[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73356-73357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23537]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO45 MO4500174625]


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 16 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 the geographic areas for which 
the RACs are organized.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than November 24, 
2023.

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 telephone: (202) 208-5259, 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 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

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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 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/default/files/docs/2022-05/BLM-Form-1120-19_RAC-Application.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].

California

California Desert District Advisory Council

    Michelle Van Der Linden, BLM California Desert District Office, 
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262; Phone: (951) 567-1531; 
Email: [email protected].

Northern California District RAC

    Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252-5332; 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 Office, 111 
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301; Phone: (406) 233-2831; Email: 
[email protected]; or Gina Baltrusch, BLM North Central Montana District 
Office, 1220 38th Street N, Great Falls, MT 59405; Phone: (406) 791-
7778; Email: [email protected].

Western Montana RAC

    David Abrams, BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 
59701; Phone: (406) 533-7617; Email: [email protected].

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].

Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin RAC

    Lisa Ross, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Carson City District 
Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701; phone: (775) 885-
6107; Email: [email protected].

New Mexico

Northern New Mexico RAC

    Jamie Garcia, BLM Albuquerque District Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109; Phone: (505) 761-8787; Email: [email protected].

Southern New Mexico

    Wendy Brown, BLM Roswell Field Office, 2909 West 2nd Street, 
Roswell, NM 88201; Phone: (575) 627-0259; Email: [email protected].

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC

    Tom Beaucage, Border Field Office, 1103 N Fancher Road, Spokane 
Valley, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536-1263; Email: [email protected].

John Day-Snake RAC

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

Western Oregon

    Megan Harper, BLM Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport Lane, 
North Bend, OR 97459; Phone: (541) 751-4353; Email: [email protected].

Utah

Utah RAC

    Angela Hawkins, BLM Green River District Office, 170 South 500 
East, Vernal, UT 84078; Phone: (435) 781-2774; 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,
Assistant Director for Communications.
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