[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48576-48577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23150]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency Executive 
Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency 
Executive Committee Advisory Committee (Provincial Advisory Committee) 
will meet on Friday, September 24, 1999, at the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 
National Forest Headquarters, 21905 64th Avenue West, in Mountlake 
Terrace, WA. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until about 
3 p.m. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) formal introduction of 
members and a review and discussion of Advisory-Committee operating 
procedures and groundrules; (2) brief orientation including Advisory 
Committee purpose and history and the role of Committee members; and 
(3) a futuring session including a briefing on the current status and 
complexity of forest programs and resources and a

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discussion leading to the identification of a strategic focus for the 
Committee.
    In addition to the Advisory Committee meeting, a field trip for 
Advisory Committee members will take place the previous day, Thursday, 
September 23, 1999. Members will tour portions of the Baker Lake basin 
on the Mt. Baker Ranger District, commencing at 9 a.m. at the Mt. Baker 
District Office, 2105 State Route 20, in Sedro Woolley, Washington, and 
ending back at the same Office about 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the trip 
is to: (1) Explore the complexity of National Forest natural resource 
management; (2) emphasize the integration of forest management 
activities among federal and non-federal entities; (3) introduce the 
nature of an ``Urban Forest'' and its ties to Puget Sound growth; and 
(4) introduce the idea of a more strategic view of resource management 
and advice to the Forest. All Western Washington Cascades Provincial 
Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens 
are encouraged to attend. Interested citizens are also welcome to join 
the September 23 field trip; however, they must provide their own 
transportation.
    The Provincial Advisory Committee provides advice regarding 
ecosystem management for federal lands within the Western Washington 
Cascades Province, as well as advice and recommendations to promote 
better integration of forest management activities among federal and 
non-federal entities. The Advisory Committee is a key element of 
implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions regarding this 
meeting to Penny Sundblad, Province Liaison, USDA Forest Service, Mt. 
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Mt. Baker Ranger District, 2105 State 
Route 20, Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284 (360-856-5700, Extension 
321).

    Dated: August 30, 1999.
John Phipps,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 99-23150 Filed 9-3-99; 8:45 am]
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