[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16805-16806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land 
Management's California Desert District Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert 
District is soliciting nominations from the public for six members of 
its California Desert District Advisory Council (Council) to serve a 
three-year term. Council members provide advice and recommendations to 
the BLM on the management of public lands in southern California.

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ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Teresa Raml, District Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office, 22835 
Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Briery, BLM California Desert 
District External Affairs (951) 697-5220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is comprised of 15 private 
individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM officials 
on policies and programs concerning the management of 11 million acres 
of BLM-administered public land in southern California's Desert 
District. The Council meets in formal session three to four times each 
year in various locations throughout the California Desert District. 
Council members serve without compensation. Members serve three-year 
terms and may be nominated for reappointment for an additional three-
year term. The terms of six Council members have recently expired. The 
purpose of this notice is to seek nominations for individuals to fill 
those positions.
    Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 
directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to involve the public 
in planning and issues related to the management of BLM-administered 
lands. The Secretary selects Council nominees consistent with the 
requirements of FLPMA and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
which require nominees appointed to the Council be balanced in terms of 
points of view and representative of the various interests concerned 
with the management of the public lands within the area for which the 
Council is established.
    The Council also is balanced geographically, and the BLM will try 
to find qualified representatives from areas throughout the California 
Desert District. The District covers portions of eight counties, and 
includes more than 11 million acres of public land in the California 
Desert Conservation Area and 300,000 acres of scattered parcels in San 
Diego, western Riverside, western San Bernardino, Orange, and Los 
Angeles Counties (known as the South Coast).
    Public notice begins with the publication date of this notice and 
nominations will be accepted until May 9, 2011. The three-year term 
would begin immediately upon confirmation by the Secretary.
    The six positions to be filled include one representative of 
recreation groups or organizations, one representative of non-renewable 
groups or organizations, one representative of wildlife groups or 
organizations, and three representatives of the public-at-large 
(including one elected official).
    Any group or individual may nominate a qualified person, based upon 
education, training, and knowledge of the BLM, the California Desert, 
and the issues involving BLM-administered public lands throughout 
southern California. Qualified individuals also may nominate 
themselves.
    The nomination form may be found on the Desert Advisory Council 
webpage: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html. The following 
must accompany the nomination form for all nominations:
    Letters of reference from represented interests, or organizations, 
or elected officials;
    A completed background information nomination form to include the 
nominee's work and home addresses and telephone numbers, a biographical 
sketch including the nominee's work, applicable outside interests, and 
public service records; and
    Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
    Nominees unable to download the nomination form may contact the BLM 
California Desert District External Affairs staff at (951) 697-5220 to 
request a copy.
    Advisory Council members are appointed by the Secretary, and will 
be evaluated based on their education, training, and knowledge of the 
BLM, the California Desert District, and the issues involving BLM-
administered public lands.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally registered lobbyists to serve on any FACA and non-FACA 
boards, committees, or councils.

Teresa A. Raml,
California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-6994 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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