45436 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 166 / Wednesday, August 27, 1997 / Notices

established and authorized in 1995 by

the Secretary of the Interior to provide

advice and recommendations to the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and

Forest Service on management of public

lands.

The Council, which was established

in August, 1995, is made up of 15

members. This notice requests

nominations to fill the vacant

academician and commercial timber

positions for the balance of their terms

which expire in August of 1998.

The Council, which covers eastern

Washington, has worked closely with

the BLM on the development of

standards for rangeland health and

guidelines for grazing management, and

in providing comments on the draft

environmental impact statements for the

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project.

This council is authorized under the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act (FLPMA), which directs the

Secretary of the Interior to involve the

public in planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member

citizen-based advisory councils that are

established and authorized consistent

with the requirements of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As

required by the FACA, Resource

Advisory Council membership must be

balanced and representative of the

various interests concerned with the

management of public lands. These

include three categories:

Category One: Holders of federal

grazing permits, representatives of

energy and mining development, timber

industry, transportation or rights-ofway, off-road vehicle use and developed

recreation.

Category Two: Representatives of

environmental and resource

conservation organizations, dispersed

recreation, archeological and historic

interests, and wild horse and burro

groups.

Category Three: Representatives of

State and local government, Native

American Tribes, academicians

involved in natural sciences, employees

of State agencies responsible for the

management of natural resources, land,

or water, and the public at large.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees must be residents

of the State of Washington. The Eastern

Washington Council covers eastern

Washington (with the exception of the

area south of the Snake River drainages).

Nominees for the academician

position will be evaluated based on

their experience as an academician in a

natural resource related field and their

knowledge of the geographic area

covered by the Council. Nominees for

the commercial timber position will be

evaluated based on their experience

working in the commercial timber

industry and their knowledge of the

geographic area covered by the Council.

Nominees must also have demonstrated

a commitment to collaborative resource

decision making. All nominations must

be accompanied by letters of reference

from represented interests or

organizations, a completed background

information nomination form, as well as

any other information that speaks to the

nominee’s qualifications. The BLM

Oregon/Washington State Director, the

Forest Service Regional Forester, and

the Washington Governor’s Office will

forward the nominations to the

Secretary of Interior, who will make the

appointment to the Council.

This nomination period will also be

announced through press releases

issued by the BLM Oregon/Washington

State Office. Nominations for Resource

Advisory Councils should be sent to:

Elaine Zielinski, Bureau of Land

Management, Oregon/Washington State

Director, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR,

97208–2965.

DATES: All nominations must be

received by the BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office on or before

September 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Lincoln Wojtanik, OR 912,

Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon, 97208–2965; or call

503–952–6437.

Dated August 19, 1997.

Joseph K. Buesing,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–22471 Filed 8–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–020–07–1060–04: GP 7–273]

Oregon: Wild Horse Gathering

Schedule Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Burns District Office: Statewide

wild horse gathering schedule public

meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Pub. L.

92–195, this notice sets forth the public

meeting date to discuss the use of

helicopters in gathering wild horses and

the proposed gathering schedule in

Oregon for FY97.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 1997—

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at the BLM Burns District Office in

Hines, Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael T. Green, District Manager,

Burns District, Bureau of Land

Management, HC 74–12533 Hwy 20

West, Hines, Oregon 97738, Telephone

(503) 573–4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The use of

helicopters to gather wild horses

throughout southeastern Oregon in

FY97 will be discussed along with other

aspects of the program and adoption

process. Information concerning the

gathering of several Oregon wild horse

herds will be presented at the meeting.

The total number of horses expected to

be gathered will be between 300 and

600 depending on the availability of

funds and the capability of the Burns

District to process and adopt out the

horses gathered.

This meeting is open to the public.

Persons interested in making an oral

statement at this meeting are asked to

notify the District Manager, Burns

District Office, HC 74–12533 Hwy 20

West, Hines, Oregon 97738 by

September 8, 1997. Written statements

must be received by this date.

Summary minutes of the meeting will

be available for public inspection and

duplication within 30 days following

the meeting.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Jerome A. Petzold,

Assistant District Manager for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–22720 Filed 8–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–094–07–1430–01: GP7–0270; OR

53849]

Realty Action; Noncompetitive Lease

of Public Land; Lane County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action—

noncompetitive lease of public land in

Lane County, Oregon.

SUMMARY: The following described

parcel of public land is being

considered for lease under Section 302

of the Federal Land Policy and

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

1732), at no less than the appraised fair

market value:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 18 S., R. 12 W.