[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59400]
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[FR Doc No: 96-29924]


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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.

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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]
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