[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12130]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-134-1610-DQ]


Notice of Intent To Extend the Call for 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 Management Act of 2009 to establish the Dominguez-
Escalante National 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). An 
initial nomination period ended January 4, 2010. Members of the public 
who submitted nomination packages during the first nomination period 
need not submit a second nomination package to be considered.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before June 21, 2010.

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 Ave., 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 designated as wilderness, located in Delta, 
Montrose, and Mesa Counties, Colorado, to be known as the ``Dominguez 
Canyon Wilderness Area.'' 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 
based on seasonally available flows, 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 or the 
wilderness; and
    (5) Five 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 or wilderness was 
established; and
    (B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the D-E NCA and wilderness.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to 
serve on the Council. Individuals may nominate themselves for Council 
membership. The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are 
currently federally registered lobbyists to serve on all Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and non-FACA boards, committees or 
councils. 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 recommendations to the 
Secretary, who will make the appointments.
    The Council shall be subject to the FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. 2; and the 
Federal Land Management Policy Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

Linda Ana[ntilde]ia,
Acting State Director.
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