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the terms and conditions of a second 

round of oil shale R, D, and D leasing. 

The BLM has determined that more 

information is necessary prior to 

offering additional Federal lands for R, 

D and D leasing. This withdrawal is not 

intended to halt the oil shale R, D and 

D program, which is ongoing with six R, 

D and D leases in Colorado and Utah. 

Please specifically comment on the 

terms and conditions of any future R, D, 

and D leases that the BLM may issue, 

including, but not limited to, comments 

on lease size, lease duration, royalty rate 

after conversion to a commercial lease, 

environmental and economic diligence, 

and whether there is a need for 

additional preference right lease 

acreage. As a result of public comments 

received, the BLM may revise the lease 

form originally referenced in the 

Federal Register notice published on 

January 15, 2009 [74 FR 2611]. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Ron Wenker, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–4259 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO620000.L18200000.XH0000] 

Call for Nominations for Resource 

Advisory Councils 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory 

Council Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) that 

have member terms expiring this year. 

The RACs provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

their geographic areas. The BLM will 

consider public nominations for 45 days 

after the publication date of this notice. 

DATE: Send all nominations to the 

appropriate BLM state office no later 

than April 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: SEE SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for the locations to send 

your nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Greenberger, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 

Legislative Affairs and Correspondence 

Division, 1849 C Street, NW., MS–401 

LS, Washington, DC 20240; 202–452– 

5066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1730) 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 directs the Secretary to 

establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). As required by 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. These 

include three categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits and representatives of 

organizations associated with energy 

and mineral development, timber 

industry, transportation or rights-ofway, developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle use, and commercial 

recreation; 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations, 

archaeological and historic 

organizations, dispersed recreation 

activities, and wild horse and burro 

organizations; and 

Category Three—Representatives of 

state, county, or local elected office; 

representatives and employees of a state 

agency responsible for management of 

natural resources; representatives of 

Indian tribes within or adjacent to the 

area for which the Council is organized; 

representatives of academia that are 

employed in natural sciences; and the 

public-at-large. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the state or states in which the RAC 

has jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate 

nominees based on their education, 

training, experience, and their 

knowledge of the geographical area of 

the RAC. Nominees should demonstrate 

a commitment to collaborative resource 

decisionmaking. The following must 

accompany all nominations: 

—Letters of reference from 

represented interests or organizations; 

—A completed background 

information nomination form; and 

—Any other information that speaks 

to the nominee’s qualifications. 

Simultaneous with this notice, BLM 

state offices will issue press releases 

providing additional information for 

submitting nominations, with specifics 

about the number and categories of 

member positions available for each 

RAC in the state. Nominations for RACs 

should be sent to the appropriate BLM 

offices listed below: 

Alaska 

Alaska RAC 

Sharon Wilson, Alaska State Office, 

BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99513, (907) 271– 

4418; 

Alternate: Pam Eldridge, (907) 271– 

5555. 

Arizona 

Arizona RAC 

Deborah Stevens, Arizona State Office, 

BLM, One North Central Avenue, 

Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 

(602) 417–9215. 

California 

Central California RAC 

David Christy, Folsom Field Office, 

BLM, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, 

California 95630, (916) 985–4474. 

Northeastern California RAC 

Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, 

BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 

Susanville, California 96130, (530) 

252–5332. 

Northwestern California RAC 

Jeff Fontana, Eagle Lake Field Office, 

BLM, 2950 Riverside Drive, 

Susanville, California 96130, (530) 

257–0456. 

Colorado 

Front Range RAC 

Cass Cairns, Royal Gorge Field Office, 

BLM, 3170 E. Main Street, Canon 

City, Colorado 81212, (719) 269–8553. 

Northwest RAC 

David Boyd, Glenwood Springs Field 

Office, BLM, 50629 Highways 6 and 

24, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 

81601, (970) 947–2800. 

Southwest RAC 

Barbara Sharrow, Uncompahgre Field 

Office, BLM 2505 S. Townsend Ave., 

Montrose, Colorado 81401, (970) 240– 

5300. 


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Idaho 

Coeur d’Alene District RAC 

Lisa Wagner, Coeur d’Alene District 

Office, BLM, 3815 Schreiber Way, 

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815, (208) 

769–5014. 

Idaho Falls District RAC 

Joanna Wilson, Idaho Falls District 

Office, BLM, 1405 Hollipark Drive, 

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, (208) 524– 

7550. 

Boise District RAC 

MJ Byrne, Boise District Office, BLM, 

3948 Development Avenue, Boise, 

Idaho 83705, (208) 384–3393. 

Twin Falls District RAC 

Heather Tiel-Nelson, Twin Falls District 

Office, BLM, 2536 Kimberly Road, 

Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, (208) 736– 

2352. 

Montana and Dakotas 

Eastern Montana RAC 

Mark Jacobsen, Miles City Field Office, 

BLM, 111 Garryowen, Miles City, 

Montana 59301, (406) 233–2831. 

Central Montana RAC 

Craig Flentie, Lewistown Field Office, 

BLM, 920 Northeast Main, 

Lewistown, Montana 59457, (406) 

538–1943. 

Western Montana RAC 

David Abrams, Butte Field Office, BLM, 

106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 

59701, (406) 533–7617. 

Dakotas RAC 

Lonny Bagley, North Dakota Field 

Office, BLM, 99 23rd Avenue West, 

Suite A, Dickinson, North Dakota 

58601, (701) 227–7703. 

Nevada 

Mojave-Southern RAC; Northeastern 

Great Basin RAC; Sierra Front 

Northwestern RAC 

Rochelle Ocava, Nevada State Office, 

BLM, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, Nevada 89502, (775) 861–6588. 

New Mexico 

New Mexico RAC 

Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State 

Office, BLM, 1474 Rodeo Road, P.O. 

Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 

87505, (505) 438–7517. 

Oregon/Washington 

Eastern Washington RAC; John Day/ 

Snake RAC; Southeast Oregon RAC 

Pam Robbins, Oregon State Office, BLM, 

333 SW First Avenue, P.O. Box 2965, 

Portland, Oregon 97208, (503) 808– 

6306. 

Utah 

Utah RAC 

Sherry Foot, Utah State Office, BLM, 

440 West 200 South, Suite 500, P.O. 

Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 

84101, (801) 539–4195. 

Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Ron Wenker, 

Acting Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–4260 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0103 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996, the 

Office of Surface Mining (OSM) is 

announcing its intention to renew its 

authority for the collection of 

information for 30 CFR Part 875— 

Noncoal Reclamation. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by April 28, 2009, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 

202—SIB, Washington, DC 20240. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John A. 

Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or at the email address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection 

activity that OSM will submit to OMB 

for extension. This collection is 

contained in 30 CFR Part 875—Noncoal 

Reclamation. 

OSM has revised burden estimates, 

where appropriate, to reflect current 

reporting levels or adjustments based on 

reestimates of burden or respondents. 

OSM will request a 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSM’s submission of the information 

collection request to OMB. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 875—Noncoal 

Reclamation. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0103. 

Summary: This Part establishes 

procedures and requirements for States 

and Indian tribes to conduct noncoal 

reclamation under abandoned mine 

land funding. The information is needed 

to assure compliance with the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

1977. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

governments and Indian Tribes. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Dated: February 3, 2008. 

John A. Trelease, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. E9–4107 Filed 2–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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