[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 38420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18946]


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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 five members of its District 
Advisory Council to serve the 1999-2001 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, 1998. The three-year term would begin January 1, 1999.
    The five positions to be filled include:

--One elected official representative (representing county government);
--One nonrenewable resources representative;
--One public-at-large representative;
--Two recreation representatives.

    Council members serve three-year terms and may be nominated for 
reappointment for an additional three-year term. Four council members 
are eligible for reappointment. The elected official representative, 
who represents county government interests on the council, will retire 
December 31, 1998.
    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. Council members serve 
without compensation except for reimbursement of travel expenditures 
incurred in the course of their duties.
    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 areas throughout the California 
Desert District. The 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).
    Any group or individual may nominate a qualified person, 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.
    Nominations must include the name of the nominee; work and home 
addresses and telephone numbers; a biographical sketch that includes 
the nominee's work and public service record; any applicable outside 
interests or other information that demonstrates the nominees 
qualifications for the position; and the specific category of interests 
in which the nominee is best qualified to offer advice and council. 
Nominees may contact the BLM California Desert District public affairs 
staff at (909) 697-5217/5220 or write to the address below and request 
a copy of the nomination form.
    All nominations must be accompanied by letters of reference from 
represented interests, organizations, or elected officials supporting 
the nomination. Individuals nominating themselves must provide at lease 
one letter of recommendation. Advisory Council members are appointed by 
the Secretary of the Interior, generally in late January or early 
February.
    Nominations should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, California Desert District, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, 
Riverside, California 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BLM California Desert District External Affairs: Carole Levitzky, (909) 
697-5217 or Doran Sanchez, (909) 697-5220.

    Dated: July 8, 1998.
Tim Salt,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-18946 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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