[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53461-53462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19917]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-134-1610-DQ]


Notice of Call for Nominations for the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting nominations 
for four unfilled membership positions on the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council. The Council advises the Secretary 
and the BLM on resource management issues associated with the Colorado 
Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness.

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below no later than October 1,2004.

ADDRESSES: Send completed nominations to: Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Morales, Grand Junction Associate 
Field Manager, (970) 244-3066, [email protected], or visit the 
Web site at http://www.co.blm.gov/colocanyons/index.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council. Individuals may nominate themselves 
for Council membership. You may obtain nomination forms from the Grand 
Junction Field Office, BLM or download the application from the 
Internet site (see ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 
above). To make a nomination, you must submit a completed nomination 
form, letters of reference from the represented interests or 
organizations, as well as any other information that speaks to the 
nominee's qualifications, to the Grand Junction Field Office. You may 
make nominations for the following categories of interest:
    (1) A member of, or nominated by, the Mesa County Board of County 
Commissioners.
    (2) A member of, or nominated by, the Northwest Colorado Resource 
Advisory Council.
    (3) Two members residing in, or within reasonable proximity to, 
Mesa

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County, Colorado, with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
    (A) The purposes for which the National Conservation Area or 
Wilderness was established; and
    (B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the National Conservation Area and 
Wilderness. The specific category the nominee would like to represent 
should be identified in the letter of nomination and on the nomination 
form. The Grand Junction Field Office will collect the nomination forms 
and letters of reference and distribute them to the officials 
responsible for reviewing and recommending nominations (commissioners 
of Mesa County, the Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council, and 
the BLM). The BLM will then forward recommended nominations to the 
Secretary of the Interior who has responsibility for making the 
appointments.
    The purpose of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area 
Advisory Council is to advise the BLM on the management of the Colorado 
Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. 
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.

Raul Morales,
Manager, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area.
[FR Doc. 04-19917 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am]
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