[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7497]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-640-1820-00 24 1A]
Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council Call for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations
for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory
Councils that have member terms expiring this year. The Councils
provide advice and recommendations to BLM on land use planning and
management of the public lands within their geographic areas. Public
nominations will be considered for 45 days after 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, off-road vehicle use
and developed recreation;
Category Two--representatives of environmental and resource
conservation organizations, archaeological 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, and
the public-at-large.
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 form, as
well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's
qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions
available for each council in the State. Nominations for Resource
Advisory Councils should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed
below.
Alaska
Alaska Resource Advisory Council
Theresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, (907) 271-3322
Arizona
Arizona Resource Advisory Council
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 North Central
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, (602) 417-9215
California
Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council
Ron Fellows, Bakersfield District Manager, 3801 Pegasus Avenue,
Bakersfield, California 93308, (805) 391-6000
Susanville Resource Advisory Council
Linda Hansen, Area Manager, Eagle Lake Resource Area, 2950
Riverside Drive, Susanville, California 96130, (916) 257-0456
Ukiah Resource Advisory Council
Renee Snyder, Area Manager, Clear Lake Resource Area, 2550 North
State Street, Ukiah, California 95482-3023, (707) 468-4000
Colorado
Front Range Resource Advisory Council; Southwest Resource Advisory
Council; Northwest Resource Advisory Council
Sheri Bell, Colorado State Office, BLM, 2850 Youngfield Street,
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, (303) 239-3671
Idaho
Upper Columbia Resource Advisory Council; Upper Snake Resource Advisory
Council; Lower Snake Resource Advisory Council
Glenda Hawkins, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise,
Idaho 83709-2500, (208) 373-4013
Montana and Dakotas
Butte Resource Advisory Council; Dakotas Resource Advisory Council;
Lewistown Resource Advisory Council; Miles City Resource Advisory
Council
Jody Weil, Montana State Office, BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N. 32nd
Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, (406) 255-2913
Nevada
Mojave-Southern Resource Advisory Council; Northeastern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council; Sierra Front Northwestern Resource Advisory
Council
Daniel Rathbun, Nevada State Office, BLM 850 Harvard Way, Reno,
Nevada 89520-0006, (702) 785-6767
New Mexico
New Mexico Resource Advisory Council
Rem Hawes, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87502-0115, (505) 438-7507
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council; John Day/Snake Resource
Advisory Council; Southeastern Resource Advisory Council
Brenda Lincoln, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, (503) 952-6437
Utah
Utah Resource Advisory Council
Sherry Foote, Utah State Office, BLM, 324 South State Street, Suite
301, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, (801) 539-4195
DATES: All Nominations should be received by the appropriate State
Office by May 8, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie Wilson, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, MS-LS-406, Washington, D.C.
20240; 202-452-0377.
Dated: March 19, 1997.
Sylvia V. Baca,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 97-7497 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am]
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