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Indian Affairs by part 209 of the 

Departmental Manual. 

A proclamation was issued according 

with Section 7 of the Act of June 18, 

1934 (48 Stat. 986; 25 U.S.C. 467), for 

the land described below. The land was 

proclaimed to be an addition to the Bay 

Mills Indian Reservation and part of the 

Bay Mills Indian Community of 

Michigan for the exclusive use of 

Indians on that Reservation who are 

entitled to reside at the Reservation by 

enrollment or tribal membership. 

Bay Mills Indian Community 

Reservation, Lot 32 Acquisition, 

Michigan Meridian, Township of Bay 

Mills, Chippewa County, Michigan. 

Lot 32, Spectacle Lake Subdivision, Part 

of Government Lot 1, Section 13, 

Township 47 North, range 3 West, Bay 

Mills Township, Chippewa County, 

according to the recorded Plat thereof, 

as recorded in Liber 9 of Plats, page 19, 

Chippewa County records. 

The above-described land contains a 

total of 1 acre, more or less, which is 

subject to all valid rights, reservations, 

rights-of-way, and easements of record. 

This proclamation does not affect title 

to the land described above, nor does it 

affect any valid existing easements for 

public roads and highways, public 

utilities and for railroads and pipelines 

and any other rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Dated: September 22, 2010. 

Larry Echo Hawk, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–612 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7 –P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR9320000–L10200000.PH0000; HAG11– 

0053] 

Call for Nominations for Advisory 

Groups 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory 

Council Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

requests public nominations for persons 

to serve on Oregon/Washington Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) Resource 

Advisory Councils, Committees, and 

Boards. Citizens who serve on these 

groups provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

their geographic areas, the selection and 

prioritization of projects funded under 

Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act, and 

management options for specific 

National Landscape Conservation 

System (NLCS) sites. The BLM will 

accept public nominations for 30 days 

after the publication of this notice. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than February 14, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses of 

councils seeking nominations, please 

refer to the section titled 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

Robbins, Public Affairs Specialist, 

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon 

State Office, Division of 

Communications, 333 SW. First 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 

808–6306. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) 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 directs the Secretary to 

establish 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 

public lands. The rules governing 

advisory committees are found at 43 

CFR subpart 1784. 

Regional Resource Advisory Councils 

(RAC) seek nominations in three 

categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits, representatives of 

organizations associated with energy 

and mineral development, timber 

industry, transportation or rights-ofway, developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle use, and commercial 

recreation; 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

archaeological and historic 

organizations, dispersed recreation 

activities, and wild horse and burro 

organizations, and; 

Category Three—Representatives of 

state, county, or local elected office; 

representatives and employees of a state 

agency responsible for management of 

natural resources; representatives of 

Indian tribes within or adjacent to the 

area for which the council is organized; 

representatives of academia who are 

employed in natural sciences; and the 

public-at-large. 

The National Historic Oregon Trail 

Interpretive Center Advisory Board 

seeks representatives of: Federal, 

county, and local governments; trail 

advocacy groups; the local business 

community; and the public-at-large. 

The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council seeks a member of the Burns 

Paiute Tribe. 

County Payment RACs seek 

nominations for these three categories: 

Category One—Representatives of 

organized labor or non-timber forest 

product harvester groups; commercial or 

developed outdoor recreation activities 

or off-highway vehicle users; energy and 

mineral development interests or 

commercial or recreational fishing 

interests; commercial timber industry; 

or holders of Federal grazing permits or 

other land permits, or nonindustrial 

private forest land owners within the 

area for which the committee is 

organized. 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally, regionally or locally 

recognized environmental 

organizations; dispersed recreational 

activities; archaeological and historical 

interests; or nationally or regionally 

recognized wild horse and burro interest 

groups, wildlife or hunting 

organizations, or watershed 

associations. 

Category Three—Persons who hold 

State elected office (or a designee); hold 

county or local elected office; represent 

American Indian tribes within or 

adjacent to the committee area; 

represent the affected public-at-large; or 

area school officials or teachers. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the state or region in which the 

council has jurisdiction. The BLM will 

evaluate nominees based on their 

education, training, experience, and 

knowledge of the geographical area of 

the council. Nominees should 

demonstrate a commitment to 

collaborative resource decision-making. 

A Presidential Memorandum prohibits 

individuals who are currently Federallyregistered lobbyists from being 

appointed to any FACA or non-FACA 

boards, committees, or councils. All 

nominations must include: (1) Letters of 

reference from the stakeholder interest 

area to be represented; (2) a completed 

background information nomination 

form; and (3) other information that 

addresses the nominee’s qualifications. 

The BLM Oregon/Washington State 

Office will issue press releases 

providing additional information for 

submitting nominations, with specifics 

about the number and categories of 

member positions available for each 

council. Nominations should be sent to 


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the appropriate BLM offices listed 

below: 

Regional RACs Oregon/Washington 

Eastern Washington RAC; John DaySnake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC 

Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 

333 SW. First Avenue, Portland, 

Oregon 97204, (503) 808–6306. 

County Payment RACs 

Coos Bay District: Glenn Harkleroad, 

1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, 

Oregon 97459, (541) 756–0100; 

Eugene District: Pat Johnston, 3106 

Pierce Parkway, Suite E, Springfield, 

Oregon 97477, (541) 683–6600; 

Medford District: Jim Whittington, 3040 

Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504, 

(541) 618–2200; 

Roseburg District: Jake Winn, 777 NW 

Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, 

Oregon 97470, (541) 440–4930; and 

Salem District: Richard Hatfield, 1717 

Fabry Road SE., Salem, Oregon 97306, 

(503) 375–5657. 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

Christi West, BLM Burns District, 28910 

Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 

97738, (541) 573–4400. 

National Historic Oregon Trail 

Interpretive Center Advisory Board 

Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 

333 SW. First Avenue, Portland, 

Oregon 97204, (503) 808–6306. 

Certification Statement: I hereby 

certify that the BLM Resource Advisory 

Councils are necessary and in the public 

interest in connection with the 

Secretary’s responsibilities to manage 

the lands, resources, and facilities 

administered by the BLM. 

Cathy L. Harris, 

Associate Deputy State Director, 

Oregon/Washington. 

[FR Doc. 2011–607 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–030–1210–BE] 

Notice of Designation of Elkhorn Ridge 

Wilderness, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice implements 

Section 6 of the Northern California 

Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act 

(Act) (Pub. L. 109–362). The Act 

designates the 11,271 acre Elkhorn 

Ridge Potential Wilderness Area and 

requires that this area ‘‘shall be 

designated as wilderness and as a 

component of the National Wilderness 

Preservation System, on the earlier of— 

(1) the date on which the Secretary 

publishes in the Federal Register notice 

that the conditions in the potential 

wilderness area that are incompatible 

with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

et seq.) have been removed; or (2) the 

date that is 5 years after the date of 

enactment of this Act.’’ 

The Secretary of the Interior has 

determined that the conditions of the 

Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness 

Area that were incompatible have been 

removed, and therefore the area is now 

suitable for wilderness designation. 

DATES: The Elkhorn Ridge Potential 

Wilderness Area shall become the 

Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness on January 

13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Arcata Field Office, 1695 

Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521. 

Detailed information concerning this 

action is available for review at this 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Wick, Bureau of Land Management, at 

the above address or at (707) 825–2321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

6(b) of the Act provides that the 11,271 

acre Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness 

Area be managed as wilderness except 

as necessary for ecological restoration 

and subject to valid existing rights until 

its designation as wilderness. Section 

6(c) of the Act allows the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) to use 

motorized equipment and mechanized 

transport for ecological restoration 

within the potential wilderness area, but 

requires that restoration to the 

maximum extent practicable be 

undertaken through the ‘‘minimum tool 

or administrative practice necessary 

* * * with the least amount of adverse 

impact on wilderness character and 

resources.’’ 

The Elkhorn Ridge area’s designation 

as a potential wilderness was intended 

to provide the Secretary of the Interior, 

through the BLM, time to assess and, if 

necessary, restore 1,565 acres of 

previously logged private in-holdings 

acquired shortly before the Act’s 

passage. 

After designation of the Elkhorn Ridge 

Potential Wilderness Area, the BLM’s 

Arcata Field Office assessed the inholdings to determine their condition 

relative to the Act and the BLM 

wilderness inventory criteria. Through 

this assessment, the BLM determined 

that impacts from past activities are 

successfully recovering through natural 

rehabilitation and are compatible with 

the Act’s requirements and with 

wilderness designation. The Elkhorn 

Ridge Potential Wilderness Area 

appears to have been affected primarily 

by the forces of nature and exhibits 

outstanding opportunities for solitude 

and primitive and unconfined 

recreation. Although some traces of past 

logging operations and associated road 

construction remain, the BLM has 

determined that the benefits of 

mechanized restoration are outweighed 

by the adverse impacts of such 

mechanized restoration on wilderness 

character. The BLM has determined that 

additional restoration actions would not 

be beneficial or necessary prior to 

wilderness designation and would not 

further the purposes of the Act. 

As provided for under section 6(d) 

and 6(e) of the Act, the Elkhorn Ridge 

Potential Wilderness Area shall become 

wilderness on January 13, 2011. The 

area shall be known as the Elkhorn 

Ridge Wilderness and administered in 

accordance with section 4 of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

As the Elkhorn Ridge Potential 

Wilderness Area has been managed as 

wilderness pursuant to section 6(b) of 

the Act, the designation of this area as 

wilderness will not change any public 

uses of the area. The BLM will take this 

designation of the Elkhorn Ridge 

Wilderness into account as it moves 

forward with its long term planning and 

management. 

Authority: Sec. 6, Pub. L. 109–362. 

Sylvia V. Baca, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–606 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLID933000.L14300000.FR0000; IDI– 

011668, IDI–15305, IDI–15304] 

Expiration of Withdrawals and Opening 

of Lands; Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management announces the expiration 

of two withdrawals established by two 

Secretarial Orders and one Public Land 

Order and modified by two Public Land 

Orders affecting 62,025.42 acres of 

public lands in Ada, Adams, Boise, 

Canyon, Gem, Payette, and Washington 

Counties withdrawn for stock driveway 


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