[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40244-40245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19561]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-060-1990-00]
Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert
District Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Call for nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's
California Desert District Advisory Council.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District is
soliciting nominations from the public for its District Advisory
Council to serve on the 1997-1999 three-year term. Council members
provide advice and recommendations to BLM on the management of public
lands in southern California. Public notice begins with the publication
date of this notice. Nomination will be accepted through August 31,
1996.
The California Desert District Advisory Council is compressed of 15
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private individuals who represent different interests and advise BLM
officials on policies and programs concerning the management of 10
million acres of public land in southern California. The Council meets
in formal session three to four times each year in various locations
throughout the California Desert District.
Section 309 of 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 BLM administered lands. The
Secretary also selects council nominees consistent with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which
requires nominees appointed to the council be balanced and
representative of the various interests concerned with the management
of the public lands.
The five positions to be filled include:
--one transportation/right-of-way representative;
--one recreation representative;
--the elected official (county government) representative;
--two public-at-large representatives.
Council members serve three-year terms and may be nominated for
reappointment for an additional three-year term. Council members serve
without compensation except for reimbursement of travel expenditures
incurred in the course of their duties. Any group or individual may
nominate a qualified person for any position, based upon their
education, training, knowledge, or experience. This term would begin
January 1, 1997.
The Council also is balanced geographically, and BLM will try to
find qualified representatives from each area. The California Desert
District covers portions of eight counties, and includes 10 million
acres of public land in the California Desert Conservation Area and
300,000 acres of scattered parcels in San Diego, western Riverside,
western San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties (known as the
South Coast).
Nominations must be submitted to the District Manager by August 31,
1996, and must include the name of the nominee; work and home addresses
and telephone numbers; a biographical sketch that includes the
nominee's work, public service record, and applicable outside interests
that qualify him or her for the position; and the specific category of
interest in which the nominee is best qualified to offer advice and
council.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees will be
evaluated based on their education, training, experience of the issues,
and knowledge of the geographical area of the Council. All nominations
must be accompanied by letters of reference from represented interests
or organizations.
The nomination period will end August 31, 1996. Nominations for the
District Advisory Council should be sent to the District Manager,
California Desert District, 6221 Box Springs Boulevard, Riverside,
California 92507.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doran Sanchez, Bureau of Land Management, Public Affairs, (909) 697-
5215.
Dated: July 26, 1996.
Alan Stein,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-19561 Filed 7-31-96; 8:45 am]
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