[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78823-78824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30482]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-169; CA169 1610 025B]


Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's Carrizo 
Plain National Monument Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting nominations 
from the public to fill positions on the Carrizo Plain National 
Monument Advisory Committee. Committee members provide advice and 
recommendations to the BLM on the management of public lands in the 
Carrizo Plain National Monument.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to the Monument Manager, Bureau 
of Land Management, Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, 
Bakersfield, CA 93308.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johna Hurl, Monument Manager, 
Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308, 
(661) 391-6093, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Monument Advisory Committee provides 
representative citizen counsel and advice to the Secretary of the 
Interior through the BLM with respect to the revision and 
implementation of the comprehensive plan for the Carrizo Plain National 
Monument.
    The Committee consists of nine members:
    (1) A member of, or nominated by, the San Luis Obispo Board of 
Supervisors.
    (2) A member of, or nominated by, the Kern County Board of 
Supervisors.
    (3) A member of, or nominated by, the Carrizo Native American 
Advisory Council.
    (4) A member of, or nominated by, the Central California Resource 
Advisory Council.
    (5) A member representing individuals or companies authorized to 
graze livestock within the Monument.
    (6) Four members with recognized backgrounds reflecting:
    (i) The purposes for which the Monument was established; and
    (ii) The interests of other stakeholders, including the general 
public, that are affected by or interested in the planning and 
management of the Monument.
    Terms of all present committee members expire on February 1, 2009. 
In order to provide continuity, BLM will transition to three-year 
terms, with

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terms for one-third of the committee members expiring each year. In 
order to make this transition, the committee members will be appointed 
to one, two, or three-year terms, for the period beginning February 1, 
2009.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the region in which the MAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will 
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, and experience 
and their knowledge of the geographical resource.
    The following must accompany nominations received in this call for 
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.
    Nominations will be accepted for a 45-day period beginning the date 
this notice is published.

Johna Hurl,
Monument Manager, Carrizo Plain National Monument.
 [FR Doc. E8-30482 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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