[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13870-13871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7401]


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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 (RACs) that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs 
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, RAC members appointed to the RAC 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 and 
representatives of

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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, county 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 RAC has jurisdiction. 
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, and 
experience of the issues and knowledge of the geographical area of the 
RAC. Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative 
resource decisionmaking. 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 RAC in the State. Nominations for RACs should be 
sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below.

California

Central California RAC
    Larry Mercer, Bakersfield Field Officer, BLM, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, 
Bakersfield, California 93308, (805) 391-6000
Northeastern California RAC
    Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Northwestern California RAC
    Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456

Colorado

Front Range RAC; Southwest RAC; Northwest RAC
    Sheri Bell, Colorado State Office, BLM, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, (303) 239-3671

Idaho

Upper Columbia RAC; Upper Snake RAC; Lower Snake RAC
    Glenda Hawkins, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, 
Idaho 83709-2500, (208) 373-4013

Montana and Dakotas

Butte RAC; Dakotas RAC; Lewistown RAC; Miles City RAC
    Jody Weil, Montana State Office, BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N. 32nd 
Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, (406) 255-2913

Nevada

Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front 
Northwestern RAC
    Daniel Rathbun, Nevada State Office, BLM, 850 Harvard Way, Reno, 
Nevada 89520-0006, (702) 785-6767

New Mexico

New Mexico RAC
    Kitty Mulkey, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115 Sante 
Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, (505) 438-7511

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
    Brenda Lincoln, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue 
Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, (503) 952-6437

Utah

Utah RAC
    Sherry Foot, 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 BLM State 
Office by May 7, 1998.

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 16, 1998.
Pat Shea,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 98-7401 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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