[Federal Register: April 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 79)]
[Notices]
[Page 20147-20148]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA 160-1220-PG]
Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee; Notice of Intent to Establish
and Call for Nominations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bakersfield Field Office,
California.
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ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the
Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee under the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579).
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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under the authority of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579). BLM gives
notice that the Secretary of the Interior intends to establish the
Carrizo Plain 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 Carrizo Plain National Monument
(Monument).
DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the
address listed below no later than May 24, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Bakersfield Field Manager, Bakersfield
Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Avenue,
Bakersfield, California 93308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Fellows, Bakersfield Field
Manager, (661) 301-6000, or Ronald_Fellows@ca.blm.gov or from the
following Web site, http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield/
carrizoplain.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate
one or more persons to serve on the Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee.
Individuals may nominate themselves for Committee membership.
Nomination forms can be obtained from the Bakersfield Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management (see ADDRESSES, above). To make a nomination,
you must submit a completed nomination form, letters of reference from
the interests or organizations the nominee intends to represent, as
well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's
qualifications, to the Bakersfield Field Office. You may make
nominations for the following categories of interest:
(1) A member of, or nominated by, the San Luis Obispo Board of
Supervisors.
(2) A member of, or nominated by, the Kern County Board of
Supervisors.
(3) A member of, or nominated by, the Carrizo Native American
Advisory Council.
(4) A member of, or nominated by, the Central California Resource
Advisory Council.
(5) A member representing individuals or companies authorized to
graze livestock within the National Monument.
(6) Four members with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
(A) the purposes for which the Monument was established and
(B) the interests of other stakeholders, including the general
public, that are affected by or interested in the planning and
management of the National Monument.
The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The
Bakersfield Field Office will collect the nomination forms and letters
of reference and, in the case of categories 1-4 (above) distribute them
to the officials responsible for submitting nominations. 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 Carrizo Plain Advisory Committee is to advise
the Bureau of Land Management on the management of the 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.
Elaine Marquis-Brong,
Director, National Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land
Management.
[FR Doc. 02-9592 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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