[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42742-42743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15212]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR912000. L07772100. XZ0000. 22x.HAG22-0020]


Call for Nominations for the Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake 
Resource Advisory Councils and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations 
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southeast Oregon and John 
Day-Snake Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Steens Mountain 
Advisory Council to fill existing vacancies, as well as member terms 
that are scheduled to expire. The Councils 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 August 17, 2022.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan Rubanow, Public Affairs 
Specialist, BLM Oregon State Office, telephone: (503) 545-9717, email: 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

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, council membership must be balanced and representative of the 
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. 
The rules governing the advisory councils are found at 43 CFR subpart 
1784.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others for appointment by 
the Secretary. The BLM will evaluate nominees based on their education, 
training, experience, and knowledge of the geographic area of the 
advisory committee. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to 
collaborative resource decision-making. Simultaneous with this notice, 
the BLM Oregon State Office will issue a press release providing 
additional information for submitting nominations.
    The Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake RACs include the following 
three membership categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits or leases within 
the area 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.
    The Steens Mountain Advisory Council consists of 13 members that 
include a private landowner in the Steens Mountain Cooperative 
Management and Protection Area (CMPA); two representatives who are 
grazing permittees on Federal lands in the CMPA; a representative 
interested in fish and recreational fishing in the CMPA; a 
representative of the Burns Paiute Tribe; two representatives who are 
recognized environmental representatives, one of whom shall represent 
the State as a whole, and one of whom is from the local area; a 
representative who participates in dispersed recreation, such as 
hiking, camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, 
horseback riding, or trail walking; a representative who is a 
recreational permit holder or is a representative of a commercial 
recreation operation in the CMPA; a representative who participates in 
mechanized or consumptive recreation, such as hunting, fishing, off-
road driving, hang gliding, or parasailing; a representative with 
expertise and interest in wild horse management on Steens Mountain; a 
representative who has no financial interest in the CMPA to represent 
statewide interests; and one non-voting representative to serve as the 
State government liaison to the Council. As appropriate, certain 
Council members may be appointed as special Government employees 
(SGEs). Please be aware that applicants selected to serve as SGEs will 
be required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial 
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent 
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web site: https://www.doi.gov/ethics/oge-form-450. Additionally, after appointment, 
members appointed as SGEs will be required to meet applicable financial 
disclosure and ethics training requirements. Please contact (202) 202-
208-7960 or [email protected] with any questions about the ethics 
requirements for members appointed as SGEs.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State of Oregon. 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.

    Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the office 
listed as follows:

Southeast Oregon RAC

    Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Vale District Office, 
3100 H St., Baker City, OR 97814; phone: (541) 523-1407; email: 
[email protected].

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John Day-Snake RAC

    Kaitlyn Webb, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Prineville District 
Office, 3050 NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR 97754; phone: (541) 460-
8781; email: [email protected].

Steens Mountain Advisory Council

    Tara Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Burns District 
Office, 28910 Hwy. 20 West, Hines, OR 97738; phone: (541) 573-4519; 
email: [email protected].

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)

Donald Manuszewski,
Deputy State Director, Communications.
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