Call for Nominations on Resource Advisory Councils

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15959-15960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8915]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-910-0777-52]


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 public nominations 
for a limited number of seats on each of three Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils currently assisting BLM in 
Nevada. The three councils--the Northeastern Great Basin, the Sierra 
Front-Northwestern Great Basin and the Mojave-Southern Great Basin--
established in 1995 by the Secretary of the Interior, provide advice to 
BLM on management of the public lands. Nominations should be received 
45 days from the publication date of this notice. In making 
appointments to Resource Advisory Councils, the Secretary will also 
consider nominations made by the Governor of the State or States 
involved.
    The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) directs the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish advisory councils to provide 
advice on land use 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). In order to reflect a fair 
balance of viewpoints, the membership of Resource Advisory Councils 
must be 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, transportation or rights-of-way, 
timber industry, off-road vehicle use or developed recreation.
    Category Two--Representatives of environmental and resource 
conservation organizations, dispersed recreation interests, 
archaeological and historic interests, or wild horse and burro groups.
    Category Three--Representatives of State and local government; 
employees of State agencies responsible for the management of natural 
resources, land, or water; representatives of Native American tribes; 
academicians involved in natural sciences; or the public-at-large.
    The Northeastern Great Basin Council has two openings in Category 
One, one opening in Category Two, and two openings in Category Three 
(one of these two openings must be filled by an elected official). The 
Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Council has three opening in 
Category One, one opening in Category Two, and three openings in 
Category Three (of these three openings one must be filled by an 
elected official, one must be filled by a Native American and one must 
be filled by a State of Nevada agency employee). The Mojave-Southern 
Great Basin Council has three openings in Category One, one opening in 
Category Two, and two openings in Category Three (one of these two 
openings must be filled by an elected official and one must be filled 
by a State of Nevada agency employee).
    Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be 
residents of Nevada or that portion of California managed by the Carson 
City District Office. 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 the represented 
interest or organization, a completed background information nomination 
form, as well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's 
qualifications.
    The nomination period will also be announced through press releases 
issued by the BLM Nevada State Office. Nominations for Resource 
Advisory Councils should be sent to the BLM office listed below: Ann J. 
Morgan, State Director, Bureau of Land Management, PO Box 12000, Reno, 
Nevada 89520-0006.

DATES: All nominations should be received on or before May 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel C.B. Rathbun, Maxine Shane or 
JoLynn Worley, Bureau of Land Management, 850 Harvard Way, Reno, Nevada 
89502-2055, 702-785-6400.
Ann J. Morgan,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 96-8915 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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