[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66451-66452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30785]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Establishment of the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish the LBL Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the Land 
Between The Lakes Protection Act of 1998, the Secretary of Agriculture 
intends to establish the Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board (LBLAB). 
Land Between The Lakes (LBL) is a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area 
located in western Kentucky and Tennessee; it is bounded by the 
Tennessee River and Kentucky Lake on the west and the Cumberland River 
and Lake Barkley on the east.
    LBL is one of the largest tracts of Federal land in the eastern 
United States. It is managed for multiple purposes to optimize a wide 
variety of outdoor recreation uses and to provide a national resource 
for environmental education. At LBL, innovative programs in these 
fields can be tested and carried out. LBL is also a significant 
economic stimulus for the surrounding region.
    Until September 30, 1999, LBL was managed by the Tennessee Valley 
Authority (TVA). On October 1, 1999, management of LBL transferred from 
TVA to the USDA Forest Service in accordance with the Land Between The 
Lakes Protection Act of 1998 (LBL Protection Act). The LBL Protection 
Act states the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an advisory 
board to receive

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advice on (1) means of promoting public participation for LBL's land 
and resource management plan, and (2) environmental education.
    As required in the LBL Protection Act, seventeen members shall be 
appointed to the LBLAB as follows:
     4 persons selected by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
including:
      2 residents of the State of Kentucky
      2 residents of the State of Tennessee
     2 person selected by the Governor of Tennessee;
     2 persons selected by the Governor of Kentucky;
     2 persons selected by the Commissioner (or designee) of 
the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources;
     1 person selected by the Commission (or designee) of the 
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency;
     2 persons selected by the Judge Executive of Lyon County, 
Kentucky;
     2 persons selected by the Judge Executive of Trigg County, 
Kentucky; and
     2 persons selected by the County Executive of Stewart 
County, Tennessee.
    LBLAB will function solely as an advisory body and in compliance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Persons 
interested in being considered for appointment to LBLAB should contact 
Kathy Coursey, LBLAB Administrative Officer, Land Between The Lakes, 
100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211, phone 270-924-2272, 
email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Coursey, LBLAB Administrative 
Officer, Land Between The Lakes, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, 
Kentucky 42211, 270-924-2272, [email protected].

    Dated: November 16, 1999.
Ann W. Wright,
General Manager, Land Between The Lakes.
[FR Doc. 99-30785 Filed 11-24-99 8:45 am]
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