Notice2022-26625
Second Call for Nominations for the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
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Published
December 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board (Board) to fill two positions that became vacant on October 9, 2022. The Board provides advice concerning the management, protection, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Agriculture, through the U.S. Forest Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 75283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26625]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Second Call for Nominations for the National Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations
for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory
Board (Board) to fill two positions that became vacant on October 9,
2022. The Board provides advice concerning the management, protection,
and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands
administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), and the Department of Agriculture, through the
U.S. Forest Service.
DATES: All nominations must be post marked or submitted to the
following addresses no later than January 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All nominations and completed packages sent via the U.S.
Postal Service should be addressed as follows: Wild Horses and Burros
Division, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Attn: Dorothea Boothe, HQ-260, 9828 31st Avenue; Phoenix, AZ 85051.
All nominations and completed packages that are sent via FedEx or
UPS should be addressed as follows: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Wild Horses and Burros Division, Attn:
Dorothea Boothe, 9828 31st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051. Please consider
emailing PDF documents to Ms. Boothe at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8acaaa7a7bca0ad88aaa4a5e6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bedadcd1d1cad6dbfedcd2d390d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Wild Horse and Burro
Program Coordinator, telephone: (602) 906-5543, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce8eee3e3f8e4e9cceee0e1a2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93f7f1fcfce7fbf6d3f1fffebdf4fce5">[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: Members of the Board serve without
compensation; however, while away from their homes or regular places of
business, Board and subcommittee members engaged in Board or
subcommittee business, approved by the Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence under 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in government service. Nominations for a term of 3 years
are needed to represent the following categories of interest:
<bullet> Livestock Management; and
<bullet> Wildlife Management.
The Board will meet one to four times annually. The DFO may call
additional meetings in connection with special needs for advice.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Board.
Nominations should include a resume providing adequate description
of the nominee's qualifications, including information that would
enable the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to contact a
potential member and make an informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the Board. Nominations are to be sent to the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section. If you have already submitted
your nomination, you do not need to reapply.
As appropriate, certain Board 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 website:
<a href="https://www.doi.gov/ethics/financial-disclosure">https://www.doi.gov/ethics/financial-disclosure</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#febab1b7a1bb8a96979d8dbe8d9192d09a9197d0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bafef5f3e5ffced2d3d9c9fac9d5d694ded5d394ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a> with any
questions about the ethics requirements for members appointed as SGEs.
Membership Selection: Individuals shall qualify to serve on the
Board because of their education, training, or experience that enables
them to give informed and objective advice regarding the interest they
represent. They should demonstrate experience or knowledge of the area
of their expertise and a commitment to collaborate in seeking solutions
to resource management issues. The Board is structured to provide fair
membership and balance, both geographic and interest specific, in terms
of the functions to be performed and points of view to be represented.
Members are selected with the objective of providing representative
counsel and advice about public land and resource planning. Pursuant to
Section 7 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, members of
the Board cannot be employed by the Federal Government or a State
Government.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
David B. Jenkins,
Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2022-26625 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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