[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7737-7738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2266]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area (SRA) Advisory Council; Notice 
of Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service.
SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council meeting 
will convene in Stayton, Oregon on Monday, February 12, 2001. The 
meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., and will conclude at 
approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the South Room of 
the Stayton Community Center located on 400 West Virginia Street in 
Stayton, Oregon.
    The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act 
of 1996 (Opal Creek Act) (Pub. L. 104-208)

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directed the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Opal Creek 
Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council. The Advisory Council is 
comprised of thirteen members representing state, county and city 
governments, and representatives of various organizations, which 
include mining industry, environmental organizations, inholders in Opal 
Creek Scenic Recreation Area, economic development, Indian tribes, 
adjacent landowners and recreation interests. The council provides 
advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on preparation of a 
comprehensive Opal Creek Management Plan for the SRA, and consults on a 
periodic and regular basis on the management of the area. The tentative 
agenda will include refining issue statements and describing the 
desired future condition of the SRA.
    The public comment period is tentatively scheduled to begin at 8:00 
p.m. Time allotted for individual presentations will be limited to 3 
minutes. Written comments are encouraged, particularly if the material 
cannot be presented within the time limits of the comment period. 
Written comments may be submitted prior to the February 12 meeting by 
sending them to Designated Federal Official Stephanie Phillips at the 
address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information regarding this 
meeting, contact Designated Federal Official Stephanie Phillips; 
Willamette National Forest, Detroit Ranger District, HC 73 Box 320, 
Mill City, OR 97360; (503) 854-3366.

    Dated: January 19, 2001.
Darrell Kenops,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 01-2266 Filed 1-24-01; 8:45 am]
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