[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 64099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26741]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLORB07000.L17100000.PH0000; HAG11-0206]


Call for Nominations for Steens Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Council Call for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests public 
nominations for five persons to serve on the Steens Mountain Advisory 
Council. Citizens who serve on this council provide advice and 
recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the 
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. The BLM 
will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of 
this notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than November 16, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Advisory Council nominations to BLM Burns 
District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 97738-9424. 
Nomination forms are also available at the BLM Burns District Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Martinak, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, 
Oregon 97738-9424, 541-573-4519, or e-mail [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, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Positions currently open or with terms 
expiring in 2011 include: A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe; a person 
who is a recognized environmental representative from the local area; a 
person with expertise and interest in wild-horse management on Steens 
Mountain; a person who is a grazing permittee on Federal lands in the 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA); a person who 
participates in what is commonly called dispersed recreation, such as 
hiking, camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, 
horseback riding, or trail walking; and a person who has no financial 
interest in the CMPA to represent statewide interests. The Obama 
Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally 
registered lobbyists to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, 
committees, or councils.
    The Steens Mountain Advisory Council was initiated on August 14, 
2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-399). The Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council provides representative counsel and advice to the BLM 
and formulates recommendations to the BLM regarding new and unique 
approaches to management of the land within the bounds of the Steens 
Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area; and regarding 
cooperative programs and incentives for landscape management that meet 
human needs and maintain and improve the ecological and economic 
integrity of the Area.

Michael Mottice,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-26741 Filed 10-14-11; 8:45 am]
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