[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2755-2756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-939]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's 
California Desert District Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California Desert 
District is soliciting nominations from the public for six members of 
its California Desert District Advisory Council (Council) to serve 3-
year terms. Council members provide advice and recommendations to the 
BLM on the management of public lands in southern California.

DATES: Nominations must be submitted within 45 days from the date of 
this notice.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Teresa Raml, District Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office, 22835 
Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California 92553.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Briery, BLM California Desert 
District External Affairs, (951) 697-5220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council comprises 15 private individuals 
who represent different interests and advise BLM officials on policies 
and programs concerning the management of 11 million acres of public 
land in southern California. The Council meets in formal session three 
to four times each year in various locations throughout the BLM's 
California Desert District. Council members serve without compensation. 
Members serve 3-year terms and may be nominated for reappointment for 
additional 3-year terms.
    Section 309 of 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 BLM-administered lands. The 
Secretary also selects Council nominees consistent with the 
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which 
requires nominees appointed to the Council be balanced in terms of 
points of view and representative of the various interests concerned 
with the management of the public lands.
    The Council also is balanced geographically, and the BLM will try 
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find qualified representatives from areas throughout the California 
Desert District. The District covers portions of 8 counties, and 
includes more than 10.8 million acres of public land in the California 
Desert Conservation Area of Mono, Inyo, Kern, San Bernardino, 
Riverside, and Imperial counties, as well as 300,000 acres of scattered 
parcels in San Diego, western Riverside, western San Bernardino, 
Orange, and Los Angeles Counties (known as the South Coast).
    Public notice begins with the publication date of this notice and 
nominations will be accepted for 45 days from the date of this notice. 
The 3-year terms would begin immediately upon appointment by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    The six positions to be filled include one representative of 
transportation/rights-of-way groups or organizations, one elected 
official, one representative of renewable energy groups or 
organizations, one representative of non-renewable resources groups or 
organizations, one representative of environmental protection groups or 
organizations, and one representative of the public-at-large.
    Any group or individual may nominate a qualified person, based upon 
education, training, and knowledge of the BLM, the California Desert, 
and the issues involving BLM-administered public lands throughout 
southern California. Qualified individuals also may nominate 
themselves.
    The nomination form may be found on the Desert Advisory Council Web 
page: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html. The following must 
accompany the nomination form for all nominations:
    [cir] Letters of reference from represented interests or 
organizations;
    [cir] A completed background information nomination form; and
    [cir] Any other information that addresses the nominee's 
qualifications.
    Nominees unable to download the nomination form may contact the BLM 
California Desert District External Affairs staff at (951) 697-5220 to 
request a copy. Advisory Council members are appointed by the Secretary 
of the Interior.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally registered lobbyists from being appointed or re-appointed to 
FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.

    Authority:  43 CFR subpart 1784, FLPMA 43 U.S.C. 1739.

Teresa A. Raml,
California Desert District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-939 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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