42742 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 136 / Monday, July 18, 2022 / Notices 

Martha Williams, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15214 Filed 7–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLOR912000. L07772100. XZ0000. 

22x.HAG22–0020] 

Call for Nominations for the Southeast 

Oregon and John Day-Snake Resource 

Advisory Councils and 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 for the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 

Southeast Oregon and John Day-Snake 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs) and 

the Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

to fill existing vacancies, as well as 

member terms that are scheduled to 

expire. The Councils 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 August 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed 

applications should be sent to the BLM 

Oregon District Offices listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Morgan Rubanow, Public Affairs 

Specialist, BLM Oregon State Office, 

telephone: (503) 545–9717, email: 

mrubanow@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

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, council membership must be 

balanced and representative of the 

various interests concerned with the 

management of the public lands. The 

rules governing the advisory councils 

are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others for appointment by the 

Secretary. The BLM will evaluate 

nominees based on their education, 

training, experience, and knowledge of 

the geographic area of the advisory 

committee. Nominees should 

demonstrate a commitment to 

collaborative resource decision-making. 

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM 

Oregon State Office will issue a press 

release providing additional information 

for submitting nominations. 

The Southeast Oregon and John DaySnake 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. 

The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council consists of 13 members that 

include a private landowner in the 

Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Area 

(CMPA); two representatives who are 

grazing permittees on Federal lands in 

the CMPA; a representative interested in 

fish and recreational fishing in the 

CMPA; a representative of the Burns 

Paiute Tribe; two representatives who 

are recognized environmental 

representatives, one of whom shall 

represent the State as a whole, and one 

of whom is from the local area; a 

representative who participates in 

dispersed recreation, such as hiking, 

camping, nature viewing, nature 

photography, bird watching, horseback 

riding, or trail walking; a representative 

who is a recreational permit holder or 

is a representative of a commercial 

recreation operation in the CMPA; a 

representative who participates in 

mechanized or consumptive recreation, 

such as hunting, fishing, off-road 

driving, hang gliding, or parasailing; a 

representative with expertise and 

interest in wild horse management on 

Steens Mountain; a representative who 

has no financial interest in the CMPA to 

represent statewide interests; and one 

non-voting representative to serve as the 

State government liaison to the Council. 

As appropriate, certain Council 

members may be appointed as special 

Government employees (SGEs). Please 

be aware that applicants selected to 

serve as SGEs will be required, prior to 

appointment, to file a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report in order to 

avoid involvement in real or apparent 

conflicts of interest. You may find a 

copy of the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following Web 

site: https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ogeform-450. Additionally, after 

appointment, members appointed as 

SGEs will be required to meet 

applicable financial disclosure and 

ethics training requirements. Please 

contact (202) 202–208–7960 or DOI_

Ethics@sol.doi.gov with any questions 

about the ethics requirements for 

members appointed as SGEs. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or others. Nominees must be residents 

of the State of Oregon. 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/ 

1120-019_0.pdf. 

—Letters of reference from represented 

interests or organizations; and 

—Any other information that addresses 

the nominee’s qualifications. 

Nominations and completed 

applications should be sent to the office 

listed as follows: 

Southeast Oregon RAC 

Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs 

Officer, BLM Vale District Office, 3100 

H St., Baker City, OR 97814; phone: 

(541) 523–1407; email: lbogardus@

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John Day-Snake RAC 

Kaitlyn Webb, Public Affairs Officer, 

BLM Prineville District Office, 3050 NE 

3rd Street, Prineville, OR 97754; phone: 

(541) 460–8781; email: kwebb@blm.gov. 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council 

Tara Thissell, Public Affairs 

Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 

28910 Hwy. 20 West, Hines, OR 97738; 

phone: (541) 573–4519; email: tthissell@

blm.gov. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1) 

Donald Manuszewski, 

Deputy State Director, Communications. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15212 Filed 7–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAZP02000.L17110000.PM0000 

LXTRJBHT0000] 

Notice of Temporary Closure on Public 

Lands in Maricopa County, AZ 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

closure to all public use and entry is in 

effect on certain public lands 

administered by the Lower Sonoran 

Field Office, to provide for public health 

and safety during the construction of the 

Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area. 

DATES: The temporary closure will be in 

effect for two years from 12:01 a.m., 

August 17, 2022, or until the completion 

of construction, whichever is sooner. 

ADDRESSES: The BLM will post closure 

signs at main entry points to this area. 

This closure order will be posted in the 

Lower Sonoran Field Office. Maps of the 

affected area and other documents 

associated with this closure are 

available at the Lower Sonoran Field 

Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, 

Phoenix, AZ 85027 and online at 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2003950/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie White Bull, Sonoran Desert 

National Monument Manager, Lower 

Sonoran Field Office, 21605 North 7th 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027, by phone 

at (623) 580–5500, or by email at 

kwhitebull@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

closure affects public lands in the 

Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area, 

within the Juan Bautista de Anza 

Recreation Management Zone of the 

Sonoran Desert National Monument in 

Maricopa County, Arizona. The legal 

description of the affected public lands 

is: 

Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area 

Gila & Salt River Meridian, Arizona 

T. 4 S., R. 2 W., 

Sec. 26, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

Sec. 27, Lots 1 and 8, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

Sec. 34, SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

Sec. 35, NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

T. 5 S., R. 2 W., 

Sec. 2, Lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, 

Sec. 3, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4, 

Sec. 10, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

Sec. 11, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, 

Sec. 12, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 1,655.09 

acres. 

The closure is necessary to protect 

public health and address safety risks 

during the construction of EstrellaWayside Recreation Area facilities and 

infrastructure. The construction of the 

Estrella-Wayside Recreation Area is in 

conformance with the Sonoran Desert 

National Monument Record of Decision 

and Approved Resource Management 

Plan (2012) and implements 

components of the Juan Bautista de 

Anza Recreation Management Zone, 

Recreation Plan Final Environmental 

Assessment (DOI–BLM–AZ–P040– 

2015–0002–EA; https://eplanning.

blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/44347/ 

510) and Decision Record. A 

Determination of NEPA Adequacy 

(DNA) for implementation of the Anza 

RMZ Recreation area was signed on 

December 9, 2020 (DOI–BLM–AZ– 

P040–2021–0001–DNA; https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2003950/510). Under the 

authority of Section 303(a) of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 

8360.0–7, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM 

will enforce the following closure 

within the Estrella-Wayside Recreation 

Area. 

Closure: The Estrella-Wayside 

Recreation Area is temporarily closed to 

all public use and entry. 

Exemptions: The temporary closures 

do not apply to Federal, State, and local 

officers and employees in the 

performance of their official duties; 

members of organized rescue or 

firefighting forces in the performance of 

their official duties; and persons with 

written authorization from the BLM. 

Enforcement: Any person who 

violates the temporary closures may be 

tried before a United States magistrate 

and fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 

3571, imprisoned no more than 12 

months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 

CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance 

with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local 

officials may also impose penalties for 

violations of Arizona law. 

Effect of Closure: The entire area 

encompassed by the legal description as 

described in this notice and in the time 

period as described in this notice are 

temporarily closed to all public use, 

including pedestrians and vehicles, 

unless specifically excepted as 

described above. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. 

Katie White Bull, 

Acting Lower Sonoran Field Manager. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–34224; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before July 9, 2022, for listing or related 

actions in the National Register of 

Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by August 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 


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