[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18270-18271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5268]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet in Washington, DC. The purpose of this meeting is 
to review and draft recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on 
state petitions for inventoried roadless area management. Petitions to 
be reviewed include those received from Virginia, North Carolina, and 
possibly any petitions received between the publication of this notice 
and meeting dates.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 8-9, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m 
each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Forest Service's 
headquarters: Sydney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Committee Coordinator, Garth Smelser, 
at [email protected] or (202) 205-0992, USDA Forest Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 1104, Washington, DC 20250.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The state petitions scheduled for review and 
other relevant meeting materials will be available online at 
www.roadless.fs.fed.us.
    The meeting is open to the public and interested parties are 
invited to attend. Building security requires you to provide your name 
to the Committee Coordinator by May 1, 2006. You will need photo 
identification to enter the building. Due to limited seating, public 
attendance will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
    While meeting discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and 
Committee members, the public will be allowed to offer written and oral 
comments for the Committee's consideration. Because of the limited time 
and space, those wishing to offer their comments to the Committee are 
strongly encouraged to submit written statements for the Committee's 
review. Written comments should be addressed to the Roadless Area 
Conservation National Advisory

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Committee Chair and mailed to: USDA Forest Service, ATTN: Roadless 
Advisory Committee Chair, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 1104, 
Washington, DC 20250.
    Attendees wishing to comment orally will be allotted a specific 
amount of time--based on the number of speakers--to address the 
Committee on May 8, 2006. To offer oral comments on this day, contact 
the Committee Coordinator, Garth Smelser, at [email protected] or 
(202) 205-0992.
    Both oral and written comments should (1) specifically address the 
state petition(s) being reviewed, (2) focus on the basis for agreement/
disagreement with a petition, and (3) if in disagreement, recommend an 
alternative. All public comment will become a permanent part of the 
official meeting record and, therefore, be made available to the 
public.

    Dated: April 4, 2006.
Frederick Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
 [FR Doc. E6-5268 Filed 4-10-06; 8:45 am]
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