[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3666]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Giant Sequoia National Monument Scientific Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Giant Sequoia National Monument Scientific Advisory Board 
(Scientific Advisory Board) will meet at the Visalia Convention Center 
in Visalia, California, March 12 and 13, 2003. The purpose of the 
meeting is to hear comments from the public, and to provide Forest 
personnel with comments on the Giant Sequoia National Monument 
Management Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 12 and 
13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Visalia Convention Center, 
303 E. Acequia Avenue, Visalia, California, in the Sequoia room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To receive further information, 
contact Arthur L. Gaffrey, 559-784-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
are planning to attend, please contact Arthur L. Gaffrey to ensure 
adequate seating. Guidelines for the public participation portion of 
the Scientific Advisory Board's meeting are as follows: The public will 
be allowed to address the Scientific Advisory Board during the first 30 
minutes of the meeting on March 12; when registering, participants must 
provide 9 written copies of their presentation, one copy for each 
member of the Board and one copy to be included in the meeting minutes; 
oral presentations may be no more than 5 minutes in length, depending 
on the number of people wishing to address the Scientific Advisory 
Board; priority for presentations will be given to persons who did not 
make a presentation at a previous meeting; and all presentations must 
be related to the science surrounding the development of the Management 
Plan for the Giant Sequoia National Monument.
    Written comments for the Scientific Advisory Board may be submitted 
to Forest Supervisor Arthur L. Gaffrey, Sequoia National Forest, 900 
West Grand Avenue, Porterville, California 93257.
    A final agenda can be obtained by contacting Arthur L. Gaffrey or 
by visiting the Giant Sequoia National Monument Web site at http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/giant_sequoia.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.
Arthur L. Gaffrey,
Sequoia National Forest.
[FR Doc. 03-3666 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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