[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57411-57412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22664]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Second Call for Nominations for the Rio Grande Natural Area 
Commission, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations 
for a vacancy on the Rio Grande Natural Area Commission (Commission). 
The nine-member Commission advises the Secretary of the Interior 
through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with respect to the Rio 
Grande Natural

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Area (Natural Area) and on matters concerning the preparation and 
implementation of a management plan relating to non-Federal land in the 
Natural Area. The BLM is issuing a second call for nominations to 
solicit more interest in the vacant position representing the general 
public. Applicants who have already submitted nomination forms will 
still be considered for the vacancy.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before October 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to Kyle Sullivan, Public 
Affairs Specialist, BLM Front Range District Office, 3028 East Main 
St., Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Sullivan, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Front Range District Office (see ADDRESSES above). 
Phone: (719) 269-8553. Email: [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, seven 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 Commission is a statutory advisory 
committee established under Section 4 of the Rio Grande Natural Area 
Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 460rrr-2). The Commission shall be composed of 
nine members appointed by the Secretary, of whom:
    1. One member shall represent the Colorado State Director of the 
BLM;
    2. One member shall be the manager of the Alamosa National Wildlife 
Refuge, ex officio;
    3. Three members shall be appointed based on the recommendation of 
the Governor of Colorado, among whom:
    a. One member shall represent Colorado Parks and Wildlife;
    b. One member shall represent the Colorado Division of Water 
Resources; and
    c. One member shall represent the Rio Grande Water Conservation 
District.
    4. Four members shall:
    a. Represent the general public;
    b. Be citizens of the local region in which the Natural Area is 
established; and
    c. Have knowledge and experience in fields of interest relating to 
the preservation, restoration and use of the Natural Area.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. The BLM will 
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience and 
knowledge of the geographical area the Commission serves. Nominees 
should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-
making. The following must accompany all nominations:
    1. Letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations;
    2. A completed background information nomination form; and
    3. Any other information that addresses the nominee's 
qualifications.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally-registered lobbyists to serve on all Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) and non-FACA boards, committees or councils. 
Nomination forms may be downloaded from the Rio Grande Natural Area 
Commission Web site: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/slvfo/rio_grande_natural.html.
    The BLM's San Luis Valley Field Office will review the nomination 
packages in coordination with the Governor of Colorado before 
forwarding recommendations to the Secretary, who will make the 
appointments. The Commission shall be subject to the FACA, 5 U.S.C. 
App. 2; and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-22664 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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