Notice2021-20315
National Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
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Published
September 21, 2021
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations for 16 of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) statewide and regional Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) located in the West that have vacant positions and/or members whose terms are scheduled to expire. These RACs provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within their geographic areas.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52496-52497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20315]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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National Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations
for 16 of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) statewide and regional
Resource Advisory Councils (RAC) located in the West that have vacant
positions and/or members whose terms are scheduled to expire. These
RACs provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning
and management of the National System of Public Lands within their
geographic areas.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than October 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the
appropriate BLM offices listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Richardson, BLM Office of
Communications, 1849 C Street NW, Room 5614, Washington, DC 20240,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#197a6b707a71786b7d6a7677597b7574377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b1a0bbb1bab3a0b6a1bdbc92b0bebffcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact Ms. Richardson during normal business hours. The
FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in
planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the
BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to
establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory councils that are
consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required
by FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and representative of the
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands.
The
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rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784. The RACs include
the following three membership categories:
Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits or leases within
the area for which the RAC is organized; represent interests associated
with transportation or rights-of-way; represent developed outdoor
recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation
activities; represent the commercial timber industry; or represent
energy and mineral development.
Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organizations; dispersed recreational
activities; archaeological and historical interests; or nationally or
regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups.
Category Three--Hold State, county, or local elected office; are
employed by a State agency responsible for the management of natural
resources, land, or water; represent Indian tribes within or adjacent
to the area for which the RAC is organized; are employed as
academicians in natural resource management or the natural sciences; or
represent the affected public at large.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the State in which the RAC has jurisdiction. The BLM will
evaluate nominees based on their education, training, experience, and
knowledge of the geographic area of the RAC. Nominees should
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making.
The following must accompany all nominations:
--A completed RAC application, which can either be obtained through
your local BLM office or online at: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/RPMC%20Nomination%20Form.pdf">https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/RPMC%20Nomination%20Form.pdf</a>
--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM State Offices will issue press
releases providing additional information for submitting nominations.
Before including any address, phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in the application, nominees should be
aware this information may be made publicly available at any time.
While the nominee can ask to withhold the personal identifying
information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will
be able to do so.
Nominations and completed applications for RACs should be sent to
the appropriate BLM offices listed below:
Alaska
Alaska RAC
Melinda Bolton, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue #13
Anchorage, AK 99513; Phone: (907) 271-3342.
Arizona
Arizona RAC
Dolores Garcia, BLM Arizona State Office, 1 North Central Avenue,
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004; Phone: (602) 417-9241.
California
California Desert District RAC
Michelle Van Der Linden, BLM California Desert District Office,
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262; Phone: (760) 833-7172.
Central California RAC
Serena Baker, BLM Central California District Office, 5152
Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762; Phone: (916) 941-3146.
Northern California District RAC
Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252-5332.
Colorado
Rocky Mountain RAC
Brant Porter, BLM Rocky Mountain District Office, 3028 East Main
Street, Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212; Phone (970) 901-9581.
Southwest RAC
Shawn Reinhardt, BLM Southwest Colorado District Office, 2465 South
Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401; Phone (970) 240-5430.
Montana and Dakotas
Missouri Basin RAC
Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, 111 Garryowen
Road, Miles City, MT 59301; Phone: (406) 233-2831.
Western Montana RAC
David Abrams, BLM Western Montana District Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701; Phone: (406) 533-7617.
Nevada
Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC
Kirsten Cannon, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North
Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130; Phone: (702) 515-5057.
New Mexico
Southern New Mexico RAC
Glen Garnand, BLM Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second Street,
Roswell, NM 88201; Phone: (575) 627-0209.
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC
Jeff Clark, BLM Spokane District Office, 1103 North Fancher Road,
Spokane, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536-1297.
John Day-Snake RAC
Larisa Bogardus, BLM Vale District Office, 3100 H Street, Baker
City, OR 97814; Phone: (541) 523-1407.
Southeast Oregon RAC
Lisa McNee, BLM Lakeview District Office, 1301 South G Street,
Lakeview, OR 97630; Phone: (541) 947-6811.
Utah
Utah RAC
Lola Bird, BLM Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101; Phone (801) 539-4033.
Wyoming
Wyoming RAC
Brad Purdy, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,
Cheyenne, WY 82009; Phone: (307) 775-6328.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Matthew Buffington,
Assistant Director for Communications.
[FR Doc. 2021-20315 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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