[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25704-25705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10171]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the Utah Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to 
fill one recently vacated position on the Utah

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Resource Advisory Council (RAC) in category three (employees of a State 
agency responsible for management of natural resources).

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Lola Bird, Public Affairs 
Specialist, Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 440 West 200 
South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lola Bird, Bureau of Land Management, 
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 
84101; phone (801) 539-4033; or 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 Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary of the Interior to 
involve the public in planning and issues related to management of 
lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Section 309 
of FLPMA 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 BLM-Utah RAC is hosting a call for nominations for a vacant 
position in category three (description addressed in the SUMMARY 
above). Upon appointment, the individual selected will fill the 
position until the term's ending date of June 22, 2018. Nominees must 
be residents of Utah. BLM will evaluate nominees based on their 
education, training, experience, and their knowledge of the 
geographical area. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to 
collaborative resource decision making. The Obama Administration 
prohibits individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists 
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils. The 
following must accompany all nominations:

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

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM-Utah State Office will issue a 
press release providing additional information for submitting 
nominations.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.

    Approved:
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-10171 Filed 4-28-16; 8:45 am]
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