[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee reestablishment.

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SUMMARY: In response to the continued need of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior for advice on 
coordination and implementation of the Record of Decision (ROD) of 
April 13, 1994, for Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and 
Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern 
Spotted Owl, the Departments have reestablished the Intergovernmental 
Advisory Committee (IAC). The purpose of the IAC is to provide 
intergovernmental advice on coordinating the implementation of the ROD. 
The IAC provides advice and recommendations to promote integration and 
coordination of forest management activities among Federal and non-
Federal entities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Stephens, Planning 
Specialist, Forest Service, USDA, (202) 205-0948.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture in consultation with the Department of the Interior has 
reestablished the IAC to the Regional Interagency Executive Committee 
(RIEC). The purpose of the RIEC is to facilitate the coordinated 
implementation of the ROD of April 13, 1994. The RIEC consists of 
representatives of the following Federal agencies: the Forest Service, 
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Natural Resource Conservation Service, Forest Service Research, 
Environmental Protection Agency Research, and U.S. Geological Survey 
Biological Resources Division. The purpose of the IAC is to advise the 
RIEC on coordinating the implementation of the ROD. The IAC provides 
advice and recommendations to promote integration and coordination of 
forest management activities among Federal and non-Federal entities.
    The IAC is considered to be in the public interest in connection 
with the duties and responsibilities of the managing agencies for 
developing an ecosystem management approach that is consistent with 
statutory authority for land use planning. Ecosystem management at the 
province level requires improved coordination among the governmental 
entities responsible for land management decisions and the public those 
agencies serve.
    The chairing responsibility of the IAC will alternate annually 
between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
representative. The Executive Director, Regional Ecosystem Office, will 
serve as the designated federal official under sections 10(e) and (f) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. APP.).
    The renewal of the IAC does not require an amendment of Bureau of 
Land Management or Forest Service planning documents because the 
reestablishment does not affect the standards and guidelines or land 
allocations. The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service will 
give further notice, as needed, of additional actions or adjustments 
when implementing interagency coordination, public involvement, and 
other aspects of the ROD.
    Equal opportunity practices are followed in all appointments to the 
advisory committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the IAC have 
taken into account the needs of diverse groups served by the 
Departments, membership includes to the extent practicable individuals 
with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, persons with 
disabilities, and senior citizens.

    Dated: January 12, 2001.
Paul W. Fiddick,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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