[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73431-73432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23895]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board Public Meeting Dates 
Announced

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) has 
announced its meeting dates for 2006. These meetings are open to the 
public, and public comment is accepted at any time in writing and 
during the last 15 minutes of each meeting for spoken comments. Persons 
wishing to speak are given three minutes to address the Board.

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    Meeting dates are the third Wednesday of each month unless 
otherwise indicated:

January 4 (Previously announced)
February 15

March 22 (Moved to fourth Wednesday due to Biomass Conference in Denver 
the previous week)

April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 16 (Summer Field Trip--TBA)
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
January 3, 2007 (Tentative)

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be begin at 1 p.m. and end no later than 5 
p.m. at the West River Ag Center, 1905 Plaza Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 
57731.
    Agenda: The Board will consider a variety of issues related to 
national forest management. Agendas will be announced in advance in the 
news media but principally concern implementing phase two of the forest 
land and resource management plan. The Board will consider such topics 
as integrated vegetation management (wild and prescribed fire, fuels 
reduction, controlling insect epidemics, invasive species), travel 
management (off highway vehicles, the new OHV rule, and related 
topics), and forest fragmentation, among others.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Carroll, Committee Management 
Officer, Black Hills National Forest, 25041 North Highway 16, Custer, 
SD 57730, (605) 673-9200.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Craig Bobzien,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05-23895 Filed 12-9-05; 8:45 am]
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