[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-134-1610-DQ]


Notice of Call for Nominations for the McInnis Canyons National 
Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below no later than October 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send completed nominations to: McInnis Canyons NCA Manager, 
Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, 
Grand Junction, CO 81506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Paul Peck, NCA Manager, (970) 244-
3049, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the McInnis Canyons NCA Advisory 
Council. Individuals may nominate themselves for Council membership. 
You may obtain nomination forms at the BLM Grand Junction Field Office, 
or by contacting the McInnis Canyons NCA Manager (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 McInnis 
Canyons NCA Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, address listed above. 
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) A member nominated by the permittees holding grazing allotments 
within the NCA or the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness.
    (4) Seven members residing in, or within reasonable proximity to, 
Mesa County, Colorado, with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
    (A) The purposes for which the NCA or Wilderness was established; 
and
    (B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
management of the NCA 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 
McInnis Canyons NCA--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 (Board 
of County Commissioners--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 final decision to appoint individual appointments.
    The purpose of the McInnis Canyons NCA Advisory Council is to 
advise the BLM on the management of the McInnis Canyons NCA 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 that individual 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.

Paul Peck,
Manager, McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.
[FR Doc. 05-18261 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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