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<br />B-2l <br /> <br /> <br />002137 <br /> <br />Hr. Schroeder. Carl, one of the things in his program that is <br />intriguing to me was the Advisory Committee, the basic network of <br />public participation, public involvement. Which I don't detect <br />we've got or have that extensively for planning in other areas. <br />BLM's organization, I think you've identified with a measure of <br />success, because you're getting to constituents, in other words, <br />specialized constituency is what we've been involved with in public <br />involvement in the past in efforts of this kind. It seems to me <br />it would be very interesting to get your final report on how <br />successful you've been with this. Because, I can see there is a <br />need for this type of public involvement approach. In other words, <br />your identifying a network to get the public that would be interested. <br /> <br />Mr. Pfulb. And for them to get back at us. <br /> <br />Mr. Schroeder. Your identifying them, this is important, and <br />it has not been really done well in other parts of the BLM planning. <br /> <br />Mr. Pfulb. Certainly here, this is a new major effort and was <br />mandated in the act, very wisely so. Certainly, the Bureau has had, <br />as many other institutions, advisory councils and district advisory <br />boards, grazing advisory boards and things like that. But they <br />tended to become a specialize body. This one definitely was <br />calculated to represent the broadest possible public interest and <br />there is built in conflicts, there is built in differences of points <br />of view and not a special one. Yet, I would say the State Director <br />and the Secretary really made good choices. There was a lot of effort <br />went into looking at people and interviewing them. There were over <br />200 nominations submitted. But very careful attention was given to <br />dialogue with them by the State Director to be sure that they had <br />the kind of attitude that they are not representing a, it's not <br />their job to get up there and say advocate their constituents. But, <br />to know their subject and to insure that in advocating or in present- <br />ing their views representing that subject, they they are still <br />keeping the big picture in mind. That they can do that, that they <br />are willing to do that. Instead of acting as an advocate. <br /> <br />Mr. Bunter. Mr. Chairman, this time of the year our Technical <br />Subcommittees are looking at their work plans for the forthcoming <br />year and this type of question appears very apropos to our Recre- <br />ation and Environmental Technical Subcommittee and there does not <br />appear to be any urgency to have an answer to Phil's question at <br />this time. It may be appropriate for us to consider asking our <br />Recreation and Environmental Technical Subcommittee to consider <br />this question and come in with a suggestion to us. <br /> <br />Mr. Raetz. I would also suggest that we ask Utah, Arizona and <br />Nevada, the states that aren't here, whether they would want this <br />type of study in their state. <br />