[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42749-42750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17040]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Southern Montana Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; Solicitation of Nominees.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (the Act), and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App. 2), the Southern Montana 
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) announces the solicitation of 
nominees to fill vacancies. The purpose of the RAC is to improve 
collaborative relationships, to advise, and provide recommendations to 
the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with 
Title II of the Act.

DATES: Nominations must be received on or before August 16, 2013. 
Nominations must contained a completed application packet that includes 
following:
    (1) Nominee's name,
    (2) resume,
    (3) completed Form AD-755, and
    (4) Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background 
Information.
    The package must be sent to the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Mariah Leuschen, USDA Forest Service, Custer Supervisor's 
Office, 1310 Main Street, Billings, MT 59105. Telephone Number: (406) 
255-1411.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mariah Leuschen, Public Affairs 
Specialist/Gallatin and Southern Montana RAC Coordinator, USDA Forest 
Service, Custer and Gallatin National Forests, Telephone: (406) 255-
1411, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Act was reauthorized on July 6, 2012, to require each 
potentially eligible county to elect to receive a share of the State 
payment or a share of the State's 25-percent payment. Title II of the 
Act calls for local RACs to review, recommend, and monitor special 
projects on national forests. The purpose of each RAC is to improve 
collaborative relationships among the people that use and care for the 
national forests and to provide advice and recommendations to the 
Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II 
of the Act. The duties of the committee include monitoring projects, 
advising the Secretary on the progress and results of the monitoring 
efforts, and making recommendations to the Forest Service for any 
appropriate changes or adjustments to the projects being monitored by 
the RAC.

Southern Montana RAC Membership

    The RAC will be comprised of 15 members approved by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. RAC membership will be fairly balanced in terms of the 
points of view represented and functions to be performed. The RAC 
members will serve 4-year terms.
    The RAC shall include representation in the following areas:
    (1) Five persons who:
    (a) represent organized labor or non-timber forest product 
harvester groups,
    (b) represent developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle 
users, or commercial recreation activities,
    (c) represent energy and mineral development, or commercial or 
recreational fishing interests,
    (d) represent commercial timber industry, or
    (e) hold Federal grazing permits or other land use permits or 
represent non-industrial private forest land owners within the area for 
which the committee is organized.
    (2) Five persons who represent:
    i. nationally recognized environmental organizations,
    ii. regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations,
    iii. dispersed recreational activities,
    iv. archaeological and historical interests, or
    v. nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro 
interest groups, wildlife or hunting organizations, or watershed 
associations.
    (3) Five persons who:
    i. hold State elected office (or a designee),
    ii. hold county or local elected office,
    iii. represent American Indian tribes within or adjacent to the 
area for which the committee is organized,
    iv. represent school officials or teachers, or
    v. represent the affected public-at-large.
    In the event that a vacancy arises, the Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) may fill the vacancy with a replacement member appointed by the 
Secretary, if an appropriate replacement member is available.

Nominations and Applications Information

    The appointment of members to the RAC will be made by the Secretary 
of Agriculture. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more 
qualified persons to represent the vacancies listed above. To be 
considered for membership, nominees must:
    1. Identify what vacancy they would represent and how they are 
qualified to represent that vacancy,
    2. state why they want to serve on the RAC and what they can 
contribute,
    3. show their past experience in working successfully as part of a 
working group on forest management activities,
    4. complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and 
Promotion Background Information.
    You may contact the person listed above or retrieve Form AD-755 
from the following Web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_755_Master_2012.pdf. All nominations will be vetted by the Agency.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA policies, will 
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followed in all appointments to the RACs. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the RACs have been taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by the Departments, membership should 
include, to the exten practicable, individuals with demonstrated 
ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

    Dated: July 9, 2013.
Gregory Parham,
Assistant Secretary of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-17040 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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