[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15687-15688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6858]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Tree-Marking Paint Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee will meet in Santa 
Fe, New Mexico on April 24-26, 2001. The purpose of the meeting is to 
discuss activities related to the use, improvements, concerns, and 
handling of tree marking paint within the Forest Service and the 
Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management. While certain 
segments of this meeting are open to the public, other portions are 
closed for federal government officials' participation only.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 24-26, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott, 3347 
Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.
    Send written comments to Bob Monk, National Paint Committee Chair, 
USDA Forest Service, San Dimas Technology and Development Center, 444 
East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California 91773.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Monk, Project Leader, Forest 
Service San Dimas Technology and Development Center, (909) 599-1267, 
extension 267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee is 
comprised of representatives from the agency's national headquarters, 
each of the nine regions, the Forest Products Laboratory, the Forest 
Service's San Dimas California Technology and Development Center, and 
the Bureau of Land Management. The General Services Administration and 
the National Institute of Safety and Health are ad hoc members and may 
provide technical advice to the committee.
    A field trip will be held on April 24 to observe forest management 
activities on the Santa Fe National Forest. This trip is open to public 
attendance for those participating in the public meeting on April 25. 
Transportation for non-government individuals is not provided.
    The main session of the meeting, which is open to public 
participation, will be held on April 25 and, if needed, the public 
participation session may be extended into the morning of April 26. 
Persons who wish to bring tree-marking paint proposals to the attention 
of the committee may file written statements

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with the project leader before or after the meeting. Following the open 
session, the committee will hold two closed sessions.
    The first closed session, reserved for individual presentations by 
paint manufacturers, will provide an opportunity for them to present 
products and information about tree marking paint for consideration in 
future testing or for use by the agency. Companies may also provide 
comments on tree-marking paint specifications or other requirements. 
This portion of the meeting is open only to the representative(s) of 
the company, their guests, and government representatives to ensure 
that trade secrets will not be disclosed to other paint companies or to 
the public. Companies or corporations wishing to make presentations to 
the Tree-Marking Paint Committee during the closed session should 
contact the project leader at the telephone number listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The second closed session is reserved for 
federal government employees only and will be held April 26.
    Any person with special access needs should contact the project 
leader to make those accommodations. Space for individuals who are not 
members of the National Tree-Marking Paint Committee is limited and 
will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Dated: March 14, 2001.
James R. Furnish,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 01-6858 Filed 3-19-01; 8:45 am]
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