[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47234-47235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19778]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON06000 L1610000.DP0000]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) was 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 10-member Council was formed in December 2010 to provide 
recommendations to the Secretary

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through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during the development of a 
resource management plan (RMP) for the D-E NCA. Since this council was 
formed, one council member representing Delta County and one council 
member representing natural values have expressed interest in resigning 
from the council due to time conflicts. As a result, the Secretary is 
soliciting applications to replace the current occupants of these two 
seats.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before September 6, 2011.

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 BLM Uncompahgre Field 
Office, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, Colorado 81401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, D-E NCA Interim 
Manager, 970-244-3049, [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness 
Area, located within the D-E NCA, were 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 Dominguez Canyon 
Wilderness Area located in Delta, Montrose, and Mesa counties, 
Colorado. The purpose of the D-E NCA is to conserve and protect the 
unique and important resources and values of the land for the benefit 
and enjoyment of present and future generations. 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. According to the 
Act, the 10-member council is to 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/nca/denca/denca_rmp/DENCA_Resource_Advisory_Council.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.

Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
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