[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66789-66790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27391]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations: Pinedale Anticline 
Working Group, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: Nominations are being solicited for nine positions on the 
Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG).

DATES: Individuals or groups wishing to submit a nomination must send 
the required information postmarked within 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Shelley Gregory, Bureau of 
Land Management, Pinedale Field Office, 1625 West Pine Street, P.O. Box 
768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941, or e-mailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley Gregory, Bureau of Land 
Management, Pinedale Field Office, 1625 West Pine Street, P.O. Box 768, 
Pinedale, Wyoming 82941; 307-367-5328, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PAWG was established by the 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Pinedale Anticline Project Area (PAPA) on July 27, 2000, and carried 
forward with the release of the ROD for the PAPA Supplemental EIS on 
September 12, 2008. The Secretary of the Interior renewed the PAWG 
charter on August 3, 2010.
    The PAWG is a Federal Advisory Committee Act group which develops 
recommendations and provides advice to the BLM on mitigation, 
monitoring, and adaptive management in the PAPA.
    Additional information about the PAWG, its membership and 
activities, and the nomination process can be found at: http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/field_offices/pinedale/pawg.html.
    Nominations for the PAWG seats are being solicited from within the 
following categories:
    Persons who:
    1. Hold Federal grazing permits or leases within the area for which 
the PAWG is organized;
    2. Represent interests associated with transportation or rights-of-
way;
    3. Represent energy and mineral development interests; or
    4. Own adjacent land to the area for which the PAWG is organized.

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    Persons representing:
    1. Nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations;
    2. Dispersed recreation interests (i.e., hunter, angler, outdoor 
recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation 
activities);
    3. Archaeological and historical organizations or expertise; or
    4. The affected public-at-large.
    Persons who:
    1. Hold State, county, or local elected office;
    2. Are employed by a State Agency responsible for the management of 
natural resources, land, or water;
    3. Are employed as academicians by a natural resource management or 
natural sciences organization (i.e., museum, university); or
    4. Are employed by the local government.
    PAWG duties and responsibilities are as follows:
    1. Develop recommendations for the BLM regarding matters relating 
to monitoring and mitigation of oil and gas development and on adaptive 
management as described in the Supplemental EIS ROD for the Pinedale 
Anticline Project Area. At the direction of the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), the PAWG may review and analyze information, recommend 
issues for evaluation, and provide advice on the issues presented;
    2. Review the implementation of construction and rehabilitation 
operations through an annual field inspection to provide advice to 
ensure that the mitigation measures are reasonable and effective;
    3. Advise the BLM on working with stakeholders to develop or 
enhance resource management programs and objectives; and
    4. Make recommendations on future PAWG resource management 
priorities.
    Members are expected to attend all scheduled PAWG meetings. Members 
are appointed for 2-year terms and may be reappointed to additional 
terms at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.
    Nomination packages should contain the following information:
    1. Representative category;
    2. Full name;
    3. Business address and phone number;
    4. Home address and phone number;
    5. E-mail address;
    6. Occupation title;
    7. Qualifications (education, including colleges, degrees, major 
fields of study and/or training);
    8. Complete work history with dates of employment;
    9. Career highlights (significant related experience, civic and 
professional activities, elected offices, prior advisory committee 
experience, or career achievements related to the interest to be 
represented);
    10. Experience in collaborative management techniques, such as 
long-term planning, management across jurisdictional boundaries, data 
sharing, information exchange, and partnerships;
    11. Experience in data analysis and interpretation, problem 
identification, and evaluation of proposals;
    12. Knowledge of issues involving oil and gas development;
    13. List any leases, licenses, permits, contracts, or claims held 
by the nominee that involve lands or resources administered by the BLM;
    14. A minimum of two letters of reference from group or 
organization to be represented;
    15. Nominator's name, address, and telephone numbers (if not self-
nominated); and
    16. Date of nomination.
    A group nominating more than one person should indicate its 
preferred order of appointment selection. Nominations received during 
the earlier Call for Nominations period will be considered after this 
closing date, so prior applicants do not need to submit a new form.

    Note:  The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are 
currently Federally registered lobbyists to serve on all FACA and 
non-FACA boards, committees or councils.


Ruth Welch,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-27391 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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