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other natural system or process; or
natural hazard.
(2) Importance. The above described
value, resource, system, process, or
hazard shall have substantial significance and values. This generally requires qualities of more than local significance and special worth, consequence, meaning, distinctiveness, or
cause for concern. A natural hazard
can be important if it is a significant
threat to human life or property.
(b) The State Director, upon approval
of a draft resource management plan,
plan revision, or plan amendment involving ACECs, shall publish a notice
in the FEDERAL REGISTER listing each
ACEC proposed and specifying the resource use limitations, if any, which
would occur if it were formally designated. The notice shall provide a 60day period for public comment on the
proposed ACEC designation. The approval of a resource management plan,
plan revision, or plan amendment constitutes formal designation of any
ACEC involved. The approved plan
shall include the general management
practices and uses, including mitigating measures, identified to protect
designated ACEC.
with the management framework plan.
Such determination shall be in writing
and shall explain the reasons for the
determination.
(i) If the proposed action is in conformance, it may be further considered
for decision under procedures applicable to that type of action, including requirements of regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of
the National Environmental Policy Act
in 40 CFR parts 1500–1508.
(ii) If the proposed action is not in
conformance with the management
framework plan, and if the proposed action warrants further favorable consideration before a resource management
plan is scheduled for preparation, such
consideration shall be through a management framework plan amendment
using the provisions of § 1610.5–5 of this
title.
(b)(1) If an action is proposed where
public lands are not covered by a management framework plan or a resource
management plan, an environmental
assessment and an environmental impact statement, if necessary, plus any
other data and analysis necessary to
make an informed decision, shall be
used to assess the impacts of the proposal and to provide a basis for a decision on the proposal.
(2) A land disposal action may be
considered before a resource management plan is scheduled for preparation,
through a planning analysis, using the
process described in § 1610.5–5 of this
title for amending a plan.
§ 1610.8 Transition period.
(a) Until superseded by resource management plans, management framework plans may be the basis for considering proposed actions as follows:
(1) The management framework plan
shall be in compliance with the principle of multiple use and sustained
yield and shall have been developed
with public participation and governmental coordination, but not necessarily precisely as prescribed in
§§ 1610.2 and 1610.3 of this title.
(2) No sooner than 30 days after the
Environmental Protection Agency publishes a notice of the filing of a final
court-ordered environmental impact
statement—which is based on a management framework plan—proposed actions may be initiated without any further analysis or processes included in
this subpart.
(3) For proposed actions other than
those described in paragraph (a)(2) of
this section, determination shall be
made by the Field Manager whether
the proposed action is in conformance
[48 FR 20368, May 5, 1983, as amended at 70
FR 14567, Mar. 23, 2005]
Group 1700—Program
Management
PART 1780—COOPERATIVE
RELATIONS
Subpart 1784—Advisory Committees
Sec.
1784.0–1 Purpose.
1784.0–2 Objectives.
1784.0–3 Authority.
1784.0–4 [Reserved]
1784.0–5 Definitions.
1784.0–6 Policy.
1784.1 Establishment,
duration,
nation, and renewal.
1784.1–1 Establishment.
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§ 1784.0–5
1784.1–2 Duration, termination, and renewal.
1784.2 Composition, avoidance of conflict of
interest.
1784.2–1 Composition.
1784.2–2 Avoidance of conflict of interest.
1784.3 Member service.
1784.4 Public participation.
1784.4–1 Calls for nominations.
1784.4–2 Notice of meetings.
1784.4–3 Open meetings.
1784.5 Operating procedures.
1784.5–1 Functions.
1784.5–2 Meetings.
1784.5–3 Records.
1784.6 Membership and functions of resource
advisory councils and sub-groups.
1784.6–1 Resource
advisory
councils—requirements.
1784.6–2 Resource advisory councils—optional features.
specifies policies, procedures, and responsibilities for committee creation,
management and termination.
(b) The Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.), as amended by the Public
Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978
(43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), requires establishment of advisory councils representative of major citizen interests
concerned with resource management
planning or the management of public
lands.
(c) Section 2 of the Reorganization
Plan No. 3 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as
amended; 64 Stat. 1262), authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to make provisions deemed appropriate authorizing
the performance by any other officer,
or by any agency or employee or the
Department of the Interior of any Departmental function. The establishment of advisory committees is deemed
an appropriate action.
AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. App. (Federal Advisory Committee Act); 43 U.S.C. 1739.
SOURCE: 45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart 1784—Advisory
Committees
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 51 FR
39529, Oct. 29, 1986]
§ 1784.0–1 Purpose.
This subpart contains standards and
procedures for the creation, operation
and termination of advisory committees to advise the Secretary of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management
on matters relating to public lands and
resources under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
[Reserved]
§ 1784.0–5
Definitions.
As used in this subpart, the term:
(a) Advisory committee means any
committee, council, or board established or utilized for purposes of obtaining advice or recommendations.
(b) Secretary means Secretary of the
Interior.
(c) Director means the Director of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(d) Designated Federal officer means
the Federal officer or employee designated by an advisory committee
charter who approves meeting agendas
and attends all meetings of the committee and its subcommittees, if any.
(e) Public lands means any lands and
interest in lands owned by the United
States administered by the Secretary
of the Interior through the Bureau of
Land Management, except:
(1) Lands located on the Outer Continental Shelf; and
(2) Lands held for the benefit of Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos.
§ 1784.0–2 Objectives.
The objective of advisory committees
established under these regulations is
to make available to the Department
of the Interior and Bureau of Land
Management the expert counsel of concerned, knowledgeable citizens and
public officials regarding both the formulation of operating guidelines and
the preparation and execution of plans
and programs for the use and management of public lands, their natural and
cultural resources, and the environment.
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§ 1784.0–4
§ 1784.0–3 Authority.
(a) The Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1) requires establishment of a system governing advisory committees in the Executive
Branch of the Federal Government and
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR
9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
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§ 1784.0–6
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Policy.
§ 1784.1–2 Duration, termination, and
renewal.
As part of the Department’s program
for public participation, it is the policy
of the Secretary to establish and employ committees representative of
major citizens’ interests, or where required by law, of special citizen interests, to advise the Secretary and Director regarding policy formulation, program planning, decisionmaking, attainment of program objectives, and
achievement of improved program coordination and economies in the management of public lands and resources;
to regularly ensure that such committees are being optimally employed; and
to limit the number of advisory committees to that essential to the conduct of the public’s business.
(a) An advisory committee not mandated by statute, i.e., established at
the discretion of the Secretary, shall
terminate not later than 2 years after
its establishment unless, prior to that
time, it is rechartered by the Secretary
and copies of the new charter are filed
with the appropriate committees of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Any committee so renewed shall continue for not more than 2 additional
years unless, prior to expiration of
such period, it is again rechartered.
(b) Any advisory committee mandated by statute shall terminate not
later than 2 years after the date of its
establishment unless its duration is
otherwise provided by law. Upon the
expiration of each successive two-year
period following date of establishment,
a new charter shall be prepared and,
after Secretarial approval, filed with
the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of Representatives for
any statutory advisory committee
being continued.
§ 1784.1 Establishment, duration, termination, and renewal.
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§ 1784.1–1
Establishment.
(a) An advisory committee required
by statute is established or renewed
upon the filing of a charter, signed by
the Secretary, with the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the
United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
of the United States House of Representatives.
(b) An advisory committee not specifically required by statute shall be
established only when the Secretary
has—
(1) Determined as a matter of formal
record, after consultation with the
General Services Administration, that
establishment of the committee is in
the public interest in connection with
duties required of the Department of
the Interior by law;
(2) Signed and filed the committee
charter; and
(3) Published in the FEDERAL REGISTER a notice of his determination and
of the establishment of the committee.
(c) An advisory committee shall not
meet or take any action until the Committee’s charter has been signed by the
Secretary and copies filed with the appropriate committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives and the
Library of Congress.
§ 1784.2 Composition,
conflict of interest.
§ 1784.2–1
avoidance
Composition.
(a) Each advisory committee shall be
structured to provide fair membership
balance, both geographic and interestspecific, in terms of the functions to be
performed and points of view to be represented, as prescribed by its charter.
Each shall be formed with the objective of providing representative counsel and advice about public land and resource planning, retention, management and disposal. No person is to be
denied an opportunity to serve because
of race, age, sex, religion or national
origin.
(b) Individuals shall qualify to serve
on an advisory committee because
their education, training, or experience
enables them to give informed and objective advice regarding an industry,
discipline, or interest specified in the
committee’s charter; they have demonstrated experience or knowledge of
the geographical area under the purview of the advisory committee; and
they have demonstrated a commitment
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of general purpose government serving
the people of the geographical area for
which the council is established shall
end upon that person’s departure from
such elective office if such departure
occurs before his or her term of appointment or reappointment to the
council would otherwise expire. However, the Secretary, in his discretion,
may permit the member to complete
the term in another vacant position on
the council, provided that the member
is qualified to represent one of the
other categories of major citizens’ interests set forth in the charter of the
council;
(2) A vacancy occurring by reason of
removal, resignation, death, or departure from elective office shall be filled
for the balance of the vacating member’s term using the same method by
which the original appointment was
made;
(b) Committee members advise and
report only to the official(s) specified
in the charter. Service as an advisor,
however, does not limit the rights of a
member acting as a private citizen or
as a member or official of another organization.
(c) The Secretary or the designated
Federal officer may, after written notice, terminate the service of an advisor if, in the judgment of the Secretary
or the designated Federal officer, such
removal is in the public interest, or if
the advisor—
(1) No longer meets the requirements
under which elected or appointed;
(2) Fails or is unable to participate
regularly in committee work; or
(3) Has violated Federal law or the
regulations of the Secretary.
(d) For purposes of compensation,
members of advisory committees shall
be reimbursed for travel and per diem
expenses when on advisory committee
business, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703.
No reimbursement shall be made for
expenses incurred by members of subgroups selected by established committees, except that the designated Federal officer may reimburse travel and
to collaborate in seeking solutions to
resource management issues.
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR
9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
§ 1784.2–2 Avoidance of conflict of interest.
(a) Persons or employees of organizations who hold leases, licenses, permits, contracts or claims which involve
lands or resources administered by the
Bureau of Land Management normally
shall not serve on advisory committees
except—
(1) Holders of grazing permits and
leases may serve on advisory committees, including resource advisory councils, and may serve on subgroups of
such advisory councils;
(2) That the lack of candidates make
them the only available candidates; or
(3) When they have special knowledge
or experience which is needed to accomplish the committee functions to
be performed.
(b) No advisory committee members,
including members of resource advisory councils, and no members of subgroups of such advisory committees,
shall participate in any matter in
which the members have a direct interest.
(c) Members of advisory committees
shall be required to disclose their direct or indirect interest in leases, licenses, permits, contracts, or claims
and related litigation which involve
lands or resources administered by the
Bureau of Land Management. For the
purposes of this paragraph, indirect interest includes holdings of a spouse or
a dependent child.
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR
9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
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§ 1784.3
Member service.
(a) Appointments to advisory committees shall be for 2-year terms unless
otherwise specified in the charter or
the appointing document. Terms of
service normally coincide with duration of the committee charter. Members may be appointed to additional
terms at the discretion of the authorized appointing official.
(1) The term of the member of a
council who has been appointed on the
basis of his status as an elected official
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per diem expenses to members of subgroups who are also members of the
parent committee.
§ 1784.5
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 47 FR
6429, Feb. 12, 1982; 47 FR 34389, Aug. 9, 1982; 51
FR 39529, Oct. 29, 1986; 52 FR 5284, Feb. 20,
1987; 60 FR 9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
The function of an advisory committee is solely advisory, and recommendations shall be made only to
the authorized representative specified
in its charter. Determinations of actions to be taken on the reports and
recommendations of a committee shall
be made only by the Secretary or the
designated Federal officer.
§ 1784.4
§ 1784.5–1
Public participation.
§ 1784.4–1 Calls for nominations.
Except where otherwise provided,
candidates for appointment to advisory
committees are sought through public
calls for public nominations. Such calls
shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and are made through media releases and systematic contacts with individuals and organizations interested
in the use and management of public
lands and resources.
Functions.
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR
9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
§ 1784.5–2
Meetings.
(a) Advisory committees shall meet
only at the call of the Secretary or the
designated Federal officer.
(b) No meeting shall be held in the
absence of the Secretary or the designated Federal officer.
(c) Each meeting shall be conducted
with close adherence to an agenda
which has been approved in advance by
the authorized representative.
(d) The authorized representative
may adjourn an advisory committee
meeting at any time when—
(1) Continuance would be inconsistent with either the purpose for
which the meeting was called or the established rules for its conduct; or
(2) Adjournment is determined to be
in the public interest.
§ 1784.4–2 Notice of meetings.
(a) Notices of meetings of advisory
committees and any subcommittees
that may be formed shall be published
in the FEDERAL REGISTER and distributed to the media 30 days in advance of
a meeting. However, if urgent matters
arise, notices of meetings of advisory
committees and any subcommittees
shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and distributed to the media at
least 15 days in advance of a meeting.
(b) Notices shall set forth meeting locations, topics or issues to be discussed, and times and places for the
public to be heard.
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Operating procedures.
[45 FR 8177, Feb. 6, 1980, as amended at 60 FR
9958, Feb. 22, 1995]
§ 1784.4–3 Open meetings.
(a) All advisory committee and subcommittee meetings and associated
field examinations shall be open to the
public and news media.
(b) Anyone may appear before or file
a statement with a committee or subcommittee regarding matters on a
meeting agenda.
(c) The scheduling of meetings and
the preparation of agendas shall be
done in a manner that will encourage
and facilitate public attendance and
participation. The amount of time
scheduled for public presentations and
meeting times may be extended when
the authorized representative considers
it necessary to accommodate all who
seek to be heard regarding matters on
the agenda.
§ 1784.5–3
Records.
(a) Detailed records shall be kept of
each meeting of an advisory committee
and any subcommittees that may be
formed. These records shall include as
a minimum—
(1) The time and place of the meeting;
(2) Copies of the FEDERAL REGISTER
and other public notices announcing
the meeting;
(3) A list of advisors and Department
or Bureau employees present;
(4) A list of members of the public
present and who each represented;
(5) The meeting agenda;
(6) A complete and accurate summary description of matters discussed
and conclusions reached;
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(7) A list of recommendations made
by the advisory committee;
(8) Copies of all reports received,
issued, or approved by the Committee
or subcommittee; and
(9) A description of the nature of public participation. The Chairperson of
the advisory committee shall certify to
the accuracy of meeting records.
(b) All records, reports, transcripts,
minutes, recommendations, studies,
working papers, and other documents
prepared by or submitted to an advisory committee shall be available for
public inspection and copying in the
Bureau of Land Management office responsible for support of that committee. Upon request, copies shall be
provided at the cost of duplication as
established by the regulations in 43
CFR part 2 (Appendix A).
the area to each council. An individual
may not serve concurrently on more
than 1 resource advisory council. Council members and members of a rangeland resource team or other local general purpose subgroup must reside in 1
of the States within the geographic jurisdiction of the council or subgroup,
respectively. Council members and
members of general purpose subgroups
shall be representative of the interests
of the following 3 general groups:
(1) Persons who—
(i) Hold Federal grazing permits or
leases within the area for which the
council is organized;
(ii) Represent interests associated
with transportation or rights-of-way;
(iii) Represent developed outdoor
recreation, off-highway vehicle users,
or commercial recreation activities;
(iv) Represent the commercial timber
industry; or
(v) Represent energy and mineral development.
(2) Persons representing—
(i) Nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations;
(ii) Dispersed recreational activities;
(iii) Archeological and historical interests; or
(iv) Nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest
groups.
(3) Persons who—
(i) Hold State, county or local elected office;
(ii) Are employed by a State agency
responsible for management of natural
resources, land, or water;
(iii) Represent Indian tribes within or
adjacent to the area for which the
council is organized;
(iv) Are employed as academicians in
natural resource management or the
natural sciences; or
(v) Represent the affected public-atlarge.
(d) In appointing members of a resource advisory council from the 3 categories set forth in paragraphs (c)(1),
(c)(2), and (c)(3) of this section, the
Secretary shall provide for balanced
and broad representation from within
each category.
(e) In making appointments to resource advisory councils the Secretary
shall consider nominations made by
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§ 1784.6 Membership and functions of
resource advisory councils and subgroups.
§ 1784.6–1 Resource advisory councils—requirements.
(a) Resource advisory councils shall
be established to cover all lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, except where—
(1) There is insufficient interest in
participation to ensure that membership can be fairly balanced in terms of
the points of view represented and the
functions to be performed; or
(2) The location of the public lands
with respect to the population of users
and other interested parties precludes
effective participation.
(b) A resource advisory council advises the Bureau of Land Management
official to whom it reports regarding
the preparation, amendment and implementation of land use plans for public lands and resources within its area.
Except for the purposes of long-range
planning and the establishment of resource management priorities, a resource advisory council shall not provide advice on the allocation and expenditure of funds. A resource advisory
council shall not provide advice regarding personnel actions.
(c) The Secretary shall appoint the
members of each resource advisory
council. The Secretary shall appoint at
least 1 elected official of general purpose government serving the people of
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tion with the Governors of the affected
States and other interested parties.
the Governor of the State or States affected and nominations received in response to public calls for nominations
pursuant to § 1784.4–1. Persons interested in serving on resource advisory
councils may nominate themselves. All
nominations shall be accompanied by
letters of reference from interests or
organizations to be represented.
(f) Persons appointed to resource advisory councils shall attend a course of
instruction in the management of
rangeland ecosystems that has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management State Director.
(g) A resource advisory council shall
meet at the call of the designated Federal officer and elect its own officers.
The designated Federal officer shall attend all meetings of the council.
(h) Council charters must include
rules defining a quorum and establishing procedures for sending recommendations forward to BLM. A
quorum of council members must be
present to constitute an official meeting of the council. Formal recommendations shall require agreement
of at least a majority of each of the 3
categories of interest from which appointments are made.
(i) Where the resource advisory council becomes concerned that its advice
is being arbitrarily disregarded, the
council may request that the Secretary
respond directly to such concerns within 60 days of receipt. Such a request
can be made only upon the agreement
of all council members. The Secretary’s response shall not constitute a
decision on the merits of any issue that
is or might become the subject of an
administrative appeal, and shall not be
appealable.
(j) Administrative support for a resource advisory council shall be provided by the office of the designated
Federal officer.
(1) Model A
(i) Council jurisdiction. The geographic jurisdiction of a council shall
coincide
with
BLM
District
or
ecoregion boundaries. The Governor of
the affected States or existing resource
advisory councils may petition the
Secretary to establish a resource advisory council for a specified Bureau of
Land Management resource area. The
councils will provide advice to the Bureau of Land Management official to
whom they report regarding the preparation, amendment and implementation of land use plans. The councils
will also assist in establishing other
long-range plans and resource management priorities in an advisory capacity, including providing advice on the
development of plans for range improvement or development programs.
(ii) Membership. Each council shall
have 15 members, distributed equally
among the 3 interest groups specified
in § 1784.6–1(c).
(iii) Quorum and voting requirements.
At least 3 council members from each
of the 3 categories of interest from
which appointments are made pursuant
to § 1784.6–1(c) must be present to constitute an official meeting of the council. Formal recommendations shall require agreement of at least 3 council
members from each of the 3 categories
of interest from which appointments
are made.
(iv) Subgroups. Local rangeland resource teams may be formed within the
geographical area for which a resource
advisory council provides advice, down
to the level of a single allotment.
These teams may be formed by a resource advisory council on its own motion or in response to a petition by
local citizens. Rangeland resource
teams will be formed for the purpose of
providing local level input to the resource advisory council regarding
issues pertaining to the administration
of grazing on public land within the
area for which the rangeland resource
team is formed.
(A) Rangeland resource teams will
consist of 5 members selected by the
resource advisory council. Membership
will include 2 persons holding Federal
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§ 1784.6–2 Resource advisory councils—optional features.
(a) Resource advisory councils must
be established consistent with any 1 of
the 3 models in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2),
and (a)(3) of this section. The model
type and boundaries for resource advisory councils shall be established by
the BLM State Director(s) in consulta-
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(2) Model B
grazing permits or leases. Additional
members will include 1 person representing the public-at-large, 1 person
representing a nationally or regionally
recognized environmental organization, and 1 person representing national, regional, or local wildlife or
recreation interests. Persons selected
by the council to represent the publicat-large, environmental, and wildlife or
recreation interests may not hold Federal grazing permits or leases. At least
1 member must be selected from the
membership of the resource advisory
council.
(B) The resource advisory council
will be required to select rangeland resource team members from nominees
who qualify by virtue of their knowledge or experience of the lands, resources, and communities that fall
within the area for which the team is
formed. All nominations must be accompanied by letters of recommendation from the groups or interests to be
represented.
(C) All members of rangeland resource teams will attend a course of instruction in the management of rangeland ecosystems that has been approved by the BLM State Director.
Rangeland resource teams will have opportunities to raise any matter of concern with the resource advisory council
and to request that BLM form a technical review team, as described below,
to provide information and options to
the council for their consideration.
(D) Technical review teams can be
formed by the BLM authorized officer
on the motion of BLM or in response to
a request by the resource advisory
council or a rangeland resource team.
The purpose of such teams is to gather
and analyze data and develop recommendations to aid the decisionmaking process, and functions will be
limited to tasks assigned by the authorized officer. Membership will be
limited to Federal employees and paid
consultants. Members will be selected
based upon their knowledge of resource
management or their familiarity with
the specific issues for which the technical review team has been formed.
Technical review teams will terminate
upon completion of the assigned task.
(i) Council jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the council shall be Statewide,
or on an ecoregion basis. The purpose
of the council is to promote federal,
state, and local cooperation in the
management of natural resources on
public lands, and to coordinate the development of sound resource management plans and activities with other
states. It will provide an opportunity
for meaningful public participation in
land management decisions at the
state level and will foster conflict resolution through open dialogue and collaboration.
(ii) Membership. The council shall
have 15 members, distributed equally
among the 3 interest groups specified
in § 1784.6–1(c), and will include at least
one representative from wildlife interest groups, grazing interests, minerals
and energy interests, and established
environmental/conservation interests.
The Governor shall chair the council.
(iii) Quorum and voting requirements.
The charter of the council shall specify
that 80% or 12 members must be
present to constitute a quorum and
conduct official business, and that 80%
or 12 members of the council must vote
affirmatively to refer an issue to BLM
Federal officer.
(iv) Subgroups. Local rangeland resource teams may be formed by the
Statewide council, down to the level of
a 4th order watershed. Rangeland resource teams will be formed for the
purpose of providing local level input
to the resource advisory council. They
will meet at least quarterly and will
promote a decentralized administrative
approach, encourage good stewardship,
emphasize coordination and cooperation among agencies, permittees and
the interested public, develop proposed
solutions and management plans for
local resources on public lands, promote renewable rangeland resource
values, develop proposed standards to
address sustainable resource uses and
rangeland health, address renewable
rangeland resource values, propose and
participate in the development of areaspecific National Environmental Policy Act documents, and develop range
and wildlife education and training
programs. As with the resource advisory council, an 80% affirmative vote
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will be required to send a recommendation to the resource advisory council.
(A) Rangeland resource teams will
not exceed 10 members and will include
at least 2 persons from environmental
or wildlife groups, 2 grazing permittees, 1 elected official, 1 game and fish
district representative, 2 members of
the public or other interest groups, and
a Federal officer from BLM. Members
will be appointed for 2 year terms by
the resource advisory council and may
be reappointed. No member may serve
on more than 1 rangeland resource
team.
(B) Technical review teams can be
formed by the BLM authorized officer
on the motion of BLM or in response to
a request by the resource advisory
council or a rangeland resource team.
The purpose of such teams is to gather
and analyze data and develop recommendations to aid the decisionmaking process, and functions will be
limited to tasks assigned by the authorized officer. Membership will be
limited to Federal employees and paid
consultants. Members will be selected
based upon their knowledge of resource
management or their familiarity with
the specific issues for which the technical review team has been formed.
Technical review teams will terminate
upon completion of the assigned task.
formed in response to a petition from
local citizens or on the motion of the
resource advisory council. Membership
in any subgroup formed for the purpose
of providing general input to the resource advisory council on grazing administration should be constituted in
accordance with provisions for membership in § 1784.6–1(c).
(A) Technical review teams can be
formed by the BLM authorized officer
on the motion of BLM or in response to
a request by the resource advisory
council or a local team. The purpose of
such technical review teams is to gather and analyze data and develop recommendations to aid the decisionmaking process, and functions will be
limited to tasks assigned by the authorized officer. Membership will be
limited to Federal employees and paid
consultants. Members will be selected
based upon their knowledge of resource
management or their familiarity with
the specific issues for which the technical review team has been formed.
Technical review teams will terminate
upon completion of the assigned task.
(B) [Reserved]
(3) Model C
PART 1810—INTRODUCTION AND
GENERAL GUIDANCE
[60 FR 9959, Feb. 22, 1995]
Group 1800—Public Administrative
Procedures
(i) Council jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the council shall be on the basis
of ecoregion, State, or BLM district
boundaries.
(ii) Membership. Membership of the
council shall be 10 to 15 members, distributed in a balanced fashion among
the 3 interest groups defined in § 1784.6–
1(c).
(iii) Quorum and voting requirements.
The charter of each council shall specify that a majority of each interest
group must be present to constitute a
quorum and conduct official business,
and that a majority of each interest
group must vote affirmatively to refer
an issue to BLM Federal officer.
(iv) Subgroups. Resource advisory
councils may form more local teams to
provide general local level input to the
resource advisory council on issues
necessary to the successful functioning
of the council. Such subgroups can be
Subpart 1810—General Rules
Sec.
1810.1 Rules of construction; words and
phrases.
1810.2 Communications by mail; when mailing requirements are met.
1810.3 Effect of laches; authority to bind
government.
1810.4 Information required by forms.
Subpart 1812—Qualifications of
Practitioners
1812.1 General.
1812.1–1 Regulations governing practice before the Department.
1812.1–2 Inquiries.
Subpart 1815—Disaster Relief
1815.0–3 Authority.
1815.0–5 Definitions.
1815.1 Timber sale contracts.
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