[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60292-60293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27865]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L12100000.PH0000 CO 912]


Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations for the Dominguez-
Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is directed by the 
Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 to establish the Dominguez-Escalante 
National

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Conservation Area (D-E NCA) Advisory Council (Council). The Secretary 
is requesting nominations for 10 members to sit on the Council. The 
Council will advise the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), on matters regarding the preparation and 
implementation of the D-E NCA Resource Management Plan (RMP).

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before December 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim 
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, 
Colorado 81506. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Grand Junction 
Field Office at the above address or at the Uncompahgre Field Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, 2465 S. Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 
81401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, D-E NCA Interim 
Manager, (970) 244-3049, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness 
Area, located within the D-E NCA, was established by the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (Act). The D-E NCA is 
comprised of approximately 209,610 acres of public land, including 
approximately 66,280 acres of wilderness, located in Delta, Montrose, 
and Mesa counties. The purposes of the D-E NCA are to conserve and 
protect, for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations, the unique and important resources and values of the land. 
These resources and values include the geological, cultural, 
archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, 
wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic 
resources of the public lands, and the water resources of area streams 
that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial 
species and communities. The Act also calls for the establishment of 
the D-E NCA Council, comprised of 10 members, to advise the Secretary, 
through the BLM, on matters regarding the preparation and 
implementation of an RMP for the area. These 10 members shall include, 
to the extent practicable:
    (1) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of 
the Mesa County Commission;
    (2) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of 
the Montrose County Commission;
    (3) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of 
the Delta County Commission;
    (4) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of 
the permittees holding grazing allotments within the D-E NCA; and
    (5) Six members who reside in, or within reasonable proximity to 
Mesa, Delta, or Montrose Counties, Colorado, with backgrounds that 
reflect:
    (A) The purposes for which the D-E NCA was established; and
    (B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the D-E NCA.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to 
serve on the Council. Individuals may nominate themselves for Council 
membership. Nomination forms may be obtained from the BLM Grand 
Junction or Uncompahgre Field Offices, or may be downloaded from the 
following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/denca.html.
    Nomination packages must include a completed nomination form, 
letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations, 
as well as any other information relevant to the nominee's 
qualifications.
    The Grand Junction and Uncompahgre Field Offices will review the 
nomination packages in coordination with the affected counties and the 
Governor of Colorado before forwarding its recommendations to the 
Secretary, who will make the appointments.
    The Council shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
5 U.S.C. App. 2; and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

    Authority: Sec. 2407 of Public Law 111-11.

    Dated: November 2, 2009.
David B. Hunsaker,
Acting State Director.
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