[Federal Register: March 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 44)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO640-1020-PF-24-1A]
Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory Council call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations
for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils
(RACs) that have member terms expiring this year. The RACs provide
advice and recommendations to BLM on land use planning and management
of the public lands and resources within their geographic areas.
DATES: BLM will accept public nominations for 45 days after the
publication date of this notice. Send all nominations to the
appropriate BLM State Office by no later than April 19, 2004.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the locations to send your
nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Wilson Gore, U.S. Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Intergovernmental Affairs,
1849 C Street, MS-LS-406, Washington, DC 20240; 202-452-0377.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1730) 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 directs the Secretary
to select 10 to 15 member citizen-based advisory councils that are
consistent with the requirements of Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). As required by the FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and
representative of the various interests concerned with the management
of the public lands. The BLM regulations governing RACs are found at 43
CFR part 1784. These regulations describe three general representative
categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of energy and mineral development, timber industry,
transportation or rights-of-way, off-highway vehicle use, and
commercial recreation;
Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic
interests,
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dispersed recreation, and wild horse and burro groups;
Category Three--Holders of State, county or local elected office,
employees of a State agency responsible for management of natural
resources, academicians involved in natural sciences, representatives
of Indian tribes, and the affected public-at-large.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the State or States in which the RAC has jurisdiction. BLM
will evaluate nominees based on their education, training, and
experience and their knowledge of the geographical area of the RAC.
Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource
decisionmaking. The following must accompany nominations received in
this public call for nominations:
Letters of reference from represented interests or
organizations,
A completed background information nomination form,
Any other information that speaks to the nominee's
qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations,
with specifics about the number and categories of member positions
available for each RAC in the State. Nominations for RACs should be
sent to the appropriate BLM offices listed below.
Alaska
Alaska RAC
Teresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, (907) 271-3322
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, 222 N. Central Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2203, (602) 417-9215
California
Central California RAC
Deane Swickard, Folsom Field Office, BLM, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom,
California 95630, (916) 985-4474
Northeastern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Northwestern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, California 96130, (530) 257-0456
Colorado
Front Range RAC
Ken Smith, Canon City Field Office, BLM, 3170 E. Main Street, Canon
City, Colorado 81212, (719) 269-8553
Northwest RAC
Steve Hall, Western Slope Center, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506, (970) 244-3052
Southwest RAC
Steve Hall, Western Slope Center, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506, (970) 244-3052.
Montana and Dakotas
Eastern Montana RAC
Mark Jacobsen, Miles City Field Office, BLM, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles
City, Montana 59301, (406) 233-2831.
Central Montana RAC
Kaylene Patten, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, Airport Road, P.O. Box
1160, Lewistown, Montana 59457, (406) 538-1957.
Western Montana RAC
Marilyn Krause, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte,
Montana 59701-3388, (406) 533-7617.
Dakotas RAC
Mary Ramsey, North Dakota Field Office, BLM, 2933 Third Avenue West,
Dickinson, North Dakota 58601-2619, (701) 227-7700.
Nevada
Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front
Northwestern RAC
Debra Kolkman, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147, (775) 289-1946.
New Mexico
New Mexico RAC
Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State Office, BLM, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa
Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505) 438-7517.
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC
Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 333 SW First Avenue, PO Box
2965, Portland, OR 97208-2965, (503) 808-6306.
Utah
Utah RAC
Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 324 South State Street, Suite 301,
P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155, (801) 539-4195.
Dated: February 19, 2004.
Jim Hughes,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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