[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60411-60412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21568]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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National Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils

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 13 of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) statewide and regional 
Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) that have vacant positions or members 
whose terms are scheduled to expire. 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 November 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: Carrie Richardson, BLM Office of 
Communications, at (202) 742-0649 or [email protected]. 
[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 addressing 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 1784. 
The 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.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State in which the RAC has jurisdiction. 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, BLM State Offices will issue press 
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations.
    Before including any address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in the application, nominees should be 
aware this information may be made publicly available at any time. 
While the nominee can ask to withhold the personal identifying 
information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will 
be able to do so.
    Nominations and completed applications for RACs should be sent to 
the appropriate BLM offices listed below:

Alaska

Alaska RAC

    Melinda Bolton, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue #13, 
Anchorage, AK 99513; Phone: (907) 271-3342; Email: [email protected].

Arizona

Arizona RAC

    Dolores Garcia, BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue, 
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004; Phone: (602) 417-9241; Email: 
[email protected].

California

Northern California District RAC

    Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252-5332; Email: [email protected].

Colorado

Northwest RAC

    Eric Coulter, BLM Upper Colorado River District Office, 2815 H 
Road, Grand Junction, CO 81056; Phone (970) 244-3000; Email: 
[email protected].

Rocky Mountain RAC

    Cathy Cook, BLM Rocky Mountain District Office, 3028 East Main 
Street, Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212; Phone: (719) 269-8554; Email: 
[email protected].

Southwest RAC

    Shawn Reinhardt, BLM Southwest Colorado District Office, 2465 South 
Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401; Phone (970) 240-5430; Email: 
[email protected].

Idaho

Idaho RAC

    MJ Byrne, BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, 
Idaho 83709; Phone (208) 373-4006; Email: [email protected].

Montana and Dakotas

Missouri Basin RAC

    Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, 111 Garryowen 
Road, Miles City, MT 59301; Phone: (406) 233-2831; Email: 
[email protected].

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Nevada

Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC

    Kirsten Cannon, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North 
Torrey Pines, Las Vegas, NV 89130; Phone: (702) 515-5057; Email: 
[email protected].

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC

    Jeff Clark, BLM Spokane District Office, 1103 North Fancher Road, 
Spokane, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536-1297.

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].

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].

Wyoming

Wyoming RAC

    Azure Hall, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 
Cheyenne, WY 82009; Phone: (307) 335-6208; Email: [email protected].

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)

Jeffrey Krauss,
Acting Assistant Director for Communications.
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