[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20978-20979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6081]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Tree-Marking Paint Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Tree-marking Paint Committee will meet in Eureka, 
California on May 16-18, 2006. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
activities related to improvements in, concerns about, and the handling 
and use of tree-marking paint by personnel of the Forest Service and 
the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 16-18, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Red Lion Inn, 1929 Fourth 
Street, Eureka, California, 95501. Persons who wish to file written 
comments before or after the meeting must send written comments to Bob 
Simonson, Acting Chairman, National Tree-marking Paint Committee, 
Forest Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology and Development Center, 444 
East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California 91773, or electronically to 
[email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Simonson, Program Leader, San 
Dimas Technology and Development Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909) 
599-1267, extension 242 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Tree-Marking Paint Committee 
comprises representatives from the Forest Service national 
headquarters, each of the nine Forest Service Regions, the Forest 
Products Laboratory, the Forest Service San Dimas Technology and 
Development Center, and the Bureau of Land Management. The General 
Services Administration and the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health are ad hoc members and provide technical advice to 
the committee.
    A field trip will be held on May 16 and is designed to supplement 
information related to tree-marking paint. This trip is open to any 
member of the public participating in the public meeting on May 17-18. 
However, transportation is provided only for committee members.
    The main session of the meeting, which is open to public 
attendance, will be held on May 17-18.

Closed Sessions

    While certain segments of this meeting are open to the public, 
there will be two closed sessions during the meeting. The first closed 
session is planned for approximately 9 to 11 a.m. on May 17. This 
session is reserved for individual paint manufacturers to present 
products and information about tree-marking paint for consideration in 
future testing and use by the agency. Paint manufacturers also may 
provide comments on tree-marking paint specifications or other 
requirements. This portion of the meeting is open only to paint 
manufacturers, the Committee, and committee staff to ensure that trade 
secrets will not be disclosed to other paint manufacturers or to the 
public. Paint manufacturers wishing to make presentations to the Tree-
Marking Paint Committee during the closed session should contact the 
Acting Chairman at the telephone number listed at FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice. The second closed session is 
planned for approximately 2 to 4 p.m. on May 18, 2005. This session is 
reserved for Federal Government employees only.
    Any person with special access needs should contact the Acting 
Chairman to make those accommodations. Space for individuals who are 
not members of the National Tree-Marking Paint Committee is limited and 
will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Dated: April 7, 2006.
Frederick R. Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
 [FR Doc. E6-6081 Filed 4-21-06; 8:45 am]
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