[Federal Register: May 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 97)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-130-1610-DE]
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council;
Notice of Intent To Establish and Call for Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Junction Field Office,
Grand Junction, CO
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council under the
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons
Wilderness Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. 460mmm, 4(h)(2000).
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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Colorado Canyons
National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of
2000, BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior intends to
establish the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory
Council (Council). The notice requests the public to submit nominations
for membership on the Council. The Council is necessary to advise the
Secretary and BLM on resource management issues associated with the
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons
Wilderness Act of 2000.
DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the
address listed below no later than June 18, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Field Manager, Grand Junction Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO
81506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Robertson, Grand Junction
Field Manager, (970) 244-3010, catherine_robertson@co.blm.gov or the
following web site http://conet.coso.co.blm.gov/gjra/ccnca/
ccncahome.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate
one or more persons to serve on the Colorado Canyons National
Conservation Area Advisory Council.
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Individuals may nominate themselves for Council membership. You may
obtain nomination forms from the Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of
Land Management or download the application from the Internet site (see
ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above). To make a
nomination, you must submit a completed nomination form, letters of
reference from the represented interests or organizations, as well as
any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications, to
the Grand Junction Field Office. You may make nominations for the
following categories of interest:
(1) A member of, or nominated by, the Mesa County Board of County
Commissioners.
(2) A member of, or nominated by, the permittees holding grazing
permits within the National Conservation Area or Wilderness.
(3) A member of, or nominated by, the Northwest Colorado Resource
Advisory Council.
(4) Seven members residing in, or within reasonable proximity to,
Mesa County, Colorado, with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
(A) The purposes for which the National Conservation Area or
Wilderness was established; and
(B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the
planning and management of the National Conservation Area and
Wilderness.
The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The
Grand Junction Field Office will collect the nomination forms and
letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible
for submitting nominations (commissioners of Mesa County, grazing
permittees holding grazing allotments within the National Conservation
Area or Wilderness, the Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council,
and the Bureau of Land Management). The Bureau of Land Management will
then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior
who has responsibility for making the appointments.
The purpose of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area
Advisory Council is to advise the Bureau of Land Management on the
management of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black
Ridge Canyons Wilderness. Each member will be a person who, as a result
of training and experience, has knowledge or special expertise which
qualifies him or her to provide advice from among the categories of
interest listed above.
Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for
Government employees.
Dated: May 14, 2001.
Nina Rose Hatfield,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 01-12603 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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