[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10428]


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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 Thursday, May 18, 2000, 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) Review and discussion of 
the Finney Adaptive Management Area (AMA), (2) Formulation and 
evaluation of options for the Finney AMA, (3) Determining how to better 
utilize active watershed groups, (4) Chilliwack River Monitoring 
Project, and (5) Salmon of the Skagit River.
    In addition to the Advisory Committee meeting, a field trip for 
Advisory Committee members will take place the previous day, Wednesday, 
May 17, 2000. Members will tour portions of the Finney basin on the 
Darrington Ranger District, commencing at 9 a.m. at the Darrington 
District Office, 1405 Emens Street, Darrington, Washington, and ending 
back at the same Office about 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the trip is to 
orient Advisory Committee members to the Finney Adaptive Management 
Area issues and opportunities. 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 May 17 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).

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. appendix.

    Dated: April 20, 2000.
Ronald R. DeHart,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 00-10428 Filed 4-25-00; 8:45 am]
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