[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20169-20170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7711]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[WO-640-1020-00-241E]


Establishment of the Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory 
Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council--Notice of 
Establishment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of the Bureau of Land 
Management's Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council by the 
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) in accordance with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, 5 U.S.C. 
Appendix. A copy of the Council charter will be filed with the 
appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress in 
accordance with Section 9(c) of FACA.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended, requires 
the Secretary to establish advisory councils to provide advice 
concerning the problems relating to land use planning and the 
management of public lands within the areas for which the advisory 
councils are established. The Council will provide representative 
counsel and advice to BLM on the planning and management of public 
lands as well as advice on public land resource issues. Council members 
will be residents of the State(s) in which the Council has jurisdiction 
and will be appointed by the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson Gore, Intergovernmental 
Affairs (640), Bureau of Land Management, 1620 L Street, NW., Room 406 
LS, Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 452-0377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Council is to advise the 
Secretary, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management 
issues associated with the management of the Sonoran Desert National 
Monument. The Council responsibilities include providing advice to BLM 
public land planning, management and uses of the Sonoran Desert 
National Monument area.
    The Council will consist of 12 members. Specifically, the 
membership will consist of representatives of various industries and 
interests concerned with the management, protection, and utilization of 
the public lands. These include (a) representatives of Native American 
interests; (b) a representative of dispersed recreation; (c) a 
representative of mechanized recreation; (d) a representative of the of 
State of

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Arizona, recommended by the Governor; (e) a representative of 
environmental interests; (f) an elected official from a city or county 
in the vicinity of the Monument; (g) a holder of a livestock grazing 
permit or a representative of permittees on the allotments within the 
Monument area; (h) a representative of rural communities around the 
Monument area; (i) representatives of the sciences from among wildlife 
biology, archaeology, ecology, botany, history, social sciences or 
other applicable disciplines; and (j) representatives of county 
interests appointed by nominees submitted by the Supervisors of 
Maricopa and Pinal Counties.
    Membership will include individuals who have expertise, education, 
training, or practical experience in the planning and management of the 
public lands and their resources and who have knowledge of the 
geographical jurisdiction(s) of the Council.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the establishment of the Sonoran Desert 
National Monument Advisory Council is necessary and in the public 
interest in connection with the Secretary of the Interior's 
responsibilities to manage the lands, resources and facilities 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

    Dated: March 4, 2005.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 05-7711 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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