[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 30945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11456]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Wildland Fire Coordination

[FA 108 2810 HT 001R]


Notice of Meeting, Joint Fire Science Program Stakeholder 
Advisory Group

AGENCY: Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Fire Science Program Stakeholder Advisory Group will 
conduct a meeting to assess past and current research and to identify 
priorities for future research. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Monday, June 10, 2002 at 8 a.m. and 
continue until 4:30 p.m. The meeting will resume Tuesday, June 11, 2002 
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should reach the Department of the Interior, at the 
address below, on or before June 3, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westcoast ParkCenter Suites 
Hotel, 424 East ParkCenter Boulevard, Boise, ID 83706. Written material 
and requests to make oral presentations should be sent to Tim Hartzell, 
Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, MS-3060 MIB, Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hartzell, Designated Federal 
Official; telephone (202) 606-3447; fax: (202) 606-3150; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information 
about the Joint Fire Science Program Stakeholder Advisory Group, 
including any revised agenda for the June 10 and 11 meeting that occurs 
after this Federal Register notice is published, may be found on the 
World Wide Web at http://www.nifc.gov/joint_ fire_--sci/SHAG/ 
facaind.htm.

Draft Agenda of the June 10 and 11, 2002 Meeting

    A. Welcome to Boise meeting.
    B. Preliminary results from Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) 
review.
    C. JFSP Governing Board response to previous Stakeholder Group 
recommendations.
    D. Results of JFSP Principal Investigator workshop (held March 10-
14, 2002).
    E. Additional Stakeholder Group recommendations for the Governing 
Board.
    F. JFSP research project presentations.
    G. Discussion of fire-related specialties (i.e. prevention and 
education, preparedness and suppression, fuels management, land 
stabilization & rehabilitation, and the state view.
    H. National Fire Plan.
    I. Discussion: Cohesive Strategy (needs for fuels work).
    J. Discussion: Landfire (one method to achieve this need).
    K. Discussion: How to use the data and compile the information 
(possible solution for need).
    L. Social science report (Burning Questions) to the National 
Wildfire Coordinating Group, implementation plan for social science 
report, and Interagency Fire Research Coordination Council.
    M. Awareness strategy for JFSP.
    N. Technology transfer for JFSP-funded products.
    O. Time for public input (presentations will be limited to 5 
minutes).
    This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the 
Designated Federal Official, members of the public may make oral 
presentations during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral 
presentations should notify Tim Hartzell no later than June 3, 2002. If 
a person submitting material would like a copy distributed to each 
member of the committee in advance of the meeting, that person should 
submit 40 copies to Tim Hartzell no later than June 3, 2002.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
Tim Hartzell.

    Dated: May 2, 2002.
Tim C. Hartzell,
Director, Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the 
Interior.
[FR Doc. 02-11456 Filed 5-7-02; 8:45 am]
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