[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40244-40245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19561]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-060-1990-00]


Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert 
District Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's 
California Desert District Advisory Council.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District is 
soliciting nominations from the public for its District Advisory 
Council to serve on the 1997-1999 three-year term. Council members 
provide advice and recommendations to BLM on the management of public 
lands in southern California. Public notice begins with the publication 
date of this notice. Nomination will be accepted through August 31, 
1996.
    The California Desert District Advisory Council is compressed of 15

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private individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM 
officials on policies and programs concerning the management of 10 
million acres of public land in southern California. The Council meets 
in formal session three to four times each year in various locations 
throughout the California Desert District.
    Section 309 of 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 BLM administered lands. The 
Secretary also selects council nominees consistent with the 
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which 
requires nominees appointed to the council be balanced and 
representative of the various interests concerned with the management 
of the public lands.
    The five positions to be filled include:

--one transportation/right-of-way representative;
--one recreation representative;
--the elected official (county government) representative;
--two public-at-large representatives.

    Council members serve three-year terms and may be nominated for 
reappointment for an additional three-year term. Council members serve 
without compensation except for reimbursement of travel expenditures 
incurred in the course of their duties. Any group or individual may 
nominate a qualified person for any position, based upon their 
education, training, knowledge, or experience. This term would begin 
January 1, 1997.
    The Council also is balanced geographically, and BLM will try to 
find qualified representatives from each area. The California Desert 
District covers portions of eight counties, and includes 10 million 
acres of public land in the California Desert Conservation Area and 
300,000 acres of scattered parcels in San Diego, western Riverside, 
western San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties (known as the 
South Coast).
    Nominations must be submitted to the District Manager by August 31, 
1996, and must include the name of the nominee; work and home addresses 
and telephone numbers; a biographical sketch that includes the 
nominee's work, public service record, and applicable outside interests 
that qualify him or her for the position; and the specific category of 
interest in which the nominee is best qualified to offer advice and 
council.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees will be 
evaluated based on their education, training, experience of the issues, 
and knowledge of the geographical area of the Council. All nominations 
must be accompanied by letters of reference from represented interests 
or organizations.
    The nomination period will end August 31, 1996. Nominations for the 
District Advisory Council should be sent to the District Manager, 
California Desert District, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside, 
California 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doran Sanchez, Bureau of Land Management, Public Affairs, (909) 697-
5215.

    Dated: July 26, 1996.
Alan Stein,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-19561 Filed 7-31-96; 8:45 am]
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