[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32893-32894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15890]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[WO-640-04-4110-02 24 1a]


Resource Advisory Councils--Notice of Renewal and Reestablishment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the renewal and reestablishment of three 
of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils for 
the States of Arizona, Montana, and New Mexico by the Secretary of the 
Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. The Secretary has 
determined that the Councils are necessary and in the public interest. 
Copies of the Council charters will be filed with the appropriate 
committees of Congress and the Library of Congress in accordance with 
Section 9(c) of FACA.
    The three Councils are: Arizona Resource Advisory Council; Miles 
City Resource Advisory Council (Montana); and New Mexico Resource 
Advisory Council.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended, requires 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish advisory councils to provide 
advice concerning the problems relating to land use planning and the 
management of public lands within the area for which the advisory 
councils are established. The Councils will provide representative 
counsel and advice to BLM on the planning and management of the public 
lands as well as advice on other public land resource issues. Council 
members will be residents of the State or States in which the Council 
has jurisdiction and will be appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    The purpose of the Councils is to advise the Secretary of the 
Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management 
issues associated with the management of the public lands. The 
Councils' responsibilites include providing advice to BLM regarding the 
preparation, amendment, and implementation of land use plans; providing 
advice on long-range planning and establishing

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resource management priorities; and assisting the BLM in identifying 
State or regional standards for ecological health and guidelines for 
grazing.
    Council members will be representative of various industries and 
interests concerned with the management, protection, and utilization of 
the public lands. These include: (a) Holders of Federal grazing permits 
in the Council's jurisdiction, representatives of energy and mining 
development, the timber industry, transportation interests, rights-of-
way interests, off-road vehicle use, commercial recreation, and 
developed recreation; (b) representatives of environmental and resource 
conservation organizations, archaeological and historic interests, 
dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and burro interest 
groups; and (c) elected officials of State, county, or local 
government, representatives from a State agency responsible for natural 
resources, land, or water, Indian tribes in the Council's jurisdiction, 
academia involved in the natural sciences, and the public-at-large.
    Council membership will include individuals who have expertise, 
education, training, or practical experience in the planning and 
management of the public lands and their resources and who have a 
knowledge of the geographical jurisdiction(s) of the respective 
Councils.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson, Intergovernmental 
Affairs Group (640), Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street, N.W. 
(Room 406 LS), Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone (202) 452-0377.

Certification Statement

    I hereby certify that the renewal and reestablishment of the 
Arizona Resource Advisory Council, the Miles City Resource Advisory 
Council, and the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council is necessary and 
in the public interest in connection with the Secretary of the 
Interior's responsibilities to manage the lands, resources, and 
facilities administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

    Date Signed: June 8, 1998.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 98-15890 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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