99-7107. Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14007-14008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7107]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WO-640-1820-00 24 1A]


Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations 
for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory 
Councils (RACs) that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs 
provide advice and recommendations to BLM on land use planning and 
management of the public lands within their geographic areas. Public 
nominations will be considered for 45 days after the publication date 
of this notice.
    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 BLM. Section 309 of 
FLPMA directs the Secretary to select 10 to 15 member citizen-based 
advisory councils that are established and authorized consistent with 
the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As 
required by the FACA, the interests represented by the individuals 
appointed to the RAC must be balanced

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and representative of the various issues concerned with the management 
of the public lands. These include three categories:
    Category One--Holders of federal grazing permits and 
representatives of energy and mineral development, timber industry, 
transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and 
commercial recreation;
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic 
interests, dispersed recreation, and wild horse and burro groups;
    Category Three--Holders of State, county or local elected office, 
employees of a State agency responsible for management of natural 
resources, academicians involved in natural sciences, representatives 
of Indian tribes, and the public-at-large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State or States in which the RAC has jurisdiction. 
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, 
experience, and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC. 
Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative 
resource decisionmaking. All nominations must be accompanied by letters 
of reference from represented interests or organizations, a completed 
background information nomination form, as well as any other 
information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications.
    Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press 
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations, 
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions 
available for each RAC in the State. Nominations for RACs should be 
sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below.

Alaska

Alaska RAC
    Theresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue, 
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, [phone]

Arizona

Arizona RAC
    Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 N. Central Avenue, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, [phone]

California

Central California RAC
    Larry Mercer, Bakersfield Field Office, BLM, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, 
Bakersfield, California 93308, [phone]
Northeastern California RAC
    Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, [phone]
Northwestern California RAC
    Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 
Susanville, California 96130, [phone]

Colorado

Front Range RAC; Southwest RAC; Northwest RAC
    Sheri Bell, Colorado State Office, BLM, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093, [phone]

Idaho

Upper Columbia RAC; Upper Snake RAC; Lower Snake RAC
    Don Smurthwaite, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, 
Idaho 83709-2500, [phone]

Montana and Dakotas

Butte RAC; Dakotas RAC; Lewistown RAC; Miles City RAC
    Greg Albright, Montana State Office, BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N. 
32nd Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, [phone]

Nevada

Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front
    Northwestern RAC
    Jo Simpson, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147, [phone]

New Mexico

New Mexico RAC
    Kathleen Mulkey, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115 Sante 
Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115, [phone]

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
    Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue 
Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, [phone]

Utah

Utah RAC
    Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 324 South State Street, Suite 
301, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, [phone]

DATES: All nominations should be received by the appropriate BLM State 
Office by May 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs, MS-LS-
406, Washington, D.C. 20240; 202-452-0377.

    Dated: March 11, 1999.
Nina Rose Hatfield,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management
[FR Doc. 99-7107 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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