[Federal Register: April 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 79)]
[Notices]
[Page 20147]
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-174-1820-DG]
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee;
Notice of Intent To Establish and Call for Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), San Juan Public Lands Center,
Durango, Colorado.
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee, as
directed by the Secretary of the Interior on June 28, 2000, to
``establish an advisory committee to advise BLM on issues related to
the Monument''.
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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under section 9(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the instructions of the
Secretary of the Interior dated June 28, 2000, BLM gives notice that
the Secretary of the Interior intends to establish the Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee (Committee). The notice
requests the public to submit nominations for membership on the
Committee. The Committee is necessary to advise the Secretary and BLM
on resource management issues associated with the Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument (CANM).
DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the
address listed below no later than May 24, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Manager, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument, Bureau of Land Management, 27501 Highway 184,
Dolores, Colorado 81323.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Thrash, Planner, 970-385-1371,
LouAnn Jacobson, Manager, 970-882-4811, or e-mail
Colorado_CANM@co.blm.gov or visit the monument Web site at http://
www.co.blm.gov/canm/index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate
one or more persons to serve on the Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee. Individuals may nominate themselves for
Committee membership. You may obtain nomination forms from the Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management
(see ADDRESSES, above) or from http://www.co.blm.gov/canm/index.html.
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 Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Manager. You may make nominations for the following categories of
interest:
A representative of the Montezuma County Commission
(appointed from nominees submitted by the Montezuma County Commission);
A representative of the Dolores County Commission
(appointed from nominees submitted by the Dolores County Commission);
Two persons from any of the following tribes and pueblos
representing Native American interests: The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, The
Uintah-Ouray Ute Tribe, The Southern Ute Tribe, The Navajo Nation, The
Hopi Tribe, The Pueblo of Acoma, The Pueblo of Cochiti, The Pueblo of
Isleta, The Pueblo of San Felipe, The Pueblo of Santa Ana, The Pueblo
of Santo Domingo, The Pueblo of Jemez, The Pueblo of Laguna, The Pueblo
of Sandia, The Pueblo of Zia, The Pueblo of Zuni, The Pueblo of Nambe,
The Pueblo of San Juan, The Pueblo of Picuris, The Pueblo of Pojoaque,
The Pueblo of San Ildefonso, The Pueblo of Santa Clara, The Pueblo of
Taos, The Pueblo of Tesuque (appointed from nominees submitted by the
Bureau of Land Management);
Two persons who are recognized cultural resource
representatives, one of whom represents regional interests and one of
whom is from the local area (appointed from nominees submitted by the
Bureau of Land Management);
One person who is a grazing permittee on Federal lands in
the CANM (appointed from nominees submitted by the Bureau of Land
Management);
A person who represents fluid minerals development
(appointed from nominees submitted by the Bureau of Land Management);
Three people representing any of the following: private
landowners in or adjacent to the CANM, recognized national or regional
environmental or resource conservation organizations, off-road vehicle
use, commercial recreation, and/or representing statewide perspectives
with no financial interest in the CANM (appointed from nominees
submitted by the Bureau of Land Management).
The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Manager will collect the
nomination forms and letters of reference and distribute them to the
officials responsible for submitting nominations (Montezuma County
Commission, Dolores County Commission, and the Bureau of Land
Management). The Bureau of Land Management will then forward
recommended nominations to the Secretary, who has responsibility for
making the appointments.
The purpose of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Advisory Committee is to advise the Bureau of Land Management
concerning development and implementation of a management plan for
public lands within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. 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. The membership term will be for four years.
Elaine Marquis-Brong,
Director, National Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land
Management.
[FR Doc. 02-9590 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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