[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37276-37277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18194]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-060-07-1990-00]


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

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District is 
soliciting nominations from the public for six members of its District 
Advisory Council to serve on the 1998-2000 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. Nominations will be accepted through 
August 31, 1997. The three-year term would begin January 1, 1998.
    The six positions to be filled include:

--One wildlife representative;
--One environmental protection representative;
--Two public-at-large representatives;
--Two renewable resources representatives.

    Council members serve three-year terms and may be nominated for 
reappointment for an additional three-year term. Five council members 
are eligible for reappointment. One renewable resources representative, 
which represents botanical interests on the council, will retire 
December 31, 1997. The nominee selected for this position will serve an 
initial two-year term.
    The California Desert District Advisory Council is comprised of 15 
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 in terms of 
points of view and representative of the various interests concerned 
with the management of the public lands.
    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).
    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, and knowledge of BLM, the 
California Desert, and the issues involving BLM-administered public 
lands throughout southern California. Qualified individuals also may 
nominate themselves.
    Nominees may contact BLM public affairs at (909) 697-5215 or write 
to the address below and request a copy of the nomination form. 
Nominations 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.
    All nominations must be accompanied by letters of reference from 
represented interests or organizations, a completed background 
information form, and any other information that demonstrates the 
nominees qualifications. Individuals nominating themselves must provide 
at least one letter of recommendation. Advisory Council members are 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, generally in 
December.
    Nominations should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau of Land

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Management, California Desert District, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, 
Riverside, California 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doran Sanchez, BLM California Desert 
District Public Affairs at (909) 697-5215.

    Dated: July 7, 1997.
Henri R. Bisson,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-18194 Filed 7-10-97; 8:45 am]
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