[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8778-8779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-610-03-1220-PA]


California Desert District Advisory Council; Call for Nominations

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

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's 
California Desert District Advisory Council.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District is 
soliciting nominations from the public for five members of its District 
Advisory Council to serve the 2004-2006 three-year term. Council 
members provide advice and recommendations to BLM on the management of 
public lands in southern California. Public notice begins with the 
publication date of this notice. Nominations will be accepted through 
Saturday, August 30, 2003. The three-year term would begin January 1, 
2004.

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    The five positions to be filled include:

--One renewable resources representative (cattle/grazing interests)
--One environmental protection representative
--One public-at-large representative
--Two elected official representatives (local/county government)

    The California Desert District Advisory Council is comprised of 15 
private individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM 
officials on policies and programs concerning the management of 11.5 
million acres of public land in southern California. The Council meets 
in formal session three to four times each year in various locations 
throughout the California Desert District. Council members serve 
without compensation except for reimbursement of travel expenditures 
incurred in the course of their duties. Members serve three-year terms 
and may be nominated for reappointment for an additional three-year 
term.
    Section 309 of 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 BLM administered lands. The 
Secretary also selects council nominees consistent with the 
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which 
requires nominees appointed to the council be balanced in terms of 
points of view and representative of the various interests concerned 
with the management of the public lands.
    The Council also is balanced geographically, and BLM will try to 
find qualified representatives from areas throughout the California 
Desert District. The District covers portions of eight counties, and 
includes 10.4 million acres of public land in the California Desert 
Conservation Area and 300,000 acres of scattered parcels in San Diego, 
western Riverside, western San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles 
Counties (known as the South Coast).
    Any group or individual may nominate a qualified person, based upon 
their education, training, and knowledge of BLM, the California Desert, 
and the issues involving BLM-administered public lands throughout 
southern California. Qualified individuals also may nominate 
themselves.
    Nominations must include the name of the nominee; work and home 
addresses and telephone numbers; a biographical sketch that includes 
the nominee's work and public service record; any applicable outside 
interests or other information that demonstrates the nominees 
qualifications for the position; and the specific category of interest 
in which the nominee is best qualified to offer advice and council. 
Nominees may contact the BLM California Desert District External 
Affairs staff at (909) 697-5220 or write to the address below and 
request a copy of the nomination form.
    All nominations must be accompanied by letters of reference from 
represented interests, organizations, or elected officials supporting 
the nomination. Individuals nominating themselves must provide at least 
one letter of recommendation. Advisory Council members are appointed by 
the Secretary of the Interior, generally in late January or early 
February.
    Nominations should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San Juan De 
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doran Sanchez, BLM California Desert 
District External Affairs (909) 697-5220.

    Dated: February 19, 2003.
Linda Hansen,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 03-4344 Filed 2-24-03; 8:45 am]
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