[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 145 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19024]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-910-0777XQ-241A]


Call for Nominations for 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 a vacancy on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northeastern Great 
Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC provides advice and 
recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the 
public lands within the geographic area, which includes southern 
Nevada. Public nominations will be accepted 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, the interests represented by the individuals 
appointed to the RAC must be balanced and representative of the various 
issues concerned with the management of the public lands. The current 
vacancy is within Category One (of three), which includes:
    Representatives of energy and mineral development, holders of 
federal grazing permits and timber industry, transportation or rights-
of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial recreation. The vacancy 
which has occurred is the representative energy and mineral 
development.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State of Nevada, in which the RAC has jurisdiction. 
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, 
experience, and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. 
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, the BLM Nevada State Office will 
issue a news release providing additional information for submitting 
nominations. Nominations for RAC membership should be sent to the BLM 
office as follows: Susan Howle, BLM Ely Field Office, 702 North 
Industrial Way, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301-9408.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Stewart, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 
89520-006 or telephone (775) 861-6586.

    Dated: July 14, 2000.
Robert E. Stewart,
Acting Chief, Office of Communications.
[FR Doc. 00-19024 Filed 7-26-00; 8:45 am]
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