Pinedale Field Office
| Contacts: | Shelley Gregory | |||
| 307-315-0612 |
BLM Pinedale Anticline Working Group Awaits Board Appointments
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) is awaiting official appointment of its new members prior to its scheduled Feb. 3 meeting. The BLM is committed to the success of the PAWG and its mission and is not cancelling the Feb. 3 meeting in hopes that the appointments will be completed in time.
Nominations to fill the nine vacant positions on the PAWG are being processed but are not yet approved by the Department of the Interior. Until the nominees are officially appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to the PAWG, there are not enough members for a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) quorum which is a requirement for offering advice and recommendations to the BLM.
Shane DeForest, Pinedale Field Manager, states "Rather than cancel the meeting, we are keeping it on the calendar and will hold a general orientation and informational meeting for the nominees and public if the appointments are not completed in time. We want to provide every opportunity for a productive PAWG meeting and to give the approvers in Washington as much time as possible to complete the nomination process."
DeForest stressed that even though the PAWG may not be able to provide advice and recommendations at the Feb. 3 meeting without official appointments, it is still vital to share information and give the board nominees a chance to familiarize themselves with the PAWG structure and procedures so that they are ready to fulfill their role once the appointments are completed.
For more information, please contact Shane DeForest at 307-367-5302 or sdefores@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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