Notice2023-15358
Call for Nominations to the Missouri Basin and Western Montana Resource Advisory Councils
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Published
July 20, 2023
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's) Missouri Basin and Western Montana Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) to fill existing vacancies, as well as for member terms that are scheduled to expire. The 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 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46808-46809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15358]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_MT_FRN_MO #4500171743]
Call for Nominations to the Missouri Basin and Western Montana
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 the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Missouri Basin and Western
Montana Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) to fill existing vacancies,
as well as for member terms that are scheduled to expire. The 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 August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Applications for the Missouri Basin RAC should be sent to
Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office, 111
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301; (406) 233-2831; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f09d9a91939f928395b0929c9dde979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c8cfc4c6cac7d6c0e5c7c9c88bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>;
or Gina Baltrusch, BLM North Central Montana District Office, 1220 38th
Street N, Great Falls, MT 59405; (406) 791-7778; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfa8adaea3bbbdbabcaca78fada3a2e1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dabdb8bbb6aea8afa9b9b29ab8b6b7f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>.
Applications for the Western Montana RAC should be sent to David
Abrams, BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701;
(406) 533-7617; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f692979484979b85b6949a9bd8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e581848797848896a5878988cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Boucher, BLM Montana/Dakotas State
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101; (406) 896-5011;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d5c5f52485e55584f7d5f5150135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a6b68657f69626f784a686667246d657c">[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
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international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act
directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning
and issues related to the management of lands administered by the BLM
through the establishment of 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory
councils that are managed in accordance 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 rules governing RACs are found at
43 CFR subpart 1784 and 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. Missouri Basin RAC
Nominees must be residents of the State of Montana, North Dakota, or
South Dakota. Western Montana RAC Nominees must be residents of the
State of Montana. 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:
--Completed a RAC application, which can either be obtained through the
nominee's 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.
Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office
will issue a press release 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.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Sonya Germann,
Montana/Dakotas State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-15358 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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