[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 68076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA 160-1220-PG]


Call for Nominations for Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory 
Committee

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

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Carrizo Plain National Monument 
Advisory Committee under Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579 and 43 CFR 1784 4-1).

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations 
for the Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Advisory Committee. 
The advisory committee has nine member terms expiring in December of 
this year. The terms of the council members are three years long. 
Meetings are usually held quarterly, however additional meetings may be 
called if necessary. The committee advises the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Bureau of Land Management on resource management 
issues associated with the Carrizo Plain National Monument. BLM will 
consider public nominations for 30 days after the publication date of 
this notice.

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below by December 9, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Field Manager, Bakersfield Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, Bakersfield, 
California 93308.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Huntsinger, Bakersfield Field 
Office manager, (661) 391-6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the Carrizo Plain National Monument 
Advisory Committee. Individuals may nominate themselves for committee 
membership. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Bakersfield Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management (see ADDRESS above). To make a 
nomination, you must submit a completed nomination form, letters of 
reference from the interests or organizations the nominee intends to 
represent, as well as any other information that speaks to the 
nominee's qualifications, to the Bakersfield Field Office. You may make 
nominations for the following categories of interest:
    (1) A member of, or nominated by, the San Luis Obispo Board of 
Supervisors.
    (2) A member of, or nominated by, the Kern County Board of 
Supervisors.
    (3) A member of, or nominated by, the Carrizo Native American 
Advisory Council.
    (4) A member of, or nominated by, the Central California Resource 
Advisory Council.
    (5) A member representing individuals or companies authorized to 
graze livestock within the National Monument.
    (6) Four members with recognized backgrounds reflecting:
    (a) The purposes for which the monument was established and
    (b) The interests of other stakeholders, including the general 
public, that are affected by or interested in the planning and 
management of the National Monument.
    The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be 
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The 
Bakersfield Field Office will collect the nomination forms and letters 
of reference and, in the case of categories 1-4 (above) distribute them 
to the officials responsible for submitting nominations. The Bureau of 
Land Management will then forward recommended nominations to the 
Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility for making the 
appointments.
    The purpose of the Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory 
Committee is to advise the Bureau of Land Management on the management 
of the 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,

    Dated: September 27, 2005.
Janet Bedrosian,
Acting State Director, California BLM.
[FR Doc. 05-22347 Filed 11-8-05; 8:45 am]
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