[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39073-39074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-411-1040-JH]


Call for Nominations for Gila Box Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Gila Box Riparian National 
Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The BLM is publishing this Notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act to solicit public nominations for four 
members on the Gila Box Riparian NCA Advisory Committee. The Advisory 
Committee was created through Title 2, Section 201, of the Arizona 
Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 to provide informed advice to the Safford 
Field Manager on management of public lands in the Gila Box Riparian 
NCA in southeastern Arizona.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to 
serve on the Advisory Committee. Persons wishing to nominate themselves 
or other individuals should submit an application form, which is 
available from the BLM Safford Field Office or online at http://www.blm.gov/az as a link in the News Release section. The application 
must include at least one letter of recommendation that addresses the 
nominee's qualifications.

DATES: Nominations and reference letters should be mailed to the BLM 
address on the application form, and must be received no later than 
August 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information contact: Jeff 
Wilbanks, BLM Safford Field Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546; 
call (928) 348-4573; or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To ensure membership of the Advisory 
Committee is balanced in terms of categories of interest represented, 
nominees must be qualified to provide informed advice in specific areas 
related to the primary purposes for which the NCA was created. These 
include wildlife conservation, riparian ecology, hydrology, outdoor 
recreation, watershed management, environmental education, cultural 
resources, or other related disciplines.
    Committee members are selected by the Secretary of the Interior to 
serve a three-year term, with terms beginning on the date of 
appointment. The Advisory Committee will meet 1-2

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times each year. Members serve without salary, but are reimbursed for 
travel and per diem expenses at current rates for government employees.
    Terms of two committee members will begin serving immediately upon 
their appointment. Terms of the other two committee members will begin 
with the expiration of two current memberships that will expire on 
March 31, 2008. All four current members may apply to serve another 
term on the Committee.

    Dated: July 10, 2007.
 Tom Schnell,
 Acting Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E7-13796 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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