[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR222.11]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 222_RANGE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Grazing and Livestock Use on the National Forest System
 
Sec. 222.11  Grazing advisory boards.

    (a) Establishment. Persons holding term permits to graze livestock 
on National Forest System lands with headquarters, office in the 16 
contiguous western States having jurisdiction over more than 500,000 
acres of land subject to commercial livestock grazing may petition the 
Forest Supervisor for establishment of a statutory grazing advisory 
board in accordance with provisions of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976.
    (1) Upon being properly petitioned by a simple majority (more than 
50 percent) of term grazing permittees under the jurisdiction of such 
headquarters office, the Secretary shall establish and maintain at least 
one grazing advisory board.
    (2) The Chief, Forest Service, shall determine the number of such 
boards, the area to be covered, and the number of advisers on each 
board.
    (3) Processing Petitions. Upon receiving a proper petition from the 
grazing permittees, the Forest Supervisor will request the Chief, Forest 
Service, through the Regional Forester, to initiate action to establish 
grazing advisory boards in accordance with regulations of the Secretary 
of Agriculture. Grazing advisory boards will comply with the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    (b) Membership. Grazing advisory boards established under this 
authority shall consist of members who are National Forest System term 
permittees

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under the jurisdiction of a National Forest headquarters office in the 
16 contiguous western States, provided board members shall be elected by 
term grazing permittees in the area covered by the board.
    (c) Elections. The Forest Supervisor of the headquarters office 
shall prescribe and oversee the manner in which permittees are nominated 
and board members are elected. Nominations will be made by petition with 
all term grazing permittees under the jurisdiction of such headquarters 
office being eligible for membership on the board. All members of the 
board will be elected by secret ballot with each term grazing permittee 
in the area covered by the board being qualified to vote. No person 
shall be denied the opportunity to serve as a grazing advisory board 
member because of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. No 
board member shall concurrently serve on another USDA advisory 
committee. The Forest Supervisor shall determine and announce the 
results of the election of the members of the board and shall recognize 
the duly elected board as representing National Forest System term 
grazing permittees in the areas for which it is established. Board 
members will be elected to terms not to exceed 2 years.
    (d) Charter and bylaws. (1) The Forest Supervisor will prepare a 
charter to be filed with the Department and the Congress as required by 
Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    (2) A duly recognized grazing advisory board may, with the 
concurrence of a majority of its members and the Forest Supervisor, 
adopt bylaws to govern its proceedings.
    (e) Function. The function of grazing advisory boards will be to 
offer advice and make recommendations concerning the development of 
allotment management plans and the utilization of range betterment 
funds.
    (f) Meetings. The Forest Supervisor shall call at least one meeting 
of each board annually, and call additional meetings as needed to meet 
the needs of the permittees and the Forest Service. Each meeting shall 
be conducted in accordance with an agenda approved by the Forest 
Supervisor and in the presence of a Forest officer.
    (g) Termination. (1) Grazing advisory boards established under the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 shall continue until 
December 31, 1985, unless terminated earlier.
    (2) The Forest Supervisor may withdraw recognition of any board 
whenever:
    (i) A majority of the term grazing permittees for the area which the 
board represents requests that the board be dissolved.
    (ii) The board becomes inactive and does not meet at least once each 
calendar year.

(86 Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C., App. 1); sec. 1, 30 Stat. 35, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 551); sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628 (16 U.S.C. 472); sec. 32, 50 Stat. 
525, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1011); sec. 19, 64 Stat. 88 (16 U.S.C. 5801); 
Title IV, Pub. L. 94, 90 Stat. 2771 (43 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.); 92 Stat. 
1803 (43 U.S.C. 1901))

[42 FR 56732, Oct. 28, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 27532, June 26, 1978; 
44 FR 61345, Oct. 25, 1979]