[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17774]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-05-840-1610-241A]


Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee; 
Call for Nominations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Canyons of the Ancients National 
Monument Advisory Committee, to replace two categories.

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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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 Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below no later than 30 days after date of publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Manager, Canyons of the Ancients 
National Monument, Bureau of Land Management, 27501 Highway 184, 
Dolores, Colorado 81323.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager or 
Stephen Kandell, Monument Planner at (970) 882-5600, or e-mail 
[email protected]. The existing Monument Web site is currently 
unavailable.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the Canyons of the Ancients National 
Monument Advisory Committee. Individuals may nominate themselves for 
Committee membership. You may obtain nomination forms from the Canyons 
of the Ancients National Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management 
(see 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 Canyons 
of the Ancients National Monument Manager. You may make nominations for 
the following categories of interest:
     A representative of the Dolores County Commission 
(appointed from nominees submitted by the Dolores County Commission); 
and
     Persons representing any of the following tribes and 
pueblos representing Native American interests: The Ute Mountain Tribe, 
The Uintah-Ouray Ute Tribe, The Southern Ute Tribe, The Navajo Nation, 
The Hopi Tribe, The Pueblo of Acoma, The Pueblo of Cochiti, The Pueblo 
of Isleta, The Pueblo of San Felipe, The Pueblo of Santa Ana, The 
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, The Pueblo of Jemez, The Pueblo of Laguna, The 
Pueblo of Sandia, The Pueblo of Zia, The Pueblo of Zuni, The Pueblo of 
Nambe, The Pueblo of San Juan, The Pueblo of Picuris, The Pueblo of 
Pojoaque, The Pueblo of San Ildefonso, The Pueblo of Santa Clara, The 
Pueblo of Taos, The Pueblo of Tesuque (appointed from nominees 
submitted by the Bureau of Land Management).
    The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be 
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The 
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Manager will collect the 
nominations and letters of reference and then forward them to the 
Secretary of the Interior who has final authority for making the 
appointments.
    The purpose of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument 
Advisory Committee is to advise the Bureau of Land Management 
concerning development and implementation of a management plan for 
public lands within Canyons of the Ancients National 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. The membership term will be for four years.

    Dated: September 1, 2005.
LouAnn Jacobson,
Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.
[FR Doc. 05-17774 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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