[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24173]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Intergovernmental Advisory Committee to the Regional Interagency 
Executive Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish a Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: In response to the need of the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
Interior for advice on coordination and implementation of the Record of 
Decision of April 13, 1994 for management of habitat for late-
successional and old-growth forest related species within the range of 
the Northern Spotted Owl, the Secretaries have agreed to establish an 
advisory committee. The Intergovernmental Advisory Committee will 
provide advice and recommendations to the Regional Interagency 
Executive Committee to facilitate better integration of forest 
management activities among Federal and non-Federal governmental 
entities to ensure that such activities are complementary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Yonts-Shepard, Staff Assistant 
for National Forest System Operations, Forest Service USDA, (202) 205-
1519.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of 
Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
intends to establish the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (Advisory 
Committee) to the Regional Interagency Executive Committee (RIEC). The 
purpose of the RIEC, consisting of the Pacific Northwest Federal agency 
heads of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and 
Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, National Park Service, and Environmental Protection Agency, is 
to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the Record of Decision 
(ROD) of April 13, 1994. The Advisory Committee to the RIEC will 
provide advice and recommendations to provide better integration of 
forest management activities among Federal and non-Federal governmental 
entities, to ensure that such activities are complementary. The 
Advisory Committee will also promote an exchange of views on ecosystem 
management among the land management agencies of the Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governments in the range of the northern spotted owl.
    The Secretaries have determined that the work of the Advisory 
Committee is necessary and in the public interest and relevant to the 
duties of the Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior. 
The duties of the Advisory Committee will be to provide advice and 
recommendations to the RIEC regarding the coordinated implementation of 
the ROD. No other advisory committee or agency of the Department of 
Agriculture or Department of the Interior can perform the tasks that 
will be assigned to the Advisory Committee.
    The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee will alternate between 
the Regional Forester of the Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service 
and the Oregon State Director, Bureau of Land Management. The Executive 
Director of the Regional Ecosystem Office will serve as the Executive 
Secretary and as the designated Federal official under sections 10 (e) 
and (f) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    Appointments to the Advisory Committee will be made by the 
Secretary of Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior.
    The action of establishing the Advisory Committee does not require 
amendment of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service 
planning documents because the statements referring to interagency 
coordination in the ROD (Attachment A, E-15 to E-17) are not standards 
and guidelines or land allocations, which would require an amendment 
process to change. The BLM and Forest Service will provide further 
notices, as needed, for any additional actions or adjustments when 
implementing interagency coordination, public involvement, and other 
aspects of the ROD.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to 
the Advisory Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the 
Advisory Committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse 
groups served by the Departments, membership should include individuals 
with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons 
with disabilities.

    Dated: September 8, 1994.
Wardell C. Townsend, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-24173 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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