[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 17377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6650]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; HAG-08-0065]


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 (BLM) is requesting public 
applications to fill four expired terms on the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council (SMAC). 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 
(CMPA), 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 Mountains.

DATES: Send all applications to the address listed below no later than 
May 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Applicants can obtain application forms from Kevin Thissell, 
Temporary SMAC Coordinator, Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 
West, Hines, Oregon 97738, (541) 573-4541, or [email protected]. Send all application 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.
    These positions will be for the full term of three years, expiring 
in October of 2011.
    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 represented; and any other information that details 
the nominee'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 BLM. The 
BLM will then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the 
Interior, who has responsibility for making the appointments.

Karla Bird,
Andrews Resource Area Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-6650 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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