[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20147-20148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9592]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA 160-1220-PG]


Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee; Notice of Intent to Establish 
and Call for Nominations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bakersfield Field Office, 
California.

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ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the 
Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee under the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579).

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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under the authority of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579). BLM gives 
notice that the Secretary of the Interior intends to establish the 
Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee (Committee). The notice requests the 
public to submit nominations for membership on the Committee. The 
Committee is necessary to advise the Secretary and BLM on resource 
management issues associated with the Carrizo Plain National Monument 
(Monument).

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below no later than May 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Bakersfield Field Manager, Bakersfield 
Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, 
Bakersfield, California 93308.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Fellows, Bakersfield Field 
Manager, (661) 301-6000, or  [email protected] or from the 
following Web site, http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/carrizoplain.html.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee. 
Individuals may nominate themselves for Committee membership. 
Nomination forms can be obtained from the Bakersfield Field Office, 
Bureau of Land Management (see ADDRESSES, above). To make a nomination, 
you must submit a completed nomination form, letters of reference from 
the interests or organizations the nominee intends to represent, as 
well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's 
qualifications, to the Bakersfield Field Office. You may make 
nominations for the following categories of interest:
    (1) A member of, or nominated by, the San Luis Obispo Board of 
Supervisors.
    (2) A member of, or nominated by, the Kern County Board of 
Supervisors.
    (3) A member of, or nominated by, the Carrizo Native American 
Advisory Council.
    (4) A member of, or nominated by, the Central California Resource 
Advisory Council.
    (5) A member representing individuals or companies authorized to 
graze livestock within the National Monument.
    (6) Four members with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
    (A) the purposes for which the Monument was established and
    (B) the interests of other stakeholders, including the general 
public, that are affected by or interested in the planning and 
management of the National Monument.
    The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be 
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The 
Bakersfield Field Office will collect the nomination forms and letters 
of reference and, in the case of categories 1-4 (above) distribute them 
to the officials responsible for submitting nominations. The Bureau of 
Land Management will then forward recommended nominations to the 
Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility for making the 
appointments.
    The purpose of the Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee is to advise 
the Bureau of Land Management on the management of the Monument. Each 
member will be a person who, as a result of training and experience, 
has knowledge or special expertise which qualifies him or her to 
provide advice from among the categories of interest listed above.
    Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be 
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for 
Government employees.

Elaine Marquis-Brong,
Director, National Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. 02-9592 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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