[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32535]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[ID-990-1020-01]


Call for Nominations for Upper Snake River District, Resource 
Advisory Council

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 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake River District 
(USRD), Resource Advisory Council that have two vacant positions, which 
expire August 1998. This Council provides advice and recommendations to 
the BLM USRD on land use planning and management of the public lands 
within central and eastern Idaho. Public nominations will be considered 
for 30 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. The two 
vacant categories are in Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 includes 
holders of federal grazing permits, representatives of energy and 
mining development, timber industry, off-road vehicle use and developed 
recreation; Category 2 includes representatives of environmental and 
resource conservation organizations, archaeological and historic 
interests, and wild horse and burro groups.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State of Idaho 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 Upper Snake River District will 
issue press releases providing additional information for submitting 
nominations and with specifics about the positions available for this 
council. Nominations for Upper Snake River District Resource Advisory 
Council should be sent to Debra Kovar, BLM Shoshone Resource Area 
Office, 400 West F Street, P O Box 2-B, Shoshone, Idaho 83352-1522.

    Dated: December 5, 1997.
Tom Dyer,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-32535 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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