[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11800-11801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5377]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO640 1020 XQ 24 1E]


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 energy and mineral development, timber industry, 
transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and 
commercial recreation;
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic 
interests, dispersed recreation, and wild horse and burro groups;
    Category Three--Holders of State, county or local elected office, 
employees of a State agency responsible for management of natural 
resources, academicians involved in natural sciences, representatives 
of Indian tribes, 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 and their 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.

Arizona

Arizona RAC
    Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 N. Central Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, (602) 417-9215

California

    Central California RAC

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    Larry Mercer, Bakersfield Field Office, BLM, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, 
Bakersfield, California 93308, (661) 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, (303) 239-3671

Idaho

Upper Columbia RAC; Upper Snake RAC; Lower Snake RAC
    Kim Buxton, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 
83709, (208) 373-4015

Montana and Dakotas

Eastern Montana RAC; Central Montana RAC; Western Montana RAC; Dakotas 
RAC
    Jodi Weil, Montana State Office, BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101, (406) 896-5258

Nevada

Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front 
Northwestern RAC
    Bob Stewart, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147, (775) 861-6586

New Mexico

New Mexico RAC
    Kathleen Mulkey, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115 Sante 
Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, (505) 438-7514

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
    Pam Robbins, Roseburg District Office, BLM, 777 N.W. Garden Valley 
Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470, (541) 440-4931, ext. 460

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 April 20, 2000.
    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: February 25, 2000.
Tom Fry,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 00-5377 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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