Notice2023-23537
National Call for Nominations for Resource Advisory Councils
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Published
October 25, 2023
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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) that have vacant positions 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 the geographic areas for which the RACs are organized.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73356-73357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23537]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO45 MO4500174625]
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) that have vacant positions 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 the geographic areas for which
the RACs are organized.
DATES: All nominations must be received no later than November 24,
2023.
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, at telephone: (202) 208-5259, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e0f1eae0ebe2f1e7f0ecedc3e1efeeade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7516071c161d140711061a1b351719185b121a03">[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 addressing 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
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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. 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/default/files/docs/2022-05/BLM-Form-1120-19_RAC-Application.pdf">https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2022-05/BLM-Form-1120-19_RAC-Application.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; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761b14191a02191836141a1b58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c212e23203823220c2e2021622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>.
California
California Desert District Advisory Council
Michelle Van Der Linden, BLM California Desert District Office,
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262; Phone: (951) 567-1531;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe93889f909a9b8c9297909a9b90be9c9293d0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d405b4c4349485f4144434948436d4f4140034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Northern California District RAC
Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive,
Susanville, CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252-5332; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f8f4fdfce6f3fcf3d2f0feffbcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b313d34352f3a353a1b393736753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Idaho
Idaho RAC
MJ Byrne, BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise,
Idaho 83709; Phone (208) 373-4006; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e8e7fcf7ebe0c5e7e9e8abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600d0219120e0520020c0d4e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>.
Montana and Dakotas
Missouri Basin RAC
Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office, 111
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301; Phone: (406) 233-2831; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7aaada6a4a8a5b4a287a5abaae9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab7b0bbb9b5b8a9bf9ab8b6b7f4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>; or Gina Baltrusch, BLM North Central Montana District
Office, 1220 38th Street N, Great Falls, MT 59405; Phone: (406) 791-
7778; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8c898a879f999e988883ab898786c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0b7b2b1bca4a2a5a3b3b890b2bcbdfeb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Western Montana RAC
David Abrams, BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT
59701; Phone: (406) 533-7617; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e0a0f0c1c0f031d2e0c020340090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c1c4c7d7c4c8d6e5c7c9c88bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Nevada
Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC
Kirsten Cannon, BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North
Torrey Pines, Las Vegas, NV 89130; Phone: (702) 515-5057; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d288dad8d7d7d6d7f9dbd5d497ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0863396b6966666766486a6465266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Sierra Front-Northern Great Basin RAC
Lisa Ross, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM Carson City District
Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701; phone: (775) 885-
6107; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#422e302d313102202e2f6c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8948a978b8bb89a9495d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
New Mexico
Northern New Mexico RAC
Jamie Garcia, BLM Albuquerque District Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87109; Phone: (505) 761-8787; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d373c3a3c2f3e343c1d3f3130733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a3a8aea8bbaaa0a889aba5a4e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
Southern New Mexico
Wendy Brown, BLM Roswell Field Office, 2909 West 2nd Street,
Roswell, NM 88201; Phone: (575) 627-0259; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#780f191a0a170f16381a1415561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="572036352538203917353b3a79303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
Oregon/Washington
Eastern Washington RAC
Tom Beaucage, Border Field Office, 1103 N Fancher Road, Spokane
Valley, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536-1263; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d6c0c7c3d7c1c3c5c7e2c0cecf8cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6829493978395979193b6949a9bd8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
John Day-Snake 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#3e525c51595f4c5a4b4d7e5c525310595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68a8489818794829395a6848a8bc8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#7519171a121407110006351719185b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f333d30383e2d3b2a2c1f3d333271383029">[email protected]</span></a>.
Western Oregon
Megan Harper, BLM Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport Lane,
North Bend, OR 97459; Phone: (541) 751-4353; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#523f633a332022372012303e3f7c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="771a461f160507120537151b1a59101801">[email protected]</span></a>.
Utah
Utah RAC
Angela Hawkins, BLM Green River District Office, 170 South 500
East, Vernal, UT 84078; Phone: (435) 781-2774; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87e6efe6f0eceee9f4c7e5ebeaa9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06676e67716d6f687546646a6b28616970">[email protected]</span></a>.
Wyoming
Wyoming RAC
Azure Hall, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,
Cheyenne, WY 82009; Phone: (307) 335-6208; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76171e171a1a36141a1b58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52333a333e3e12303e3f7c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Jeffrey Krauss,
Assistant Director for Communications.
[FR Doc. 2023-23537 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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