[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37636-37637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13772]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON06000 L1610000.DP0000]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for eight positions on the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation 
Area (D-E NCA) Advisory Council (Council). The Secretary of the 
Interior (Secretary) was directed by the Omnibus Public Lands 
Management Act of 2009 to establish the D-E NCA 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. The 
appointments of eight members of the Council are scheduled to expire in 
November 2016. This call for nominations is to fill those eight 
expiring appointments.

DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before July 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to Collin Ewing, D-E NCA 
Interim Manager, 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 S. Townsend Ave., 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 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, 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 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 land's unique resources for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. These 
values include the geological, cultural, archaeological, 
paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, wilderness, 
wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic resources of 
the public lands as well as 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 must 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 with backgrounds that reflect:
    a. The purposes for which the D-E NCA or wilderness was 
established; and
    b. The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the D-E NCA and wilderness.
    Appointments for a position based on the recommendations of the 
Delta County Commission and a position representing wildlife interests 
have already been filled and will not expire this year. The BLM is 
soliciting nominations for the other eight positions on the Council. 
Nominees should reside in or within close proximity to Mesa, Delta, or 
Montrose counties. 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 may be 
downloaded from the following Web

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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 qualifications to serve on the Council. 
Appointments 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. 
This notice is being provided pursuant to 43 CFR 1784.4-1.

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-13772 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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