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propose to remove the ACEC 

designation from the current Carson 

Wandering Skipper ACEC (330 acres). 

Alternative D proposes to remove the 

ACEC designation from the Stewart 

Valley Paleontological ACEC (15,900 

acres). Additionally, Alternatives B, C, 

D, and E propose to remove the ACEC 

designation from the Steamboat Hot 

Springs Geyer Basin ACEC (40 acres). 

One existing ACEC is proposed to be 

expanded under Alternatives B, C, D 

and E. 

The new potential ACECs in 

Alternative B include: Black Mountain/ 

Pistone Archaeological District (3,400 

acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat 

Botanical (6,600 acres), Fox Peak 

Cultural (48,400 acres), Greater Sand 

Mountain (17,000 acres), Grimes Point 

Archaeological District (15,900 acres), 

Namazii Wunu Cultural (158,300 acres), 

Ruhenstroth Paleontological (2,300 

acres), Tagim asa Cultural (81,800 

acres), and the Virginia City National 

Landmark Historic District (14,700 

acres). Alternative B would retain the 

existing Incandescent Rocks Scenic 

(1,100 acres), Stewart Valley 

Paleontological (15,900 acres), and the 

Virginia Range Williams Combleaf 

Botanical (470 acres) ACECs and would 

expand the Pah Rah High Basin 

Petroglyph ACEC (5,300 acres). 

The new potential ACECs in 

Alternative C include: Black Mountain/ 

Pistone Archaeological District (3,400 

acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat 

Botanical (6,600 acres), Clan Alpine 

Greater Sage-Grouse (98,400 acres), 

Desatoya Greater Sage-Grouse (105,100 

acres), Dixie Valley Toad (410 acres), 

Fox Peak Cultural (48,400 acres), 

Greater Sand Mountain (17,000 acres), 

Grimes Point Archaeological District 

(15,900 acres), Lassen Red Rock Scenic 

(800 acres), Namazii Wunu Cultural 

(158,300 acres), Pine Nut Bi-State SageGrouse (100,400 acres), Pine Nut 

Mountains Williams Combleaf Botanical 

(330 acres), Ruhenstroth Paleontological 

(2,300 acres), Sand Springs Desert Study 

Area (50 acres), Steamboat Buckwheat 

Botanical (80 acres), Tagim asa Cultural 

(81,800 acres), Virginia City National 

Landmark Historic District (14,700 

acres) and the Virginia Mountains 

Greater Sage-Grouse (109,200 acres). 

Alternative C would retain the existing 

Carson Wandering Skipper (330 acres), 

Incandescent Rocks Scenic (1,100 

acres), Stewart Valley Paleontological 

(15,900 acres), and the Virginia Range 

Williams Combleaf Botanical (470 acres) 

ACECs and would expand the Pah Rah 

High Basin Petroglyph ACEC (5,300 

acres). 

The new potential ACECs in 

Alternative D include: Black Mountain/ 

Pistone Archaeological District (3,400 

acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat 

Botanical (6,600 acres), Fox Peak 

Cultural (48,400 acres), Grimes Point 

Archaeological District (15,900 acres), 

Pine Nut Mountains Williams Combleaf 

Botanical (330 acres), Ruhenstroth 

Paleontological (2,300 acres), Tagim asa 

Cultural (81,800 acres), and the Virginia 

City National Landmark Historic District 

(14,700 acres). Alternative D would 

retain the existing Incandescent Rocks 

Scenic (1,100 acres) and the Virginia 

Range Williams Combleaf Botanical 

(470 acres) ACECs and would expand 

the Pah Rah High Basin Petroglyph 

ACEC (5,300 acres). 

The new potential ACECs in 

Alternative E include: Churchill 

Narrows Buckwheat Botanical (6,600 

acres), Fox Peak Cultural (48,400 acres), 

Grimes Point Archaeological District 

(15,900 acres), and the Ruhenstroth 

Paleontological (2,300 acres). 

Alternative E would retain the existing 

Incandescent Rocks Scenic (1,100 

acres), Stewart Valley Paleontological 

(15,900 acres), and the Virginia Range 

Williams Combleaf Botanical (470 acres) 

ACECs and would expand the Pah Rah 

High Basin Petroglyph ACEC (5,300 

acres). 

The following management 

prescriptions could apply to potential 

ACECs, if formally designated, 

depending on each individual ACEC: 

avoid or exclude linear ROWs; avoid or 

exclude site-type ROWs; close to or 

place use constraints on fluid leasable 

mineral development; close to solid 

leasable mineral development; 

recommend withdrawal of locatable 

mineral development; close to saleable 

mineral development; not available for 

livestock grazing; manage as VRM Class 

II; Special Recreation Permits would not 

be issued; close to camping; closed or 

limited to designated routes for 

motorized travel; place seasonal 

restrictions of ground disturbing 

actions; prohibit the collection of 

vegetation; and seasonally closed for 

Native American cultural/religious use. 

Public meetings on the Draft RMP/

Draft EIS are currently scheduled for 

5:00 to 7:00 p.m.; on January 13, at the 

John Ascuaga’s Nugget (1100 Nugget 

Ave.) in Sparks, Nevada; on January 15, 

at the Fallon Convention Center (100 

Campus Way) in Fallon, Nevada; on 

January 20, at the Mineral County 

Library (First & A Street) in Hawthorne, 

Nevada; on January 22, at the Carson 

Valley Inn (1627 US Hwy 395 N) in 

Minden, Nevada; and on January 29, at 

the Yerington Elementary School (112 

N. California St.) in Yerington, Nevada. 

An additional public meeting will be 

held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., on January 

24, at the Carson City Plaza Hotel and 

Event Center (801 South Carson Street) 

in Carson City, Nevada. Additional 

public meetings are anticipated in 

coordination with local County 

Commissions and Boards of 

Supervisors. Any such additional 

meetings will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through public notices, 

media releases, and/or mailings. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and email addresses of 

persons who submit comments will be 

available for public review and 

disclosure at the above address during 

regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. 

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. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 

43 CFR 1610.2 

Marci Todd, 

Associate State Director, Nevada. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Intent To Establish the 

Southwest Oregon RAC, the Northwest 

Oregon RAC, and the Coastal Oregon 

RAC 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is publishing this 

notice in accordance with the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act 

(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives 

notice that the Secretary of the Interior 

is establishing the Southwest Oregon 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), the 

Northwest Oregon RAC, and the Coastal 

Oregon RAC. These RACs will provide 

advice to the Secretary of the Interior 

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management of the public lands located 

in western Oregon’s five BLM districts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Baker, BLM Oregon RAC Lead, 

1220 SW., 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 

97204, 503–808–6306. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to leave a message or 

question for the above individual. The 

FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week. Replies are provided during 

normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

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 RACs that are consistent with 

FACA. The rules governing RACs are 

found at 43 CFR Subpart 1784. As 

required by FACA, RAC membership 

must be balanced and representative of 

the various interests concerned with the 

management of public lands. These 

three new RACs will operate on the 

principle of collaborative decision 

making and strive for consensus before 

making official recommendations to the 

BLM. The RACs will operate under one 

set of Standard Operating Procedures 

and will be chartered by the Secretary 

of the Interior. Members of these three 

new RACs will be appointed by the 

Secretary to represent the following 

three interest groups: 

Group 1—Persons Who: 

1. Represent energy and mineral 

development (with a special emphasis 

on transportation or rights-of-way 

interests); 

2. represent the commercial timber 

industry; 

3. represent organized labor or nontimber forest product harvester groups; 

4. represent developed outdoor 

recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or 

commercial recreation (with a special 

emphasis on commercial or recreation 

fishing); or 

5. hold Federal grazing or other land 

permits or represent nonindustrial 

private forest land owners. 

Group 2—Persons Who Represent: 

1. Nationally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

2. regionally or locally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

3. dispersed recreational activities; 

4. archaeological and historical 

interests; or 

5. nationally or regionally recognized 

wild horse and burro interest groups, 

wildlife or hunting organizations, or 

watershed associations. 

Group 3—Persons Who: 

1. Hold state elected office; 

2. hold county or local elected office; 

3. represent Indian tribes within or 

adjacent to the area for which the 

Council is organized; 

4. are school officials or teachers with 

knowledge in natural resource 

management or the natural sciences; or 

5. represent the affected public-atlarge and/or are employed by a state 

agency responsible for the management 

of natural resources, land or water. 

Members will be appointed to 

staggered 3-year terms. All members 

serve at the discretion of the Secretary. 

A call for nominations to recruit new 

members will be held in 2015 once the 

RACs are established. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. 

Jerome E. Perez, 

State Director, Oregon/Washington. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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MD000015XL1109AF] 

Call for Nominations for the California 

Desert District Advisory Council 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) California Desert 

District is soliciting nominations from 

the public for six members to its District 

Advisory Council to serve three-year 

terms. Council members provide advice 

and recommendations to the BLM on 

the management of public lands in 

Southern California. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Teresa Raml, District Manager, 

Bureau of Land Management, California 

Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San 

Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 

92553. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Razo, BLM California Desert 

District External Affairs, 22835 Calle 

San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, 

California 92553–9046, (951) 697–5217. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

California Desert District Advisory 

Council is comprised of 15 private 

individuals who represent different 

interests and advise BLM officials on 

policies and programs concerning the 

management of over 10 million acres of 

public land in Southern California. The 

Council meets in formal session three to 

four times each year in various locations 

throughout the California Desert 

District. Council members serve without 

compensation other than travel 

expenses. Members serve three-year 

terms and may reapply to be nominated 

for reappointment to an additional 

three-year term. 

Section 309 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act directs the 

Secretary of the Interior to involve the 

public in planning and issues related to 

management of BLM-administered 

lands. The Secretary also selects 

Council nominees consistent with the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), which requires 

nominees appointed to the Council be 

balanced in terms of points of view and 

representative of the various interests 

concerned with the management of the 

public lands. 

The Council also is balanced 

geographically, and the BLM will try to 

find qualified representatives from areas 

throughout the California Desert 

District. The District covers portions of 

eight counties, and includes more than 

10 million acres of public land in the 

California Desert Conservation Area of 

Mono, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San 

Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial 

counties, as well as 300,000 acres of 

scattered parcels in San Diego, western 

Riverside, western San Bernardino, and 

Los Angeles counties (known as the 

South Coast). 

Public notice begins with the 

publication date of this notice and 

nominations will be accepted for 45 

days from the date of this notice. The 

six positions to be filled include one 

elected official, one representative of 

non-renewable resources groups or 

organizations, one representative of 

recreation groups or organizations, one 

representative of wildlife groups or 

organizations, and two representatives 

of the public-at-large. These six 

positions become vacant on Dec. 7, 

2014. 

Any group or individual may 

nominate a qualified person, based 

upon education, training, and 

knowledge of the BLM, the California 

Desert, and the issues involving BLMadministered public lands throughout 

Southern California. Qualified 

individuals may also nominate 

themselves. 

The nomination form may be found 

on the Desert Advisory Council Web 


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