[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 52361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17526]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) has 
scheduled its next two regular meetings. The first meeting will be via 
teleconference and will take place Saturday, September 24, 2005 from 10 
a.m. until 4 p.m. The second meeting will take place on Friday, October 
21, 2005 from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (or until the conclusion of public 
testimony) and on Saturday, October 22, 2005 from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. 
This meeting will take place in Wrangell, Alaska. The purpose of the 
September meeting is to review project funding proposals that are 
received by September 15 pursuant to Title II, Public Law 106-393, H.R. 
2389, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000, also called the ``Payments to States'' Act. This meeting will 
identify any additional information needed for the committee to fully 
consider the proposals. It is expected that election for a committee 
chairperson will also occur at this meeting. The purpose of the October 
meeting is to review and discuss in greater detail proposals received 
for funding, and potentially make funding recommendations for specific 
projects. Public testimony regarding the proposals will also be taken 
at the October meeting.

DATES: The first meeting is a teleconference to be held Saturday, 
September 24, 2005 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The second meeting will be 
held Friday, October 21, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, 
October 22, 2005, from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The September meeting will be via teleconference. Interested 
parties may participant at either the Wrangell Ranger District office 
(525 Bennett Street, Wrangell, Alaska) or the Petersburg Ranger 
District office (12 North Nordic Drive, Petersburg, Alaska), or may 
contact the local offices for a toll free telephone number to access 
the meeting from any location. The October meeting will be held at the 
James and Elsie Nolan Center, 1096 Outer Drive, Wrangell, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patty Grantham, Petersburg District 
Ranger, P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg, AK 99833, phone (907) 772-3871, e-
mail [email protected], or Bill Messmer, Acting Wrangell District 
Ranger, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, AK 99833, e-mail [email protected]. 
Toll-free conference calling is available for each of these meetings; 
please call or email for specific information. For further information 
on RAC history, operations, and the application process, a Web site is 
available at http://www.fs.fed.us/payments. Once in the Web site, 
follow the links to the Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory 
Committee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will focus on the review and 
discussion of proposals received by the RAC for funding under Title II 
of the Payments to States legislation (Pub. L. 106-393). New proposals 
(initial reading) may be discussed at these meetings. The committee may 
make recommendations for project funding at the October meeting. A 
field trip to review proposals proximate to the Wrangell, Alaska area 
may take place in conjunction with the October meeting. Both meetings 
are open to the public. Public input opportunity will be provided and 
individuals will have the opportunity to address the committee at that 
time.

    Dated: August 22, 2005.
Forrest Cole,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05-17526 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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