Call for Nominations for the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee

• Published date: 22 April 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 22440
• Record Number: 2020-08463
• Section: Notices
• Court: Interior Department,Land Management Bureau

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 22440-22441]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-08463]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Land Management
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                Call for Nominations for the Bears Ears National Monument
                Advisory Committee
                AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations
                for five members to the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee
                (BENM-MAC). The BENM-MAC provides information and advice regarding
                development of the management plan and, as appropriate, management of
                the Monument. The Monticello Field Office will accept public
                nominations for 30 days from the date this Notice is posted. Committee
                duties and responsibilities are solely advisory in nature.
                DATES: A completed nomination form and accompanying nomination/
                recommendation letters must be received by May 22, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Send nominations to the Monticello Field Office, 365 North
                Main, Monticello, UT 84535, Attention: BENM-MAC Nominations, or
                [email protected] with the subject line BENM-MAC Nominations.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Palma, Bears Ears National
                Monument Manager, Monticello Field Office, 365 North Main, Monticello,
                UT 84535; phone (435) 587-1539, or email:
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                [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
                deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339
                to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS
                is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 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 directs the Secretary of the Interior to
                establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory councils that are
                consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The rules governing
                advisory committees are found at 43 CFR subpart 1784.
                 The BENM-MAC has vacancies in the following categories:
                 (1) A representative with paleontological expertise;
                 (2) A representative of the conservation community;
                 (3) A representative of private landowners;
                 (4) A representative of local business owners; and
                 (5) A representative of the public at large, including, for
                example, sportsmen and sportswomen communities.
                 Members will be appointed to 3-year terms.
                 Nominating Potential Members: Nomination forms may be obtained from
                the Monticello Field Office, (address listed above) or https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/rac-near-you/utah/benm-mac. All nominations
                must include a completed Resource Advisory Council application (OMB
                Control No. 1004-0204), letters of reference from the represented
                interests or organizations, and any other information that speaks to
                the nominee's qualifications.
                 The specific category the nominee would be representing should be
                identified in the letter of nomination and in the application form.
                 Members of the BENM-MAC serve without compensation. However, while
                away from their homes or regular places of business, BENM-MAC and
                subcommittee members engaged in BENM-MAC or subcommittee business may
                be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
                as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed
                intermittently in Federal Government service.
                 The BENM-MAC will meet approximately two to four times annually,
                and at such other times as designated by the DFO.
                 Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 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: 43 CFR 1784.4-1)
                Anita Bilbao,
                Acting State Director.
                [FR Doc. 2020-08463 Filed 4-21-20; 8:45 am]
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