[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16806-16807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8451]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-985-06-0777-72]
Call for Nominations on Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit nominations from the
public for Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory
Council. This council provides advice and recommendations to BLM on
management of public lands.
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 authorizes 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 will reflect a balanced membership representative of the
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands and
users of the public lands. These include:
group 1--holder of federal grazing permit/lease,
transportation/rights of way, developed outdoor recreation, off-highway
vehicle user, commercial recreation activity commercial timber
industry, energy/mineral development;
group 2--national/regional environmental organization,
resource conservation group, dispersed recreational activity,
archeological or historical interest, national/regional wild horse/
burro groups; and
group 3--holder of state/county/local elected office,
State agency employee in field of natural resources/land/water, 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 of Wyoming. 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 decisionmaking. At
least one member of each Resource Advisory Council must be an elected
official of general purpose government serving the people within the
geographic area for which an advisory council is established.
All nominations must include: nominee's full name; business address
and phone; home address and phone; occupation and title; career
highlights; education, training and/or experience; experience or
knowledge of council's geographic area of jurisdiction; experience in
working with disparate groups to achieve collaborative solutions (e.g,
civic organizations, planning commissions, school boards); area of
interest to be represented (group 1, 2, or 3). Nominations are to be
accompanied by letters of reference from represented interests or
organizations.
The Wyoming BLM State Office will issue a press release providing
additional instructions for nominations.
Nominations for the Wyoming Resource Advisory Council should be
sent to the State Director (930), Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box
1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
DATES: All nominations must be received by close of business on May 31,
1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay Guerin, Bureau of Land Management,
5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82001, (307) 775-6011.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-8451 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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