[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60020-60021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20942]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM910000.L13140000.XP0000.16X]
2016 Second Call for Nominations for Certain New Mexico Resource
Advisory Councils
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 certain New Mexico Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) that have member terms expiring this
year. These RACs provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land
use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands
within their geographic areas. The RACs covered by this request for
nominations are identified below. The BLM will accept public
nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than September 30,
2016.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the address of BLM New
Mexico Offices accepting nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Sandoval, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office, 301
Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87502-0115; 505-954- 2019.
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 are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784 and include
the following three membership categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits or leases;
representatives of energy and mineral development; representatives of
the commercial timber industry; representatives of interests associated
with transportation or rights-of-way; or representatives of 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; or nationally or
regionally recognized wild horse and burro organizations; and
Category Three--Persons who hold State, county, or local elected
office; employees of a State agency responsible for management of
natural resources, land or water; representatives of Indian tribes
within or adjacent to the area for which the council is organized;
persons who are employed as academicians in natural resource management
or natural sciences; or representatives of the affected public-at-
large.
Those who have already submitted a nomination in response to the
first call for nominations (published in the Federal Register on March
18, 2016, 81 FR 14879) do not need to resubmit. All nominations from
the first and second calls will be considered together during the
review process. Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees
must be residents of the State of New Mexico. 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. Individuals who
are Federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA
and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an individual capacity.
The term ``individual capacity'' refers to individuals who are
appointed to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf of
the government, such as when they are designated Special Government
Employees, rather than being appointed to represent a particular
interest. The following must accompany all nominations for the RACs:
-- 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 New Mexico State Office will
issue press releases providing additional information for submitting
nominations, with specifics about the number and categories of member
positions available for each RAC.
Nominations and completed applications for RACs should be sent to
the appropriate BLM offices listed below:
Albuquerque District RAC: Carlos Coontz, Socorro Field Office, BLM,
901 South Highway 85, Socorro, NM 87801, (575) 838-1263.
Farmington District RAC: Tamara Faust, Farmington District Office,
BLM, 6251 College Boulevard, Farmington, NM 87402, (505) 564-7762.
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Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1
Sally R. Butts,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2016-20942 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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