[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 44 (Friday, March 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10468-10469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4959]


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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 request public nominations 
for 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 and resources within their geographic areas.

DATES: BLM will accept public nominations for 45 days after the 
publication date of this notice. Send all nominations to the 
appropriate BLM State Office by no later than April 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the locations to send your 
nominations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson Gore, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, 
1849 C Street, MS-LS-406, Washington, DC 20240; 202-452-0377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1730) 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 
consistent with the requirements of 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. The BLM regulations governing RACs are found at 43 
CFR part 1784. These regulations describe three general representative 
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,

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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 affected public-at-large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State or States in which the RAC has jurisdiction. BLM 
will evaluate nominees based on their education, training, and 
experience and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. 
Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource 
decisionmaking. The following must accompany nominations received in 
this public call for nominations:

 Letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations,
 A completed background information nomination form,
 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.

Alaska

Alaska RAC
Teresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue, 
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, (907) 271-3322

Arizona

Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 N. Central Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, (602) 417-9215

California

Central California RAC
Deane Swickard, Folsom Field Office, BLM, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, 
California 95630, (916) 985-4474
Northeastern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Northwestern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456

Colorado

Front Range RAC
Ken Smith, Canon City Field Office, BLM, 3170 E. Main Street, Canon 
City, Colorado 81212, (719) 269-8553
Northwest RAC
Steve Hall, Western Slope Center, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, 
Colorado 81506, (970) 244-3052
Southwest RAC
Steve Hall, Western Slope Center, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, 
Colorado 81506, (970) 244-3052.

Montana and Dakotas

Eastern Montana RAC
Mark Jacobsen, Miles City Field Office, BLM, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles 
City, Montana 59301, (406) 233-2831.
Central Montana RAC
Kaylene Patten, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, Airport Road, P.O. Box 
1160, Lewistown, Montana 59457, (406) 538-1957.
Western Montana RAC
Marilyn Krause, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, 
Montana 59701-3388, (406) 533-7617.
Dakotas RAC
Mary Ramsey, North Dakota Field Office, BLM, 2933 Third Avenue West, 
Dickinson, North Dakota 58601-2619, (701) 227-7700.

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
Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State Office, BLM, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa 
Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505) 438-7517.

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 333 SW First Avenue, PO Box 
2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965, (503) 808-6306.

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.

    Dated: February 19, 2004.
Jim Hughes,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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