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                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 133

                                           Wednesday, July 13, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[BLM WO-220-4320-02241A]

 

Establishment of the Federal Livestock Grazing Fee Incentive 
Program Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; establishment of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of the Federal 
Livestock Grazing Fee Incentive Program Advisory Committee (Committee) 
by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (Secretaries) in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA). The Secretaries have determined that the Committee is necessary 
and in the public interest. The Committee shall terminate in two years 
or upon the submission of a report on aspects of an incentive-based 
grazing fee to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, 
whichever occurs first. Copies of the Committee's charter will be filed 
with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of Congress 
in accordance with section 9(c) of FACA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Otteni, Strategic Planner, Bureau 
of Land Management, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240-1050, 
(202) 208-6932. Jerry McCormick, Range Specialist, Forest Service, 201 
14th Street, S.W., Box 96090, Washington, D.C. 20090-6090, (202) 205-
1746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Committee is to advise 
the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on aspects of 
incentive-grazing fees, including: The types of livestock grazing 
activities or activities associated with livestock grazing that would 
provide incentives to encourage the proper stewardship of rangeland 
resources; the criteria by which eligibility for an incentive-based 
grazing fee should be determined; and, implementation options the 
agencies might consider.
    The Secretaries will jointly appoint the members of the Committee. 
To achieve a balance of stakeholder views, members will be 
representative of the livestock industry, natural resource or natural 
science academia, environmental or resource conservation groups, 
employees of the agencies, and employees of State agencies with 
jurisdiction over matters related to livestock grazing, public land 
management, fish and wildlife conservation, or environmental 
protection. Membership will include individuals who have expertise, 
through education or practical experience, in livestock production, 
rangeland sciences, natural resources management, or similar 
disciplines.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Federal Livestock Grazing Fee Incentive 
Program Advisory Committee is in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Department of Agriculture and 
the Department of the Interior by the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315 
et seq., the Granger-Thye Act, 16 U.S.C. 580 et seq., the National 
Forest Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq., the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., and the Public Rangelands 
Improvement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., and the Independent Offices 
Appropriations Act, 31 U.S.C. 9701 et seq.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.

Wardell C. Townsend, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-16810 Filed 7-12-94; 8:45 am]
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