[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24095]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Third Call for Nominations for the Northern California Resource 
Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public 
nominations for the Northern California Resource Advisory Council 
(RAC), which has 15 open positions this year. This RAC provides advice 
and recommendations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northern 
California District on land use planning and management of public lands 
within northern California and far northwest Nevada. The BLM will 
accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this 
notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than November 10, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to: Bureau of Land Management, 
2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, Attention, Jeff Fontana. 
Application forms are available online at: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac.html. Nominations must be accompanied by all of the 
information identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy K. Haug, Bureau of Land 
Management, Northern California District Manager, 355 Hemsted Drive, 
Redding, CA 96130; 530-224-2160.

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 the FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 
establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based 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 rules governing RACs are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784 and include 
the following three membership categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and 
representatives of organizations associated with energy and minerals 
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, 
developed outdoor recreation, off-highway 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, 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 who are employed in the natural sciences, and the 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 geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should 
demonstrate a commitment to collaborative resource decision-making.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally registered lobbyists from being appointed or re-appointed to 
FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.
    The following must accompany all nominations:

--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations;
--A completed RAC application; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.

Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM California State Office will 
issue a press release providing additional information for submitting 
nominations, with specifics about the number and categories of member 
positions available. If you have already submitted your nomination 
materials for the Northern California RAC in response to the first call 
for nominations published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2014 
(79 FR 7223), or the second call for nominations published in the 
Federal Register on May 27, 2014 (79 FR 30161), you do not need to 
resubmit the materials.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1

Martha Maciel,
Deputy State Director, External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-24095 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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