[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79905-79906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32339]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-910-00-0777XX-241A]


Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of vacancy on Resource Advisory Council and call for 
nominations.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Northeastern Great Basin 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC in 
Nevada, to fill vacancies on those RACs for an individual holding 
elective office in Nevada. The RAC provides advice and recommendations 
to BLM's Elko, Ely, Battle Mountain and Las Vegas Field Offices 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 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 public lands.
    These include three categories, one of which is Category three, 
holders of State, county or local elected office, employees of a State 
agency responsible

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for management of natural resources, academicians involved in natural 
sciences, representatives of Indian tribes, and the public-at-large.
    The elected officials whose terms have not yet expired will no 
longer hold elective office after December 31, and this notice is to 
solicit nominations for replacements. Nominations should be sent to Jo 
Simpson, BLM Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada, 89520-
0006; telephone (775) 861-6586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Simpson, Chief, Office of 
Communications, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, at 775-
861-6586.

    Dated: December 7, 2000.
Jean Rivers-Council,
Associate State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 00-32339 Filed 12-19-00; 8:45 am]
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