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###### Department of the Interior

###### Bureau of Land Management

          - [BLM_HQ_FRN_MO45 MO4500174625]

# AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice of call for nominations.

# 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:                         *crichardson@blm.gov*. 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                           ( print page 73357)                        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:                     *https://www.blm.gov/​sites/​default/​files/​docs/​2022-05/​BLM-Form-1120-19_​RAC-Application.pdf*.                

—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:                     *mbolton@blm.gov*.                

## 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:                     *mvanderlinden@blm.gov*.                

### Northern California District RAC

                    Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252-5332; Email:                     *jfontana@blm.gov*.                

## Idaho

### Idaho RAC

                    MJ Byrne, BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709; Phone (208) 373-4006; Email:                     *mbyrne@blm.gov*.                

## 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:                     *mjacobse@blm.gov;*                     or Gina Baltrusch, BLM North Central Montana District Office, 1220 38th Street N, Great Falls, MT 59405; Phone: (406) 791-7778; Email:                     *gbaltrusch@blm.gov*.                

### Western Montana RAC

                    David Abrams, BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701; Phone: (406) 533-7617; Email:                     *dabrams@blm.gov*.                

## 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:                     *k1cannon@blm.gov*.                

### 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:                     *lross@blm.gov*.                

## New Mexico

### Northern New Mexico RAC

                    Jamie Garcia, BLM Albuquerque District Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109; Phone: (505) 761-8787; Email:                     *jagarcia@blm.gov*.                

### Southern New Mexico

                    Wendy Brown, BLM Roswell Field Office, 2909 West 2nd Street, Roswell, NM 88201; Phone: (575) 627-0259; Email:                     *wabrown@blm.gov*.                

## Oregon/Washington

### Eastern Washington RAC

                    Tom Beaucage, Border Field Office, 1103 N Fancher Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536-1263; Email:                     *tbeaucage@blm.gov*.                

### 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:                     *lbogardus@blm.gov*.                 

### Southeast Oregon RAC

                    Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Vale District Office, 3100 H St., Baker City, OR 97814; Phone: (541) 523-1407; Email:                     *lbogardus@blm.gov*.                

### Western Oregon

                    Megan Harper, BLM Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459; Phone: (541) 751-4353; Email:                     *m1harper@blm.gov*.                

## Utah

### Utah RAC

                    Angela Hawkins, BLM Green River District Office, 170 South 500 East, Vernal, UT 84078; Phone: (435) 781-2774; Email:                     *ahawkins@blm.gov*.                

## Wyoming

### Wyoming RAC

                    Azure Hall, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; Phone: (307) 335-6208; Email:                     *ahall@blm.gov*.                

(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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