[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12485-12486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for Bureau of Land Management 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 request public nominations 
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Northern New Mexico Resource 
Advisory Council (RAC) and Southern New Mexico RAC that have vacant 
positions and/or members whose terms are scheduled to or have expired. 
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.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than April 4, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the 
appropriate BLM offices listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Sandoval, BLM New Mexico State 
Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508, email: 
[email protected], or by telephone at (505) 954-2019. Persons who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 7-1-1 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The TRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 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) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in 
planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the 
BLM through the establishment of 10- to 15-member citizen-based 
advisory councils that are managed in accordance 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. The RACs include the following three membership 
categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits or leases within 
the area

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for which the RAC is organized; represent interests associated with 
transportation or rights-of-way; represent developed outdoor 
recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation 
activities; represent the commercial timber industry; or represent 
energy and mineral development.
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations; dispersed recreational 
activities; archaeological and historical interests; or nationally or 
regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups.
    Category Three--Hold state, county, or local elected office; are 
employed by a state agency responsible for the management of natural 
resources, land, or water; represent Indian tribes within or adjacent 
to the area for which the RAC is organized; are employed as 
academicians in natural resource management or the natural sciences; or 
represent the affected public at large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. This is an 
additional call for nominations. If you have already applied in 2020 or 
2021, and your nomination is still being considered, you do not need to 
reapply. 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 geographic area of the RAC. Nominees should 
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making.
    The following must accompany all nominations:

--A completed RAC application, which can either be obtained through 
your local BLM office or online at: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/1120-019_0.pdf
--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.

    Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM will issue press releases 
providing additional information for submitting nominations.
    Nominations and completed applications for RACs should be sent to 
the appropriate BLM offices listed below:

New Mexico

Northern New Mexico RAC

    Jillian Aragon, BLM Farmington Field Office, 6251 College 
Boulevard, Suite A, Farmington, NM 87402; Phone: (505) 564-7722.

Southern New Mexico RAC

    William Wight, BLM Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess 
Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005; Phone: (575) 525-4444.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)

Melanie G. Barnes,
Acting New Mexico State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-04606 Filed 3-3-22; 8:45 am]
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