[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16508-16509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9226]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[MT-910-1820-00]


Call for Nominations on Resource Advisory Councils; Montana, 
North Dakota and South Dakota

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 four Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory 
Councils currently assisting BLM in Montana, North Dakota, and South 
Dakota. The four councils of Butte, Lewistown, Miles City, and the 
Dakotas 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 10-15 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 membership 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 Butte Council has one opening in Category One, two openings in 
Category Two, and two openings in Category Three (one of these two 
openings must be filled by an elected official). The Lewistown Council 
has two openings in Category One, one opening in Category Two, and two 
openings in Category Three. The Miles City Council has two openings in 
Category One, one opening in Category Two, and two in Category Three 
(one of these two openings must be filled by an elected official). The 
Dakotas Council has one opening in Category One for someone from North 
Dakota, two openings in Category Two (one from North Dakota and one 
from South Dakota), and one opening in Category Three for someone from 
South Dakota.
    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

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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. Background information forms 
are available at BLM offices in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
    The nomination period will also be announced through press releases 
issued by the BLM Montana/Dakota offices. Nominations for Resource 
Advisory Councils should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed 
below:

Jim Owings, Butte District Manager, P.O. Box 3388, Butte, Montana 
59702-3388
Dave Mari, Lewistown District Manager, Airport Road, Lewistown, Montana 
59457
Glenn Carpenter, Miles City District Manager, P.O. Box 940, Miles City, 
Montana 59301-0940
Doug Burger, Dakotas District Manager, 2933 Third Avenue West, 
Dickinson, North Dakota 58601-2619

DATES: All nominations must be received by the appropriate BLM Office 
on or before May 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Weil, BLM Montana State Office, 
P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana, 59107-6800, 406-255-2912.
Larry E. Hamilton,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-9226 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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