[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10427]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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30-Day Extension of Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land 
Management's California Desert District Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert 
District is extending the call for nominations from the public for six 
members of its District Advisory Council to serve 3-year terms, first 
published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2012 (77 FR 2755). 
Council members provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on the 
management of public lands in southern California.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted until May 31, 2012.

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, CA 92553.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The California Desert District Advisory 
Council is comprised of 15 individuals who represent different 
interests and advise BLM officials on policies and programs concerning 
the management of 11 million acres of public land in southern 
California. The Council meets in formal session three to four times 
each year in various locations throughout the BLM's California Desert 
District. Council members serve without compensation. Members serve 3-
year terms and may be nominated for reappointment for additional 3-year 
terms.
    Section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act directs 
the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and 
issues related to management of BLM-administered lands. The Secretary 
also selects Council nominees consistent with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which requires 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.
    The Council also is balanced geographically, and the BLM strives 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 of Mono, Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, 
Riverside, and Imperial counties, as well as 300,000 acres of scattered 
parcels in San Diego, western Riverside, western San Bernardino, 
Orange, and Los Angeles counties (known as the South Coast).
    The BLM is extending the nomination period in order to broaden the 
pool of qualified nominations from which a selection can be made by the 
Secretary of the Interior. Nominations will be accepted for 30 days 
from the publication date of this notice. The 3-year terms would begin 
immediately upon appointment by the Secretary of the Interior.
    The six positions to be filled include one representative of 
transportation/rights-of-way groups or organizations, one elected 
official, one representative of renewable energy groups or 
organizations, one representative of non-renewable resources groups or 
organizations, one representative of environmental protection groups or 
organizations, and one representative of the public-at-large.
    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. If you have already submitted your nomination materials for 
2012 you will not need to resubmit.
    The nomination form may be found on the Desert Advisory Council Web 
page: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html. The following must 
accompany the nomination form for all nominations:
    [cir] Letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations;
    [cir] A completed background information nomination form; and
    [cir] 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 
of the Interior.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally registered lobbyists to serve on all FACA and non-FACA 
boards, committees or councils.

    Authority:  43 CFR subpart 1784.

Raymond C. Lee,
Acting California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-10427 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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