[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68697-68698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27267]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON06000 L16100000.DP0000]


Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations for the Dominguez-
Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council

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. This call for nominations is to fill two of the 10 seats 
on the Council. The appointments for these two members are scheduled to 
expire in January 2015.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before December 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim 
Manager Collin Ewing, 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 South Townsend Avenue, 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: Collin Ewing, D-E NCA Interim Manager, 
970-244-3049, [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 210,172 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;
    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

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    b. The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the D-E NCA and wilderness.

The two solicited applications will replace the Council member 
representing Delta County and a Council member representing wildlife 
interests. The new nominations should ensure that the Council remains 
representative of the stakeholder groups and geographical areas with an 
interest in the management of the D-E NCA, as mandated by the Omnibus 
Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (Act). 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 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 Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-27267 Filed 11-17-14; 8:45 am]
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