[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10752-10753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5555]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO640 1020 PF 24 1A]


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.

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Public nominations will be considered for 45 days after the publication 
date of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 membership 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

    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) 252-5332.

Northwestern California RAC

    Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 252-5332.

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

    Jerry Rohnert, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, 
Idaho 83709, (208) 373-4017.

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

    Debra Kolkman, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147, (775) 289-1946.

New Mexico

New Mexico RAC

    Mary White, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115, Sante Fe, 
New Mexico 87502-0115, (505) 438-7404.

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC

    Pam Robbins, Medford District Office, BLM, 3040 Biddle Road, 
Medford, Oregon 97504, (541) 618-2456.

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 45 days from the publication date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson Gore, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, 
MS-LS-406, Washington, DC, 20240; 202-452-0377.

    Dated: February 22, 2002.
Kathleen Clarke,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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