[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18625-18626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07025]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the 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 soliciting nominations from the public for five members to 
serve 3-year terms on its Desert District Advisory Council. 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 13, 2013.

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 private individuals who represent different 
interests and advise BLM officials on policies and programs concerning 
the management of 10.8 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 California Desert 
District. Council members serve without compensation other than travel 
expenses. Members serve 3-year terms and may be nominated for 
reappointment for an additional 3-year term.
    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 will try to find qualified representatives from areas 
throughout the California Desert District. The District covers portions 
of eight counties, and includes

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more than 10.8 million acres of public land in the California Desert 
Conservation Area of Mono, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, 
Riverside, and Imperial counties, as well as 300,000 acres of scattered 
parcels in San Diego, western Riverside, western San Bernardino, and 
Los Angeles Counties (known as the South Coast).
    The five positions to be filled include one elected official, one 
representative of renewable resources groups or organizations, and 
three representatives of the public-at-large. Two positions are 
immediate vacancies (elected official and one public-at-large) and 
their 3-year terms would begin immediately upon appointment by the 
Secretary of the Interior. The other three positions (renewable 
resources and two public-at-large) become vacant on Dec. 10, 2013.
    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 Web 
page: 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;
     A completed background information nomination form; 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 
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.

Timothy J. Wakefield,
Associate California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2013-07025 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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