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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500174625] 

National Call for Nominations for SiteSpecific Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for six of 

the Bureau of Land Management’s 

(BLM) citizens’ advisory committees 

affiliated with specific sites on the 

BLM’s National Conservation Lands. 

The six advisory committees provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

BLM on the development and 

implementation of management plans in 

accordance with the statute under 

which the sites were established. The 

advisory committees covered by this 

request for nominations are identified 

below. The BLM will accept public 

nominations for 30 days after the 

publication of this notice. 

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, 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 for 

contacting Carrie Richardson. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact 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 issues related to 

management of lands administered by 

the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 

U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 

establish citizen-based advisory 

committees that are consistent with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 

rules governing BLM Advisory 

Committees are found at 43 CFR 1784. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others for appointment by the 

Secretary. Nominees must be residents 

of the State in which the advisory 

council has jurisdiction. The BLM will 

evaluate nominees based on their 

education, training, experience, and 

knowledge of the geographic area 

covered by the advisory committees. 

Nominees should demonstrate a 

commitment to collaborative resource 

decision-making. 

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. 

Nomination forms and instructions can 

be obtained for each committee from the 

points of contact listed below by mail, 

phone request, or online at https://

www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/1120- 

019_0.pdf. 

Nominees should note the interest 

area(s) they are applying to represent on 

their application. All applications must 

be accompanied by letters of reference 

that describe the nominee’s experience 

and qualifications to serve on the 

Committee from any represented 

interests or organizations, a completed 

application, and any other information 

that speaks to the nominee’s 

qualifications. 

New Mexico 

Rio Puerco Management Committee 

Jamie Garcia, BLM Albuquerque 

District Office, 100 Sun Avenue NE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109; Phone: (505) 

761–8787; Email: jagarcia@blm.gov. 

The Committee consists of 15 

members that represent the Rio Puerco 

Watershed Committee; affected Tribes 

and Pueblos; the U.S. Forest Service; the 

Bureau of Reclamation; the U.S. 

Geological Survey; the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers; the Environmental Protection 

Agency; the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service; the State of New 

Mexico, including the New Mexico 

Environment Department of the State 

engineer; affected local soil and water 

conservation districts; the Elephant 

Butte Irrigation District; a private 

landowner; and a representative of the 

public at large. 

Oregon/Washington 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

(SMAC) 

Tara Thissell, BLM Burns District 

Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, OR 

97738; Phone: (541) 573–4519: Email: 

tthissell@blm.gov. 

The SMAC consists of 12 members 

that are representative of the varied 

groups with an interest in the 

management of the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Area (CMPA) including a private 

landowner in the CMPA; two persons 

who are grazing permittees on Federal 

lands in the CMPA; a person interested 

in fish and recreational fishing within 

the CMPA; a member of the Bums 

Paiute Tribe; two persons who are 

recognized environmental 

representatives, one of whom shall 

represent the State as a whole, and one 

of whom is from the local area; a 

representative of dispersed recreation; a 

recreational permit holder or a person 

who is a representative of a commercial 

recreation operation in the CMPA; a 

representative of mechanized or 

consumptive recreation; a person who 

has no financial interest in the CMPA, 

to represent statewide interests; and a 

non-voting State government liaison to 

the Council. One member will also serve 

as a Special Government Employee 

(SGE) as a person with expertise and 

interest in wild horse management on 

Steens Mountain. Please be aware that 

members 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: https://www.doi.gov/ 

ethics/special-government-employees/ 

financial-disclosure. 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 DOI_Ethics@

sol.doi.gov with any questions about the 

ethics requirements for members 

appointed as SGEs. 

San Juan Islands National Monument 

Advisory Committee (San Juan Islands 

MAC) 

Michelle Brown, BLM Spokane 

District Office, 1103 N Fancher Road, 

Spokane Valley, WA 99212; Phone: 

(509) 536–1264; Email: m2brown@

blm.gov. 

The San Juan Islands MAC consists of 

12 members that include two recreation 

and tourism representatives; two 

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representatives; two cultural and 

heritage interest representatives; two 

members of the public-at-large; a Tribal 

interests representative; a local 

government representative; an 

education and interpretation interests 

representative; and a private landowner 

representative. 

Utah 

Bears Ears National Monument 

Advisory Committee (Bears Ears MAC) 

Rachel Wootton, BLM Monticello 

Field Office, 365 North Main, 

Monticello, UT 84535; Phone: (385) 

235–4364; Email: rwootton@blm.gov. 

The Bears Ears MAC includes 15 

members. Thirteen members will serve 

as representatives of commodity, noncommodity, and local area interests, 

including an elected official from San 

Juan County; a representative of state 

government; a representative from the 

conservation community; a 

representative of livestock grazing 

permittees; three representatives 

representing Tribal interests; a 

representative of developed outdoor 

recreation activities; a representative of 

developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle users, or commercial 

recreation activities; a representative of 

dispersed recreation activities; a private 

landowner; a local business owner; and 

two representatives of the public-atlarge. Two members will serve as SGEs 

for the following areas of expertise: 

paleontology and archaeology/history. 

Grand Staircase-Escalante National 

Monument Advisory Committee (Grand 

Staircase-Escalante MAC) 

David Hercher, BLM Paria River 

District Office, 669 South Highway 89A, 

Kanab, UT 84741; Phone: (435) 899– 

0415; Email: dhercher@blm.gov. 

The Grand Staircase-Escalante MAC 

includes 15 members. Nine members 

will serve as representatives of 

commodity, non-commodity, and local 

area interests, including elected officials 

from Garfield and Kane County; a 

representative of State government; a 

representative of Tribal government 

with ancestral interest in the 

Monument; an educator; a 

conservationist; an outfitter and guide 

operating within the Monument, to 

represent commercial recreation 

activities in the Monument; a livestock 

grazing permittee operating within the 

Monument; and a representative of 

dispersed recreation. Six members will 

serve as SGEs for each of the following 

areas of expertise: paleontology; 

archaeology; geology; botany or wildlife 

biology; history or social science; and 

systems ecology. 

San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

Advisory Council 

Angela Hawkins, BLM Green River 

District Office, 170 South 500 East 

Vernal, UT 84078; Phone: (435) 781– 

2774; Email: ahawkins@blm.gov. 

The Council consists of seven 

members that represent the Emery 

County Commission; motorized 

recreational users; non-motorized 

recreational users; a grazing allotment 

permittee within the Recreation Area or 

wilderness areas designated; 

conservation organizations; a member 

with expertise in the historical uses of 

the Recreation Area; and an elected 

leader of a federally recognized Tribe 

that has significant cultural or historic 

connections to, and expertise in, the 

landscape, archeological sites, or 

cultural sites within the County. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1) 

Jeffrey Krauss, 

Assistant Director for Communications. 

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BILLING CODE 4331–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500175396] 

Public Land Order No. 7933; 

Correction and Extension of Public 

Land Order No. 7587 for Langmuir 

Principal Research Site; New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public Land Order. 

SUMMARY: This order extends the 

duration of the withdrawal created by 

Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7587, 

which withdrew 852 acres of National 

Forest System lands from location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, subject to valid existing rights, for 

an additional 20-year period. The 

purpose of this withdrawal is to protect 

the United States Forest Servicemanaged Langmuir Principal Research 

Site to study thundercloud mechanisms, 

lightning, and precipitation, for an 

additional 20 years. This order also 

corrects the legal description of, but 

does not change, the lands withdrawn. 

DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 

25, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Harris, Bureau of Land 

Management Socorro Field Office, 

Realty Specialist by phone at (575) 838– 

1298 or by email at caharris@blm.gov or 

Richard Wilhelm by phone at (505) 346– 

3842 or by email at richard.wilhelm@

usda.gov. Individuals in the United 

States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 

hearing or have a speech disability may 

dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) 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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal extension is needed in order 

to maintain the protection of the 

Langmuir Principal Research Site, as 

originally authorized under PLO No. 

7587 (68 FR 61231 (October 27, 2003)), 

and incorporated herein by reference, 

which withdrew 852-acres of National 

Forest System lands from location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws to protect the Langmuir Principal 

Research Site on the Magdalena Ranger 

District of the Cibola National Forest 

from any adverse impacts of such 

activities. This PLO also serves to 

correct errors in the original legal land 

description described in PLO No. 7587 

(68 FR 61231 (October 27, 2003)). 

Correction of the legal land description 

does not change the actual footprint of 

the withdrawal; correcting the 

description would bring it into 

conformance with the 2017 Bureau of 

Land Management Specifications for 

Descriptions of Land. The description 

for PLO No. 7587 also identifies the area 

of lands withdrawn as 852 acres. 

Government Land Office (GLO) surveys 

have identified the acreages for these 

lands and are the source for official 

acreage determinations. The GLO 

records indicate the exact acreage 

described contains 851.72 acres; 

therefore, the acres for this PLO have 

been updated to reflect accurate acreage 

for this withdrawal. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714(f), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO 

No. 7587 (68 FR 61231 (2003)), which 

withdrew 852 acres of National Forest 

System lands from location and entry 

under the United States mining laws to 

protect the Langmuir Principal Research 

Site, is hereby extended for an 

additional 20-year period and the legal 

description and acres are corrected to 

read as follows: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New 

Mexico 

T. 4 S., R. 3 W., 

Sec. 5 Lot 2 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4; 


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