Notice2026-02648
Call for Nominations for the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
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Published
February 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for six positions on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. 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 91, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5952-5953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02648]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222]
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 six positions on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. 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: Nominations must be post marked or submitted to the addresses
below no later than April 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Nominations can be sent via email, mail, or messenger
delivery (U.S. Postal Service or FedEx preferred). Please consider
emailing PDF documents to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387a7475676f707a67797a677657555156594c5157564b785a5455165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eccc2c3d1d9c6ccd1cfccd1c0e1e3e7e0effae7e1e0fdceece2e3a0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. Packages sent
through the mail or messenger delivery should be addressed as follows:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: HQ
200, C/O Wild Horses and Burro Division, 1849 C St. NW, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Niebauer, Wild Horse and Burro
Program Coordinator, telephone: 571-540-0430, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24454a4d414645514156644648490a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f697989f939497839384b6949a9bd8919980">[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 members engaged in Board 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> Wild Horse and Burro Advocacy (vacant position)
<bullet> Veterinary Medicine (vacant position)
<bullet> Public Interest (with special knowledge of natural resources
management) (vacant position)
<bullet> Humane Advocacy (to be seated after 9/6/2026)
<bullet> Livestock Management (to be seated after 9/6/2026)
<bullet> Wildlife Management (to be seated after 9/6/2026)
The Board will meet at least once 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 an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the
Board and permit the Departments to contact a potential member.
Nominations are to be sent to one of the addresses listed under
ADDRESSES. To assist nominees in developing nominations packets, please
visit the BLM website at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/advisory-board">https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/advisory-board</a> and click on the link, Applying to Serve on the
Advisory Board. For more information about the Wild Horse and Burro
Program, please visit the BLM website at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/whb">https://www.blm.gov/whb</a>.
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) 208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99ddd6d0c6dcedf1f0faead9eaf6f5b7fdf6f0b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d2d9dfc9d3e2fefff5e5d6e5f9fab8f2f9ffb8f1f9e0">[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
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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 State or Federal
Government.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
Leah B. Baker,
Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2026-02648 Filed 2-9-26; 8:45 am]
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