[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59813-59814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25142]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations for the Front Range 
Resource Advisory Council, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public 
nominations for the Bureau of Land

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Management (BLM) Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which has 
five member terms expiring this year. The Front Range RAC provides 
advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and 
management of the public lands in eastern Colorado. The BLM will accept 
public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send nomination packages to Courtney Whiteman, Public 
Affairs Specialist, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St., 
Lakewood, CO 80215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Whiteman, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Colorado State Office. Phone: (303) 239-3668. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in 
planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the 
BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 
establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory councils that are 
consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required 
by FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and representative of the 
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. 
The rules governing RACs, found at 43 CFR subpart 1784, require that 
each RAC include the following three membership categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and 
representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral 
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, 
developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial 
recreation;
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic 
organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and 
burro organizations; and
    Category Three--Representatives of State, county, or local elected 
office, employees of a State agency responsible for management of 
natural resources, representatives of Indian tribes within or adjacent 
to the area for which the council is organized, representatives of 
academia who are employed in natural sciences, and the public-at-large.
    Those who have already submitted a nomination in response to the 
first and second calls for nominations to the Front Range RAC 
(published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2015, (80 FR 5785) 
and May 21, 2015 (80 FR 29332)) do not need to resubmit. All 
nominations from the first, second and third calls will be considered 
together during the review process. Individuals may nominate themselves 
or others. Nominees must be residents of Colorado. The BLM will 
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience, and 
knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should 
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making. The 
Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently federally 
registered lobbyists from being appointed or re-appointed to FACA and 
non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.
    The following must accompany all nominations for the Front Range 
RAC:

--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations;
--A completed Resource Advisory Council application; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM Royal Gorge Field Office will 
issue a press release providing additional information for submitting 
nominations, with specifics about the number and categories of member 
positions available.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-25142 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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