[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-465]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service


Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting; 
Notice

agency: Forest Service, USDA.

action: Notice of meeting.

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summary: The Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee will 
meet on January 22 and 23, 1997, in Woodland, Washington, at the Oak 
Tree Restaurant, near Exit No. 21 on Interstate 5. The purpose of the 
meeting is to update and finalize subcommittee tasks from previous 
meetings, provide information on previous meeting topics, and review 
and prioritize the 1997 Watershed Restoration Program. On January 22, 
the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. On 
January 23, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. 
Agenda items to be covered include: January 22: (1) Subcommittee 
recommendations on Advisory Committee work priorities and field trips, 
(2) Response and discussion of November's topic on ``What the Forest 
Looks Like,'' (3) Presentations on Partnerships and Special Forest 
Products, (4) Executive Committee response to Advisory Committee vision 
and role statements, (5) Subcommittee update on socioeconomic health 
measures, and (6) Public Open Forum. January 23: (1) Review and 
prioritize watershed restoration projects for 1997 and (2) Public open 
forum. All Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee meetings 
are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend. 
The ``open forum'' provides opportunity for the public to bring issues, 
concerns, and discussion topics to the Advisory Committee. The ``open 
forum'' is scheduled as part of agenda item (6) for this meeting. 
Interested speakers will need to register prior to the open forum 
period. The committee welcomes the public's written comments on 
committee business at any time.

for further information contact: Direct questions regarding this 
meeting to Sue Lampe, Public Affairs, at (360) 750-5091, or write 
Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 6926 E. 
Fourth Plain Blvd., P.O. Box 8944, Vancouver, WA 98668-8944.

    Dated: January 2, 1997.
Tom Knappenberger,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 97-465 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]
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