[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-174]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; HAG-08-0041]


Notice of Solicitation of Applications 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 is requesting public 
applications to fill four expired terms on the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council. Applications will be accepted for a person who is a local 
environmental representative, a person who is a grazing permittee in 
the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, a 
person with expertise and interest in wild horse management, and a 
person who is a member of the dispersed recreation community on the 
Steens Mountain.

DATES: Send all applications to the address listed below no later than 
February 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Applicants can obtain application forms from Kevin Thissell, 
Temporary Steens Mountain Advisory Council Coordinator, Burns District 
Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 573-4541, or 
Kevin--Thissell@blm. gov. Send all application materials to this 
address prior to the closing date listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council advises 
the Bureau of Land Management on the management of the Steens Mountain 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area 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.
    These positions will be for the full term of 3 years, expiring in 
October of 2011.
    The Steens Mountain Advisory Council members serve without monetary 
compensation, but are reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at 
current rates for government employees. The Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council meets only at the call of the Designated Federal Official, but 
not less than once per year.
    The following must accompany all applications: A completed 
background information application form; letters of reference from the 
constituency to be represented; and any other information that details 
the applicant's qualifications.
    The letter of application should specify the category the applicant 
would like to represent. Application forms and letters of reference 
will be reviewed by the County Court of Harney County and the Bureau of 
Land Management. The Bureau of Land Management will then forward 
recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who has 
responsibility for making the appointments.

    Dated: January 11, 2008.
Dana R. Shuford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 08-174 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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