[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01441]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 
Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice 
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. The BLM gives notice that 
the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the San Rafael Swell 
Recreation Area (Recreation Area) Advisory Council (Council) and 
seeking nominations for individuals to be considered as Council 
members.

DATES: A completed nomination form and accompanying nomination/
recommendation letters must be received by February 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to Christopher Conrad, BLM Price Field 
Office Manager, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah 84501, Attention: San 
Rafael Swell Advisory Council Nominations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Contact Jonathan Moor, Public Affairs 
Specialist, Green River District, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, UT 84078, 
phone (435) 781-2774, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
Management, and Recreation Act, Section 1223, directs the Secretary of 
the Interior to establish a seven-member citizen-based advisory council 
that is regulated by FACA (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) and section 309 of the 
FLPMA. The BLM rules governing advisory committees are found at 43 CFR 
subpart 1784.
    The Council shall advise the Secretary with respect to the 
preparation and implementation of the management plan for the 
Recreation Area.
    The Council will include seven members to be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior as follows:
    (1) A representative of the Emery County Commission;
    (2) A representative of motorized recreational users;
    (3) A representative of non-motorized recreational users;
    (4) A representative of grazing allotment permittees within the 
Recreation Area or wilderness areas designated;
    (5) A representative of conservation organizations;
    (6) A representative with expertise in the historical uses of the 
Recreation Area; and
    (7) An elected leader of a federally recognized tribe that has 
significant cultural or historical connections to, and expertise in, 
the landscape, archeological sites, or cultural sites within the 
County.
    Members will be appointed to the Council to serve three-year 
staggered terms.
    Nominating Potential Members: Nomination forms may be obtained from 
the Price Field Office, (address listed above) or https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/Utah. All nominations 
must include a completed Resource Advisory Council application (OMB 
Control No. 1004-0204), letters of reference from the represented 
interests or organizations, and any other information that speaks to 
the candidate's qualifications.
    The specific category the nominee would be representing should be 
identified in the letter of nomination and on the application form.
    Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council members 
engaged in Council business may be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government 
service.
    The Council will meet approximately two to four times annually, and 
at such other times as designated by the Designated Federal Officer.

    Authority:  43 CFR 1784.4-1.

William Perry Pendley,
Deputy Director, Policy and Programs, Exercising the Authority of the 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-01441 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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