[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49286-49287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19258]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics 
Forestry Research Advisory Council; meeting

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. app., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
announces a meeting of the Forestry Research Advisory Council.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1441(c) of the Agriculture and Food 
Act of 1981 requires the establishment of the Forestry Research 
Advisory Council (FRAC) to provide advice to the Secretary of 
Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently the purposes of the Act of 
October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.), known as the McIntire-
Stennis Act of 1962. FRAC also provides advice related to the Forest 
Service research program, authorized by the Forest and Rangeland 
Resources Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, as 
amended; 16 U.S.C. 1600 (note)). FRAC is composed of 18 voting members 
from Federal and state agencies, forest industries, forestry schools 
and state agricultural experiment stations, and volunteer public 
groups. FRAC will meet to (a) hear reports from the Forest Service 
(USDA), the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service (USDA), forest industries, and the National Association of 
Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges, and (b) to formulate advice 
on Federal and state forestry research for the Secretary of 
Agriculture.

Dates and Location: FRAC will meet on July 30, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., and on July 31, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, in the 
Plant and Animal Systems conference from (room 3455) of the Waterfront 
Centre located at 800 9th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. A complete 
agenda will be available prior to the meeting. To request a copy of the 
agenda contact Dr. Catalino A. Blanche, FRAC Coordinator, at (202) 401-
4190, or fax your request to (202) 401-1706, or e-mail to 
[email protected].

Comments

    The public may file written comments with the FRAC Coordinator 
before the meeting or by August 31, 2002. All statements will become a 
part of the official records of the Forestry Research Council and will 
be kept on file for public review in the FRAC Coordinator's office, 
Room 3413, Waterfront Center, 800 9th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catalino A. Blanche, FRAC Coordinator; 
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; U.S. 
Department of Agriculture; Mail Stop 2210; 1400 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-2210; telephone: (202) 401-4190; fax: (202) 
401-1706; e-mail: [email protected].

    Done at Washington, DC, this 20th day of July, 2002.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 02-19258 Filed 7-29-02; 8:45 am]
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