Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 68973

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–910–05–1040–PH–24–1A] 

Notice of Resource Advisory Council 

Call for Nominations; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Utah Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) Call for 

Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 

1730) directs the Secretary of the 

Interior to involve the public in 

planning and issues related to 

management of lands administered by 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 

Section 309 of FLPMA directs the 

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member 

citizen-based advisory councils, which 

are consistent with the requirements of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). As required by FACA, Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) membership 

must be balanced and representative of 

the various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. The 

BLM regulations governing RACs are 

found at 43 CFR part 1784. 

The BLM Utah State Director is 

issuing a call for nominations for a 

position on the advisory council. There 

is a vacant seat in Category Three 

(representing Holders of State, county, 

or local elected office; employees of a 

State agency responsible for 

management of natural resources; 

members of an Indian Tribe; 

academicians involved in natural 

sciences; and the public-at-large). Upon 

appointment, the individual selected to 

this position will fill the seat until 

September 19, 2007, the remainder of 

this position’s term.

DATES: BLM will accept public 

nominations until December 27, 2004. 

Applicants are requested to submit a 

completed nomination form and 

nomination letters to the address listed 

below no later than December 27, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sherry Foot, Special Programs 

Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 324 South State 

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111; 

phone (801) 539–4195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of Utah. BLM will evaluate nominees 

based on their education, training, 

experience, and their knowledge of the 

geographical area of the RAC. Nominees 

should demonstrate a commitment to 

collaborative resource decision making. 

The following must accompany 

nominations: 

• Letters of reference from 

represented interest or organizations, 

• A completed background 

information nomination form (contact 

Sherry Foot at (801) 539–4195 to obtain 

a nomination form); and 

• Any other information that 

highlights the nominee’s qualifications. 

The BLM Utah State Office will issue 

a press release, providing additional 

information, on November 26, 2004.

Dated: October 14, 2004. 

Sally Wisely, 

State Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–040–05–1020PH] 

Notice of Public Meetings: MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 2005 Meetings, 

Locations, and Times for the MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council (Nevada). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) MojaveSouthern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council meetings will be held 

as indicated below. Topics for 

discussion at each meeting will include, 

but are not limited to: January 20–21, 

2005 (Las Vegas, Nevada)—Ely Resource 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement, Las Vegas Valley 

Disposal Boundary Environmental 

Impact Statement, and Southern Nevada 

Public Land Management Act; April 14–

15, 2005 (Caliente, Nevada)—Elk 

Management, Renewable Energy 

Sources, and Ely Resource Management 

Plan and Environmental Impact 

Statement; June 16, 2005 (Ely, 

Nevada)—Sagebrush Ecosystem 

Management; and August 11–12, 2005 

(Tonopah, Nevada)—Fire Plan update, 

and Wildland/Urban Interface Fire 

Projects. Manager’s reports of field 

office activities will be given at each 

meeting. The council may raise other 

topics at any of the four planned 

meetings. 

Dates & Times: The Mojave-Southern 

Great Basin Resource Council will meet 

four times in 2005: on January 20–21 

(Thursday & Friday), at the Red Rock 

Canyon National Conservation Area 

visitor’s center, 1000 Scenic Drive, Las 

Vegas, Nevada; on April 14–15 

(Thursday & Friday), at the BLMCaliente Field Station conference room, 

1400 South Front Street, Building 

Number One, Caliente, Nevada; on June 

16 (Thursday), at the BLM-Ely Field 

Office conference room, 702 North 

Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada; and 

August 11–12 (Thursday & Friday), at 

the BLM-Tonopah Field Station 

conference room,1553 South Main 

Street, Tonopah, Nevada. All meetings 

and field trips are open to the public. 

Each meeting will last from 8 a.m. to 4 

p.m., plus, a general public comment 

period, where the public may submit 

oral or written comments to the RAC, 

will be at 11 a.m. on the second day of 

each meeting, unless otherwise listed in 

each specific, final meeting agenda. 

Final detailed agendas, with any 

additions/corrections to agenda topics, 

locations, field trips and meeting times, 

will be available on the internet at least 

10 working days before each meeting, at 

http://www.nv.blm.gov/rac; hard copies 

can also be mailed or sent via fax. 

Individuals who need special assistance 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other reasonable accommodations, or 

who wish a hard copy of each agenda, 

should contact Chris Hanefeld, BLM Ely 

Field Office, HC33 Box 33500 (702 N. 

Industrial Way), Ely, NV 89301, 

telephone (775) 289–1842 no later than 

10 days prior to each meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Hanefeld, Public Affairs 

Specialist, BLM Ely Field Office, HC33 

Box 33500 (702 N. Industrial Way), Ely, 

NV 89301. Telephone: (775) 289–1842. 

E-mail: chanefel@nv.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), on a variety 

of planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Nevada. All meetings 

are open to the public. The public may 

present written comments to the 

Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Gene A. Kolkman, 

BLM Ely Field Manager.

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