[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24482]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency Executive 
Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Washington Cascades Provincial Interagency 
Executive Committee Advisory Committee (Provincial Advisory Committee) 
will meet on Friday, October 18th, at the Darrington Ranger District 
Office, 1405 Emens Street, Darrington, WA 98241.
    The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until about 12 
noon. The focus will be the vegetative management program on the 
Forest. In addition to the Advisory Committee meeting, a field trip for 
Advisory Committee members will take place in the afternoon. Members 
will tour portions of two thinning stands on the Darrington Ranger 
District, commencing at 12:30 p.m. at the District Office and ending 
back at the same office about 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the trip is to 
discuss issues, opportunities, and concerns in the area of vegetative 
management. All Western Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory 
Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are 
encouraged to attend. Interested citizens are also welcome to join the 
field trip; however, they must provide their own transportation.
    The Provincial Advisory Committee provides advice regarding 
ecosystem management for federal lands within the Western Washington 
Cascades Province, as well as advice and recommendations to promote 
better integration of forest management activities among federal and 
non-federal entities. The Advisory Committee is a key element of 
implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions regarding this 
meeting to Penny Sundblad, Province Liaison, USDA Forest Service, Mt. 
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 810 State Route 20, Sedro Woolley, 
Washington 98284 (360-856-5700, Extension 321).

    Dated: September 20, 2002.
Jon Vanderheyden,
Acting Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 02-24482 Filed 9-25-02; 8:45 am]
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