[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6520-6521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1094]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Establishing and Call for Nominations for the Sonoran 
Desert National Monument Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice 
under section 9 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The BLM 
is giving notice that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the 
Sonoran Desert National Monument Advisory Council (SDNMAC) and calling 
for nominations for positions on the SDNMAC. This notice requests the 
public to submit nominations for membership on the SDNMAC. Any 
individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on 
the SDNMAC. Individuals may nominate themselves for SDNMAC membership.

DATES: Submit nominations to the address listed below no later than 45 
days after date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SDNM Advisory Council, c/o Karen 
Kelleher, Monument Manager, BLM, Phoenix District, 21605 North 7th 
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, Phone 623-580-5500, FAX 623-580-5580, 
e-mail: [email protected], Internet: http://www.blm.gov/az/sonoran/council.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the SDNMAC is to advise BLM 
on the management of the Sonoran Desert National Monument as described 
in the Secretary of the Interior's January 19, 2001 Memorandum. Each 
member will be a person qualified through education, training, 
knowledge, or experience to give informed and objective advice 
regarding the purposes for which the Monument was established, have 
demonstrated experience or knowledge of the geographical area under the 
purview of the Council, and have demonstrated a commitment to 
collaborate in seeking solutions to a wide spectrum of resource 
management issues. The authority to establish this Committee is found 
in section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Pub. L. 
94-579 and in section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. Appendix.
    You may obtain nomination forms on the Internet at www.blm.gov/az/sonoran/council.htm or from the SDNM, Bureau of Land Management (see 
address above). To make a nomination, 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 SDNM, Bureau of Land Management (see 
address above). Nominees must reside in Arizona or those portions of 
adjoining states which the BLM in Arizona administers (including St. 
George, Utah). The Secretary will appoint 15 members to the Council.
    The Council shall consist of the following:
     Four persons, one from each tribe, who are selected from 
nominees submitted by the governing bodies of

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the following tribes: Tohono O'odham Nation, Ak Chin Indian Community, 
Gila River Indian Community, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
Community, and who represent interests of the nominating tribe.
     A person who represents and participates in what is 
commonly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking, camping, hunting, 
nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, horseback riding, or 
trail walking.
     A person who represents and participates in what is 
commonly called mechanized recreation or off-highway driving.
     A person who is a recognized environmental representative 
from Arizona.
     A person who is an elected official from a city or 
community in the vicinity of the Monument.
     A person who is a livestock grazing permittee or who 
represents the permittees on the allotments within the Monument.
     A person who represents the rural communities around the 
Monument and who is selected at-large from these communities.
     Two persons who represent sciences such as wildlife 
biology, archaeology, ecology, botany, history, social sciences, or 
other applicable disciplines.
     A person who represents Maricopa County's interests, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Maricopa 
County.
     A person who represents Pinal County's interests, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Supervisors of Pinal County.
     A person who represents the State of Arizona, to be 
appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Arizona.
    You should identify the specific category that the nominee will 
represent in your letter of nomination. The SDNM, Bureau of Land 
Management (see address above) will collect the nomination forms and 
letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible 
for recommending nominees. BLM will then forward recommended 
nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility 
for making the appointments.
    Members of the SDNMAC serve for 3-year terms. For the initial 
Council, five members will be appointed to 2-year terms, five members 
will be appointed for 3 years, and five members will be appointed for 4 
years. Thereafter, members of the SDNMAC will be appointed to 3-years. 
One Native American position, the elected official from a local 
community, the State of Arizona position, the livestock permittee 
position, and one science position will be 2-year terms that will 
expire 2 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the 
Secretary. These five positions will be replaced with 3-year terms, to 
begin no earlier than 2 years from the date of appointment to the 
Council by the Secretary. The mechanized recreation position, the 
Arizona environmental organization position, the Pinal County 
representative, and two of the Native American positions will be 3-year 
terms and will expire 3 years from the date of appointment to the 
Council by the Secretary. These five positions will all be replaced 
with 3-year terms, to begin no earlier than 3 years from the date of 
appointment to the Council by the Secretary. The non-mechanized 
recreation position, the fourth Native American position, the second 
science position, the rural at-large position, and the Maricopa County 
representative will be 4-year terms and will expire 4 years from the 
date of appointment to the Council by the Secretary. These five 
positions will all be replaced with 3-year terms, to begin no earlier 
than 4 years from the date of appointment to the Council by the 
Secretary.
    Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be 
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for 
Government employees. The SDNMAC will meet only at the call of the 
Monument Manager, who is the Designated Federal Official with respect 
to the Council. The charter requires the SDNMAC to meet no less than 2 
times per year.

    Dated: February 1, 2006.
Karen Kelleher,
Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 06-1094 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]
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