[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16806-16807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8451]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-985-06-0777-72]


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 nominations from the 
public for Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory 
Council. This council provides advice and recommendations to BLM on 
management of public lands.
    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 authorizes 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 will reflect a balanced membership representative of the 
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands and 
users of the public lands. These include:
     group 1--holder of federal grazing permit/lease, 
transportation/rights of way, developed outdoor recreation, off-highway 
vehicle user, commercial recreation activity commercial timber 
industry, energy/mineral development;
     group 2--national/regional environmental organization, 
resource conservation group, dispersed recreational activity, 
archeological or historical interest, national/regional wild horse/
burro groups; and
     group 3--holder of state/county/local elected office, 
State agency employee in field of natural resources/land/water, Native 
American tribes, academicians involved in natural sciences, and the 
public at large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State of Wyoming. 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 decisionmaking. At 
least one member of each Resource Advisory Council must be an elected 
official of general purpose government serving the people within the 
geographic area for which an advisory council is established.
    All nominations must include: nominee's full name; business address 
and phone; home address and phone; occupation and title; career 
highlights; education, training and/or experience; experience or 
knowledge of council's geographic area of jurisdiction; experience in 
working with disparate groups to achieve collaborative solutions (e.g, 
civic organizations, planning commissions, school boards); area of 
interest to be represented (group 1, 2, or 3). Nominations are to be 
accompanied by letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations.
    The Wyoming BLM State Office will issue a press release providing 
additional instructions for nominations.
    Nominations for the Wyoming Resource Advisory Council should be 
sent to the State Director (930), Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 
1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.

DATES: All nominations must be received by close of business on May 31, 
1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Guerin, Bureau of Land Management, 
5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82001, (307) 775-6011.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-8451 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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