[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46808-46809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15358]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_MT_FRN_MO #4500171743]


Call for Nominations to the Missouri Basin and Western Montana 
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 the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Missouri Basin and Western 
Montana Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) to fill existing vacancies, 
as well as for member terms that are scheduled to expire. The 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 August 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Applications for the Missouri Basin RAC should be sent to 
Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office, 111 
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301; (406) 233-2831; [email protected]; 
or Gina Baltrusch, BLM North Central Montana District Office, 1220 38th 
Street N, Great Falls, MT 59405; (406) 791-7778; [email protected].
    Applications for the Western Montana RAC should be sent to David 
Abrams, BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701; 
(406) 533-7617; [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Boucher, BLM Montana/Dakotas State 
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101; (406) 896-5011; 
[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

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international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning 
and issues related to the 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 and 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. Missouri Basin RAC 
Nominees must be residents of the State of Montana, North Dakota, or 
South Dakota. Western Montana RAC Nominees must be residents of the 
State of Montana. 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:

--Completed a RAC application, which can either be obtained through the 
nominee's 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 Montana/Dakotas State Office 
will issue a press release 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.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)


Sonya Germann,
Montana/Dakotas State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-15358 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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