[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44171-44172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15360]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; HAG-07-0143]


Notice of Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice: Solicitation of applications.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is requesting public 
nominations to fill two unexpired terms on the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council (SMAC). Nominations will be accepted for a person who is a 
recreational permit holder or is a representative of a commercial 
recreation operation in the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Area (CMPA); and a person with expertise and interest in 
wild horse management on Steens Mountain.

DATES: Send all nominations to the address listed below no later than 
September 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Applicants can obtain nomination forms from Rhonda Karges, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Burns District Office, 28910 
Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 573-4433, or [email protected]. Send all nomination materials to this address prior to 
the closing date listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC advises the BLM on the management 
of the Steens Mountain CMPA as described in Public Law 106-399. Each 
member will be a person who, as a result of training and experience, 
has knowledge or special expertise that qualifies him or her to provide 
advice from the categories of interest identified above.
    The SMAC members are normally appointed to 3-year terms. The wild 
horse management and the recreational permit holder positions are 
currently vacant; therefore, newly-appointed members will complete the 
unexpired portion of these terms. The wild horse management position 
expires in October 2008, and the recreational permit holder position 
expires in October 2009.
    The SMAC members serve without monetary compensation, but are 
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for 
government employees. The SMAC meets only at the call of the Designated 
Federal Official, but not less than once per year.
    The following must accompany all nominations: A completed 
background information nomination form; letters of reference from the 
constituency to be

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represented; and any other information that details the nominee's 
qualifications.
    The letter of nomination should specify the category the nominee 
would like to represent. Nomination forms and letters of reference will 
be reviewed by the County Court of Harney County and the BLM. The BLM 
will then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the 
Interior, who has responsibility for making the appointments.

Dana R. Shuford,
Burns District Manager, Oregon/Washington BLM.
[FR Doc. E7-15360 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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