97-7497. Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7497]


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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 that have member terms expiring this year. The Councils 
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, Resource Advisory Council members appointed to 
the council must be balanced and representative of the various 
interests concerned with the management of the public lands. These 
include three categories:
    Category One--holders of federal grazing permits, representatives 
of energy and mining development, timber industry, off-road vehicle use 
and developed recreation;
    Category Two--representatives of environmental and resource 
conservation organizations, archaeological and historic interests, and 
wild horse and burro groups;
    Category Three--representatives of State and Local government, 
Native American tribes, academicians involved in natural sciences, and 
the public-at-large.
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of the State or States in which the council has jurisdiction. 
Nominees will be evaluated based on their education, training, and 
experience of the issues and knowledge of the geographical area of the 
Council. Nominees should have demonstrated a commitment to 
collaborative resource decision making. 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 council in the State. Nominations for Resource 
Advisory Councils should be sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed 
below.

Alaska

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

Arizona

Arizona Resource Advisory Council
    Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 North Central 
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, [phone]

California

Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council
    Ron Fellows, Bakersfield District Manager, 3801 Pegasus Avenue, 
Bakersfield, California 93308, [phone]
Susanville Resource Advisory Council
    Linda Hansen, Area Manager, Eagle Lake Resource Area, 2950 
Riverside Drive, Susanville, California 96130, [phone]
Ukiah Resource Advisory Council
    Renee Snyder, Area Manager, Clear Lake Resource Area, 2550 North 
State Street, Ukiah, California 95482-3023, [phone]

Colorado

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

Idaho

Upper Columbia Resource Advisory Council; Upper Snake Resource Advisory 
Council; Lower Snake Resource Advisory Council
    Glenda Hawkins, Idaho State Office, BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise, 
Idaho 83709-2500, [phone]

Montana and Dakotas

Butte Resource Advisory Council; Dakotas Resource Advisory Council; 
Lewistown Resource Advisory Council; Miles City Resource Advisory 
Council
    Jody Weil, Montana State Office, BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N. 32nd 
Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, [phone]

Nevada

Mojave-Southern Resource Advisory Council; Northeastern Great Basin 
Resource Advisory Council; Sierra Front Northwestern Resource Advisory 
Council
    Daniel Rathbun, Nevada State Office, BLM 850 Harvard Way, Reno, 
Nevada 89520-0006, [phone]

New Mexico

New Mexico Resource Advisory Council
    Rem Hawes, New Mexico State Office, BLM, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 87502-0115, [phone]

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council; John Day/Snake Resource 
Advisory Council; Southeastern Resource Advisory Council
    Brenda Lincoln, Oregon State Office, BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue, 
Portland, Oregon 97208-2965, [phone]

Utah

Utah Resource Advisory Council
    Sherry Foote, 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 State 
Office by May 8, 1997.

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 19, 1997.
Sylvia V. Baca,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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