[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 75283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26625]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Second Call for Nominations for the National Wild Horse and Burro 
Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory 
Board (Board) to fill two positions that became vacant on October 9, 
2022. The Board provides advice concerning the management, protection, 
and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands 
administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Agriculture, through the 
U.S. Forest Service.

DATES: All nominations must be post marked or submitted to the 
following addresses no later than January 23, 2023.

ADDRESSES: All nominations and completed packages sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service should be addressed as follows: Wild Horses and Burros 
Division, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attn: Dorothea Boothe, HQ-260, 9828 31st Avenue; Phoenix, AZ 85051.
    All nominations and completed packages that are sent via FedEx or 
UPS should be addressed as follows: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Wild Horses and Burros Division, Attn: 
Dorothea Boothe, 9828 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051. Please consider 
emailing PDF documents to Ms. Boothe at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Wild Horse and Burro 
Program Coordinator, telephone: (602) 906-5543, 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: Members of the Board serve without 
compensation; however, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business, Board and subcommittee members engaged in Board or 
subcommittee business, approved by the Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence under 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed 
intermittently in government service. Nominations for a term of 3 years 
are needed to represent the following categories of interest:
     Livestock Management; and
     Wildlife Management.
    The Board will meet one to four times annually. The DFO may call 
additional meetings in connection with special needs for advice. 
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Any individual or 
organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Board.
    Nominations should include a resume providing adequate description 
of the nominee's qualifications, including information that would 
enable the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to contact a 
potential member and make an informed decision regarding meeting the 
membership requirements of the Board. Nominations are to be sent to the 
address listed in the ADDRESSES section. If you have already submitted 
your nomination, you do not need to reapply.
    As appropriate, certain Board 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 website: 
https://www.doi.gov/ethics/financial-disclosure. 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.
    Membership Selection: Individuals shall qualify to serve on the 
Board because of their education, training, or experience that enables 
them to give informed and objective advice regarding the interest they 
represent. They should demonstrate experience or knowledge of the area 
of their expertise and a commitment to collaborate in seeking solutions 
to resource management issues. The Board is structured to provide fair 
membership and balance, both geographic and interest specific, in terms 
of the functions to be performed and points of view to be represented. 
Members are selected with the objective of providing representative 
counsel and advice about public land and resource planning. Pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, members of 
the Board cannot be employed by the Federal Government or a State 
Government.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)

David B. Jenkins,
Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2022-26625 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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