[Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)]
[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 within their geographic areas. The BLM will
consider public nominations for 45 days after the publication date of
this notice.
DATES: Send all nominations to the appropriate BLM State Office by no
later than March 27, 2006.
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 the 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 rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR
1784.b. These include three categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and
representatives of organizations associated with 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
organizations, dispersed recreation users, and wild horse and burro
organizations; and
Category Three--Representatives of State, county, or local elected
office; representatives and employees of a State agency responsible for
management of natural resources; representatives of Indian Tribes
within or adjacent to the area for which the Council is organized;
representatives of and employed as academicians involved in natural
sciences; and the public-at-large. Individuals may nominate themselves
or others. Nominees must be residents of the State or States in which
the RAC has jurisdiction. The 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
all 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
Danielle Allen, Alaska State Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,
13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513; (907) 271-3335.
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, BLM, One North Central
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; (602) 417-9215.
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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, Royal Gorge Field Office, BLM, 3170 E. Main Street,
Canon City, Colorado 81212; (719) 269-8553.
Northwest RAC
David Boyd, Glenwood Springs Field Office, BLM, 50629 Highways 6
and 24, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601; (970) 947-2800.
Southwest RAC
Melodie Lloyd, Grand Junction Field Office, BLM, 2815 H Road, Grand
Junction, Colorado 81506; (970) 244-3097.
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene District RAC
Stephanie Snook, Coeur d'Alene District Office, BLM, 1808 North
Third Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814; (208) 769-5004.
Idaho Falls District RAC
David Howell, Idaho Falls District Office, BLM, 1405 Hollipark
Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401; (208) 524-7559.
Boise District RAC
MJ Byrne, Boise District Office, BLM, 3948 Development Avenue,
Boise, Idaho 83705; (208) 384-3393.
Twin Falls District RAC
Sky Buffat, Twin Falls District Office, BLM, 2536 Kimberly Road,
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301; (208) 735-2068.
Montana and Dakotas
Eastern Montana RAC
Mary Apple, Montana State Office, BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101; (406) 896-5258.
Central Montana RAC
Kaylene Patten, Lewistown Field Office, BLM, 920 Northeast Main,
Lewistown, Montana 59457; (406) 538-1957.
Western Montana RAC
Marilyn Krause, Butte Field Office, BLM, 106 North Parkmont, Butte,
Montana 59701; (406) 533-7617.
Dakotas RAC
Lonny Bagley, North Dakota Field Office, BLM, 2933 Third Avenue
West, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601; (701) 227-7703.
Nevada
Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front
Northwestern RAC
Debra Kolkman, Nevada State Office, BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada 89502; (775) 289-1946.
New Mexico
New Mexico RAC
Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State Office, BLM, 1474 Rodeo Road,
P.O. Box 27115, 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, P.O.
Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208; (503) 808-6306.
Utah
Utah RAC
Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500,
P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101; (801) 539-4195.
Lawrence E. Benna,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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