[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 59400] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-29924] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 227 / Friday, November 22, 1996 / Notices [[Page 59400]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary California Spotted Owl Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. ACTION: Notice; establishment and request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture is establishing an advisory committee to review a preliminary revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Managing California Spotted Owl Habitat in the Sierra Nevada National Forests of California. The Advisory Committee's final report is due to the Secretary of Agriculture no later than September 30, 1997. Nominations of persons to serve on the Advisory Committee are invited. DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received in writing by December 9, 1996. ADDRESSES: Send nominations for membership on the Committee to the Director, Land Management Planning, MAIL STOP 1104, Forest Service, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Stephens, Land Management Planning Staff, Forest Service, telephone: (202) 205-0948. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to establish a California Spotted Owl Federal Advisory Committee (Committee). The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to review and evaluate the preliminary revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and make recommendations on how the DEIS integrates the information recently published in the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project Report (SNEP) with the forest planning alternatives. The Committee will also examine the planning models, assumptions, analytical processes, and statistical treatment of information used to develop and support management actions in the preliminary revised DEIS. In addition, the Committee will review other scientific information brought to the Committee's attention that may pertain to the management of National Forest System lands in the Sierra Nevada ecosystem. The Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary on additional analysis and how the Forest Service should proceed regarding the release of a revised DEIS for public comment The Secretary has determined that the work of the Advisory Committee is in the public interest and relevant to the duties of the Department of Agriculture. Membership in the Committee will consist of individuals with the scientific and analytical expertise in the areas of the California Spotted Owl, the Sierra Nevada ecosystem, silviculture, fire ecology, aquatic ecology, fur-bearers, cumulative effects, and other areas necessary to represent all aspects of resource management. Representatives from the Forest Service team which has prepared the preliminary revised DEIS, as well as other Forest Service resource specialists and scientists, will be available to serve as consultants to facilitate review. Nominations to the Committee should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership on the Advisory Committee. Appointments to the Advisory Committee will be made by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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 Department, membership will include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Dated: November 18, 1996. Wardell C. Townsend, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Administration. [FR Doc. 96-29924 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-M