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i <br /> x <br /> q (, ! 1 lit 1 X11 „ rill! <br /> jh� , 4. <br /> \I 'f.. %f rt' <br /> ,l' "I SI' -- 'ill . .. ‘ . i,41 ..•' 1 . <br /> • <br /> 4 <br /> i. , , . v <br /> 1. is <br /> rg +! <br /> A �i �•Lr <br /> ` <br /> I <br /> Federal Advisory L r. , ,Committee Act : <br /> Summary of What BLM Staff Need to Know <br /> • When Working With ADR-Based Collaborative <br /> Community Working Groups A <br /> Summary of FACA and Guidance <br /> What is FACA? Guidebook, available from the BLM ADR and <br /> The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Conflict Prevention Program in hard copy and <br /> provides an orderly procedure for Federal agencies online at http://www.blm.gov/adr. <br /> to seek advice and assistance from citizens and <br /> experts. Any time a Federal agency intends to Guidance for Meeting with Groups <br /> establish, control, or manage an advisory group, the If participants in your collaborative group are solely <br /> agency must comply with FACA and administrative Federal,Tribal, State, or local government employees <br /> guidelines developed by the General Services operating in their official capacities, the group is <br /> Administration (GSA) and the Bureau of Land exempt from the administrative requirements of <br /> Management. FACA. <br /> BLM involvement in a working group often If participants include nongovernment members <br /> does not trigger FACA. When you design and and they will meet regularly or formally,you have <br /> participate in ADR-based collaborative community two options without needing to obtain a FACA <br /> working groups, it is important to understand charter: iWiii <br /> whether a group does or does not qualify as an i <br /> ITI <br /> advisory committee under FACA. This brochure 1. Ensure that the BLM does not establish, man- <br /> offers some basic guidance. More in-depth age, or control the group. Ensure that the BLM <br /> 411,information can be found in the BLM FACA does not make decisions on or otherwise control <br /> Bureau of Land Management Alternative Dispute Resolution and Conflict Prevention Program <br /> 1849 C Street NW,Mail Stop 1050 LS,Washington,DC 20240 Phone 202-452-0349 Fax 202-653-9871 http://www.blm.gov/adr Email adr@blm.gov <br />