52496 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 21, 2021 / Notices 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Colorado’s 

Northwest Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as follows. 

DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC 

will host a field tour on October 20, 

2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 

a meeting on October 21, 2021. The RAC 

will also host a field tour on January 26, 

2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 

a meeting on January 27, 2022. Both 

meetings will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 

p.m. with public-comment periods each 

day at 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: October 20 field trip 

attendees will meet at the BLM 

Northwest District Office at 455 

Emerson St. in Craig at 11:30 a.m. The 

October 21 meeting will be held 

virtually. January 26 field tour attendees 

will meet at the BLM Grand Junction 

Field Office at 2815 H Road in Grand 

Junction at 12:00 p.m. The January 27 

meeting will be held virtually. The 

virtual meetings will be held via the 

Zoom platform. To request virtual 

access, please register here: https://

blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ 

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An agenda for each meeting will be 

available prior to the meetings at 

https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/ 

resource-advisory-council/near-you/ 

colorado/northwest-rac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Maestas, Public Affairs Specialist; 

Northwest District Office, 455 Emerson 

St., Craig, CO 81625, email: cjmaestas@

blm.gov; telephone: 970–826–5101. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 to contact Chris during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Northwest Colorado RAC 

advises the Secretary of the Interior, 

through the BLM, on a variety of publicland issues in the Northwest District, 

including the Little Snake, White River, 

Kremmling, Grand Junction, and 

Colorado River Valley Field Offices. 

On October 20, the RAC will conduct 

a field tour of the Sand Wash Basin 

Herd Management Area (HMA) for an 

overview and introduction to BLM 

Colorado’s HMAs. Agenda items for the 

October 21 meeting will include a field 

tour overview and discussions on the 

Dominguez Escalante and Gunnison 

Gorge National Conservation Area 

Business Plan and the White River Field 

Office Travel Management Plan. On 

January 26, the RAC will tour the Grand 

Junction Special Recreation 

Management Area for an overview and 

introduction to BLM Colorado’s Special 

Recreation Management Areas. Agenda 

items for the January 27 meeting will 

include a field tour overview and 

discussions on resources and recreation 

management. The meetings are open to 

the public, and public comment periods 

will be held for each meeting at 2 p.m. 

Depending on the number of people 

who wish to comment during the public 

comment period, individual comments 

may be limited. The public may present 

written comments to the Northwest RAC 

prior to the meeting. Please include 

‘‘RAC Comment’’ in your submission. 

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. 

Members of the public are welcome 

on field tours but must provide their 

own transportation and meals. 

Individuals who plan to attend must 

RSVP to the BLM Northwest District 

Office at least 2 weeks in advance of the 

field tours. Individuals that need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation and other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). The field tours will follow 

current Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention COVID–19 guidance 

regarding social distancing and wearing 

of masks. Additional information 

regarding the meetings will be available 

on the RAC’s website, https://

www.blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-you/colorado/ 

northwest-rac . 

Summary minutes for the RAC 

meetings will be maintained in the 

Northwest District Office and will be 

available for public inspection and 

reproduction during regular business 

hours within 30 days following the 

meeting. Previous minutes and agendas 

are available at: https://www.blm.gov/ 

get-involved/resource-advisory-council/

near-you/colorado/northwest-rac. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2) 

Jamie E. Connell, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[18X LLWO600000.L18200000.XP0000] 

National Call for Nominations for 

Resource Advisory Councils 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for 16 of 

the Bureau of Land Management’s 

(BLM) statewide and regional Resource 

Advisory Councils (RAC) located in the 

West that have vacant positions and/or 

members whose terms are scheduled to 

expire. These 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. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than October 21, 2021. 

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, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 5614, Washington, DC 20240, 

email: crichardson@blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact Ms. Richardson during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

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 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are 

consistent with 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 


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rules governing RACs are found at 43 

CFR subpart 1784. The RACs include 

the following three membership 

categories: 

Category One—Holders of Federal 

grazing permits or leases within the area 

for which the RAC is organized; 

represent interests associated with 

transportation or rights-of-way; 

represent developed outdoor recreation, 

off-highway vehicle users, or 

commercial recreation activities; 

represent the commercial timber 

industry; or represent energy and 

mineral development. 

Category Two—Representatives of 

nationally or regionally recognized 

environmental organizations; dispersed 

recreational activities; archaeological 

and historical interests; or nationally or 

regionally recognized wild horse and 

burro interest groups. 

Category Three—Hold State, county, 

or local elected office; are employed by 

a State agency responsible for the 

management of natural resources, land, 

or water; represent Indian tribes within 

or adjacent to the area for which the 

RAC is organized; are employed as 

academicians in natural resource 

management or the natural sciences; or 

represent the affected public at large. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the State in which the RAC has 

jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate 

nominees based on their education, 

training, experience, and knowledge of 

the geographic area of the RAC. 

Nominees should demonstrate a 

commitment to collaborative resource 

decision-making. 

The following must accompany all 

nominations: 

—A completed RAC application, which 

can either be obtained through your 

local BLM office or online at: https:// 

www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/ 

RPMC%20Nomination%20Form.pdf 

—Letters of reference from represented 

interests or organizations; and 

—Any other information that addresses 

the nominee’s qualifications. 

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. 

Nominations and completed 

applications for RACs should be sent to 

the appropriate BLM offices listed 

below: 

Alaska 

Alaska RAC 

Melinda Bolton, BLM Alaska State 

Office, 222 W 7th Avenue #13 

Anchorage, AK 99513; Phone: (907) 

271–3342. 

Arizona 

Arizona RAC 

Dolores Garcia, BLM Arizona State 

Office, 1 North Central Avenue, Suite 

800, Phoenix, AZ 85004; Phone: (602) 

417–9241. 

California 

California Desert District RAC 

Michelle Van Der Linden, BLM 

California Desert District Office, 1201 

Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 

92262; Phone: (760) 833–7172. 

Central California RAC 

Serena Baker, BLM Central California 

District Office, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El 

Dorado Hills, CA 95762; Phone: (916) 

941–3146. 

Northern California District RAC 

Jeff Fontana, BLM Eagle Lake Field 

Office, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, 

CA 96130; Phone: (530) 252–5332. 

Colorado 

Rocky Mountain RAC 

Brant Porter, BLM Rocky Mountain 

District Office, 3028 East Main Street, 

Can ̃ on City, CO 81212; Phone (970) 

901–9581. 

Southwest RAC 

Shawn Reinhardt, BLM Southwest 

Colorado District Office, 2465 South 

Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 

81401; Phone (970) 240–5430. 

Montana and Dakotas 

Missouri Basin RAC 

Mark Jacobsen, BLM Eastern 

Montana/Dakotas District, 111 

Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301; 

Phone: (406) 233–2831. 

Western Montana RAC 

David Abrams, BLM Western 

Montana District Office, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701; Phone: 

(406) 533–7617. 

Nevada 

Mojave-Southern Great Basin RAC 

Kirsten Cannon, BLM Southern 

Nevada District Office, 4701 North 

Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89130; Phone: (702) 515–5057. 

New Mexico 

Southern New Mexico RAC 

Glen Garnand, BLM Roswell Field 

Office, 2909 West Second Street, 

Roswell, NM 88201; Phone: (575) 627– 

0209. 

Oregon/Washington 

Eastern Washington RAC 

Jeff Clark, BLM Spokane District 

Office, 1103 North Fancher Road, 

Spokane, WA 99212; Phone: (509) 536– 

1297. 

John Day-Snake RAC 

Larisa Bogardus, BLM Vale District 

Office, 3100 H Street, Baker City, OR 

97814; Phone: (541) 523–1407. 

Southeast Oregon RAC 

Lisa McNee, BLM Lakeview District 

Office, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, 

OR 97630; Phone: (541) 947–6811. 

Utah 

Utah RAC 

Lola Bird, BLM Utah State Office, 440 

West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84101; Phone (801) 539–4033. 

Wyoming 

Wyoming RAC 

Brad Purdy, BLM Wyoming State 

Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, 

Cheyenne, WY 82009; Phone: (307) 

775–6328. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1) 

Matthew Buffington, 

Assistant Director for Communications. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Call for Nominations to the Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations to the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

Steens Mountain Advisory Committee. 

This citizen-based committee assists in 

the development of recommendations 

that address management of the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area and in promoting 

cooperative management under the 

Steens Act. 


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