[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25096-25097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09978]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON06000 L1610000.DP0000]


Call for Nominations for the Dominguez-Escalante National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council, Colorado

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 through the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) during the development of a resource management plan (RMP) for 
the D-E NCA. The call for nominations is to fill 8 of the 10 seats on 
the Council. The appointments for these eight members are scheduled to 
expire in November 2013.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before May 29, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim 
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 
81506. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Grand Junction Field 
Office at the above address, at the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, 2465 
S. Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 81401, or online at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/denca/denca_rmp/DENCA_Resource_Advisory_Council.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, Field Manager, Grand 
Junction Field Office, 970-244-3000, [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: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness, 
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 210,012 acres of public land, including 
approximately 66,280 acres designated as Dominguez Canyon Wilderness 
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, (This member was replaced already recently 
and therefore their term will not expire in November 2013);

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    4. One member appointed after considering the recommendations of 
the permittees holding grazing allotments within the D-E NCA or the 
wilderness; and
    5. Six 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. (The Council 
member representing wildlife interests was replaced already recently 
and therefore their term will not expire in November 2013.)

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 from serving 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, 
and any other information relevant to the nominee's qualifications. 
Letters of reference can be from an organization or from anyone who is 
familiar with the nominee's ability to speak as an expert on the topic 
of interest. Nominations are open to new and currently seated members. 
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,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-09978 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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