[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 30416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-200-0777-XZ-241A]


Call for a Nomination for Front Range Colorado Resource Advisory 
Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council Call for a Nomination on 
Colorado's Front Range.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request a public nomination 
for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Front Range Resource Advisory 
Council (RAC) specifically in ``group 3,'' for the Elected Official 
Position. The RAC provides advice and recommendations to BLM on land 
use planning and management of the public lands along the Front Range 
of Colorado. The BLM will consider public nominations for 30 days after 
the publication date of this notice.

DATES: Send all nomination materials to the address below no later than 
June 27, 2008.

Address/Contact: Front Range RAC John Dow, Royal Gorge Field Office, 
BLM, 3028 E. Main St., Canon City, Colorado 81212 (719) 269-8559.

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. 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 the nominee based on their education, training, and 
experience and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. The 
nominee 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,
--Any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications.

    Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM Canon City Field Office will 
issue a press release providing additional information for submitting 
nominations.

    Dated: May 19, 2008.
Roy L. Masinton,
Field Manager, Royal Gorge Field Office.
[FR Doc. E8-11745 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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