[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 97-31857]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Committee of Scientists; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service announces a meeting of the Committee of 
Scientists on December 19, 1997, subject to appointment of the 
Committee members by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Committee of 
Scientists is composed of 12 members and a Committee chair. The 
Committee of Scientists has been chartered to provide scientific and 
technical advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the 
Forest Service on improvements to the Forest Service's land management 
planning process (62 FR 43691, August 15, 1997).
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the organization of the 
Committee and to review the tasks and responsibilities detailed in the 
charter. The meeting is open to public attendance. Persons in 
attendance who wish to bring comments to the attention of the Committee 
may file written statements with the Committee before or after the 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held December 19, 1997. The meeting will 
begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn O'Hare 
International, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Stephens, Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff, Forest 
Service, telephone: (202) 205-0948.

    Dated: December 1, 1997.
Ronald E. Stewart,
Acting Chief.
[FR Doc. 97-31857 Filed 12-2-97; 10:27 am]
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