Notice2022-15212
Call for Nominations for the Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Councils and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council
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Published
July 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council to fill existing vacancies, as well as member terms that are scheduled to expire. The Councils 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 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42742-42743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15212]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR912000. L07772100. XZ0000. 22x.HAG22-0020]
Call for Nominations for the Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake
Resource Advisory Councils and the Steens Mountain Advisory Council
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 the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Southeast Oregon and John
Day-Snake Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Steens Mountain
Advisory Council to fill existing vacancies, as well as member terms
that are scheduled to expire. The Councils 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 August 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the
BLM Oregon District Offices listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan Rubanow, Public Affairs
Specialist, BLM Oregon State Office, telephone: (503) 545-9717, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533e212631323d3c2413313f3e7d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa2bdbaadaea1a0b88fada3a2e1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
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, council membership must be balanced and representative of the
various interests concerned with the management of the public lands.
The rules governing the advisory councils are found at 43 CFR subpart
1784.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others for appointment by
the Secretary. The BLM will evaluate nominees based on their education,
training, experience, and knowledge of the geographic area of the
advisory committee. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment to
collaborative resource decision-making. Simultaneous with this notice,
the BLM Oregon State Office will issue a press release providing
additional information for submitting nominations.
The Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake 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.
The Steens Mountain Advisory Council consists of 13 members that
include a private landowner in the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Area (CMPA); two representatives who are
grazing permittees on Federal lands in the CMPA; a representative
interested in fish and recreational fishing in the CMPA; a
representative of the Burns Paiute Tribe; two representatives who are
recognized environmental representatives, one of whom shall represent
the State as a whole, and one of whom is from the local area; a
representative who participates in dispersed recreation, such as
hiking, camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching,
horseback riding, or trail walking; a representative who is a
recreational permit holder or is a representative of a commercial
recreation operation in the CMPA; a representative who participates in
mechanized or consumptive recreation, such as hunting, fishing, off-
road driving, hang gliding, or parasailing; a representative with
expertise and interest in wild horse management on Steens Mountain; a
representative who has no financial interest in the CMPA to represent
statewide interests; and one non-voting representative to serve as the
State government liaison to the Council. As appropriate, certain
Council members may be appointed as special Government employees
(SGEs). Please be aware that applicants selected to serve as SGEs will
be required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web site: <a href="https://www.doi.gov/ethics/oge-form-450">https://www.doi.gov/ethics/oge-form-450</a>. Additionally, after appointment,
members appointed as SGEs will be required to meet applicable financial
disclosure and ethics training requirements. Please contact (202) 202-
208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0949f998f95a4b8b9b3a390a3bfbcfeb4bfb9feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03474c4a5c46776b6a607043706c6f2d676c6a2d646c75">[email protected]</span></a> with any questions about the ethics
requirements for members appointed as SGEs.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must be
residents of the State of Oregon. 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/1120-019_0.pdf">https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/1120-019_0.pdf</a>.
--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
Nominations and completed applications should be sent to the office
listed as follows:
Southeast Oregon RAC
Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Vale District Office,
3100 H St., Baker City, OR 97814; phone: (541) 523-1407; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533f313c34322137262013313f3e7d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69050b060e081b0d1c1a290b0504470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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John Day-Snake RAC
Kaitlyn Webb, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Prineville District
Office, 3050 NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR 97754; phone: (541) 460-
8781; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bad1cddfd8d8fad8d6d794ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c372b393e3e1c3e3031723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Tara Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Burns District
Office, 28910 Hwy. 20 West, Hines, OR 97738; phone: (541) 573-4519;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7206061a1b0101171e1e32101e1f5c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8dcdcc0c1dbdbcdc4c4e8cac4c586cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Donald Manuszewski,
Deputy State Director, Communications.
[FR Doc. 2022-15212 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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