Councils should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below:

Northwest Resource Advisory Council, Attention: Lynda Boody, 2815 H 
Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Southwest Resource Advisory Council, Attention: Roger Alexander, 2465 
S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401
Front Range Resource Advisory Council, Attention: Ken Smith, 3170 E. 
Main St., Canon City, CO 81212

Dates: All nominations should be received by the appropriate BLM Office 
on or before May 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORMS CONTACT: Northwest 
Resource Advisory Council: Lynda L. Boody, (970) 244-3000. Southwest 
Resource Advisory Council: Roger Alexander, (970) 249-7791 (after April 
21, 1996, please dial 970-240-5300). Front Range Resource Advisory 
Council: Ken Smith, (719) 269-8500.
    Completed Nomination/Background Forms should be returned to the 
same addresses listed above.

    Dated: April 5, 1996.
Mark T. Morse,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-9099 Filed 4-11-96; 8:45 am]
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