Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2000 / Notices 5883

addressed to the Office of the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20240, Attention:

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, Mail Stop 4660–MIB.

Comments on the proposed finding

should be submitted within 180

calendar days from the date of

publication of this notice. Third party

comments must be provided to the

petitioner as well as to the Federal

Government. After the close of the 180-

day comment period, the petitioner has

60 calendar days to respond to thirdparty comments.

After the expiration of the comment

and response periods described above,

the BIA will consult with the petitioner

concerning establishment of a time

frame for preparation of the final

determination. After consideration of

the written arguments and evidence

rebutting the proposed finding and

within 60 days after beginning

preparation of the final determination,

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

will publish the final determination of

the petitioner’s status in the Federal

Register as provided in 25 CFR 83.10(1).

Dated: January 14, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–2635 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–220–1020XQ]

Call for Nominations for Northwest and

Front Range Resource Advisory

Councils (Colorado)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit nominations from the public to

fill positions which have recently been

vacated on two Colorado, Bureau of

Land Management (BLM), Resource

Advisory Councils.

These councils provide advice and

recommendations to BLM on

management of the public lands. 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

BLM. Under Section 309 of FLPMA the

Secretary has selected 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 members appointed to

the council will reflect a balanced

membership representative of the

various interests concerned with the

management of public lands and users

of the public lands.

The position to be filled on the

Northwest Resource Advisory Council is

Public-at-Large in Group 3.

The position on the Front Range

Resource Advisory Council which is

being filled is also Public-at-Large in

Group 3. Nominees must be residents of

Colorado. All nominations must be

accompanied by letters of reference

from represented interests or

organizations, a completed Nomination/

Background Information Form, as well

as any other information that speaks to

the nominee’s qualifications.

DATES: Completed Nomination/

Background Information Forms and any

other necessary information should be

received in the appropriate office on or

before March 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: For more information and a

Nomination/Background Information

Form, contact the appropriate BLM

office:

Northwest Resource Advisory Council—

Bureau of Land Management,

Northwest Center, Attn: RAC

Nomination, 2815 H Road, Grand

Junction, Colorado 81506.

Front Range Resource Advisory

Council—Bureau of Land

Management, Front Range Center,

Attn: RAC Nomination, 3170 East

Main Street, Canon City, Colorado

81212.

Completed Nomination/Background

Forms should be returned to the

appropriate address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Smith (719) 269–8553; for information

about the Front Range Resource

Advisory Council or Lynn Barclay (970)

826–5096 for information about the

Northwest Resource Advisory Council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees will be evaluated

based on their education, training, and

experience of the issues and knowledge

of the geographical area of the Council.

Nominees should have demonstrated a

commitment to collaborative resource

decision making.

Dated: January 29, 2000.

John Carochi,

Acting Front Range Center Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–2701 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–320–1820–XQ]

Notice of Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

Northeast California Resource Advisory

Council, Susanville, California.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in

the Federal Advisory Committees Act

(Public Law 92–463) and the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act

(Public Law 94–579), the U. S. Bureau

of Land Management’s Northeast

California Resource Advisory Council

will meet Friday, March 10, 2000, at the

Bureau of Land Management’s Eagle

Lake Field Office, 2950 Riverside Drive,

Susanville, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting begins at 8 a.m. in the Eagle

Lake Field Office Conference Room.

Agenda items include an update on

Grass Banking, a status report on a

proposal to list the sage grouse under

the Endangered Species Act, and a

report from the council’s off highway

vehicle working group. The council will

also hear reports on the status of a

proposal to designate a National

Conservation Area is parts of the Black

Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon, and

other proposals for special area

designations. Time will be set aside on

the agenda for public comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact BLM Alturas Field Manager

Tim Burke at (530) 257–4666.

Joseph J. Fontana,

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–2683 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–700–00–0777–XQ–1784]

Southwest Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; Southwest Resource

Advisory Council Meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Southwest Resource Advisory

Council (Southwest RAC) will meet in

March, 2000 in Paonia, CO.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, March 9, 2000.