[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7453-7455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2597]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO640 1020 PF 24 1A]
Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council Call for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations
for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils
(RACs) that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs provide
advice and recommendations to BLM on land use planning and management
of the public lands within their geographic areas. The BLM will
consider public nominations
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for 45 days after the publication date of this notice.
DATES: Send all nominations to the appropriate BLM State Office by no
later than April 2, 2007.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the locations to send your
nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Slater, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, 1849 C
Street, MS-LS-406, Washington, DC 20240; 202-452-0358.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1730) directs the Secretary of the Interior to
involve the public in planning and issues related to management of
lands administered by BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the Secretary
to select 10 to 15 member citizen-based advisory councils that are
consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). As required by the FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and
representative of the various interests concerned with the management
of the public lands. The rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR
1784.b. These include three categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, off-
highway vehicle use, and commercial recreation;
Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic
organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and
burro organizations; and
Category Three--Representatives of State, county, or local elected
office; representatives and employees of a State agency responsible for
management of natural resources; representatives of Indian Tribes
within or adjacent to the area for which the Council is organized;
representatives of and employed as academicians involved in natural
sciences; and the public-at-large.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the State or States in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The
BLM will evaluate nominees based on their education, training, and
experience and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC.
Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource
decisionmaking. The following must accompany all nominations:
--letters of reference from represented interests or organizations,
--a completed background information nomination form, and
--any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions
available for each RAC in the State. Nominations for RACs should be
sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below:
Alaska
Alaska RAC
Danielle Allen, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, (907) 271-3335
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, One North Central Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004, (602) 417-9215
California
Central California RAC
David Christy, Folsom Field Office, BLM, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom,
California 95630, (916) 985-4474
Northeastern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Northwestern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Colorado
Front Range RAC
Ken Smith, Royal Gorge Field Office, BLM, 3170 E. Main Street, Canon
City, Colorado 81212, (719) 269-8553
Northwest RAC
David Boyd, Glenwood Springs Field Office, BLM, 50629 Highways 6 and
24, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601, (970) 947-2800
Southwest RAC
Melodie Lloyd, Grand Junction Field Office, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand
Junction, Colorado 81506, (970) 244-3097
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene District RAC
Stephanie Snook, Coeur d'Alene District Office, BLM, 3815 Schreiber
Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815, (208) 769-5004
Idaho Falls District RAC
David Howell, Idaho Falls District Office, BLM, 1405 Hollipark Drive,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, (208) 524-7559
Boise District RAC
MJ Byrne, Boise District Office, BLM, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise,
Idaho 83705, (208) 384-3393
Twin Falls District RAC
Sky Buffat, Shosone Field Office, 400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho
83352, (208) 735-2068
Montana and Dakotas
Eastern Montana RAC
Mark Jacobsen, Miles City Field Office, BLM, 111 Garryowen, Miles City,
Montana 59301, (406) 233-2831
Central Montana RAC
Craig Vlentie, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, 920 Northeast Maine,
Lewistown, Montana 59457, (406) 538-1943
Western Montana RAC
Marilyn Krause, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte,
Montana 59701, (406) 533-7617
Dakotas RAC
Lonny Bagley, North Dakota Field Office, BLM, 99 23rd Avenue West,
Suite A, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601, (701) 227-7703
Nevada
Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front
Northwestern RAC
Debra Kolkman, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada 89502, (775) 289-1946
New Mexico
New Mexico RAC
Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State Office, BLM, 1474 Rodeo Road, P.O.
Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505) 438-7517
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 333 SW First Avenue, P.O. Box
2965,
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Portland, Oregon 97208, (503) 808-6306
Utah
Utah RAC
Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500,
P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, (801) 539-4195
Jim Hughes,
Deputy Director.
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