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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27674-27675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12603]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-130-1610-DE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council; 
Notice of Intent To Establish and Call for Nominations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand Junction Field Office, 
Grand Junction, CO

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the 
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council under the 
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons 
Wilderness Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. 460mmm, 4(h)(2000).

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SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Colorado Canyons 
National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 
2000, BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior intends to 
establish the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory 
Council (Council). The notice requests the public to submit nominations 
for membership on the Council. The Council is necessary to advise the 
Secretary and BLM on resource management issues associated with the 
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons 
Wilderness Act of 2000.

DATES: Submit a completed nomination form and nomination letters to the 
address listed below no later than June 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Field Manager, Grand Junction Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 
81506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Robertson, Grand Junction 
Field Manager, (970) 244-3010, [email protected] or the 
following web site http://conet.coso.co.blm.gov/gjra/ccnca/ccncahome.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more persons to serve on the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council.

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Individuals may nominate themselves for Council membership. You may 
obtain nomination forms from the Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of 
Land Management or download the application from the Internet site (see 
ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above). To make a 
nomination, you must submit a completed nomination form, letters of 
reference from the represented interests or organizations, as well as 
any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications, to 
the Grand Junction Field Office. You may make nominations for the 
following categories of interest:
    (1) A member of, or nominated by, the Mesa County Board of County 
Commissioners.
    (2) A member of, or nominated by, the permittees holding grazing 
permits within the National Conservation Area or Wilderness.
    (3) A member of, or nominated by, the Northwest Colorado Resource 
Advisory Council.
    (4) Seven members residing in, or within reasonable proximity to, 
Mesa County, Colorado, with recognized backgrounds reflecting--
    (A) The purposes for which the National Conservation Area or 
Wilderness was established; and
    (B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the 
planning and management of the National Conservation Area and 
Wilderness.
    The specific category the nominee would like to represent should be 
identified in the letter of nomination and in the nomination form. The 
Grand Junction Field Office will collect the nomination forms and 
letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible 
for submitting nominations (commissioners of Mesa County, grazing 
permittees holding grazing allotments within the National Conservation 
Area or Wilderness, the Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council, 
and the Bureau of Land Management). The Bureau of Land Management will 
then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior 
who has responsibility for making the appointments.
    The purpose of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area 
Advisory Council is to advise the Bureau of Land Management on the 
management of the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black 
Ridge Canyons Wilderness. Each member will be a person who, as a result 
of training and experience, has knowledge or special expertise which 
qualifies him or her to provide advice from among the categories of 
interest listed above.
    Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be 
reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for 
Government employees.

    Dated: May 14, 2001.
Nina Rose Hatfield,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 01-12603 Filed 5-17-01; 8:45 am]
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