[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6600]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Meeting of the TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council and 
Public Hearing Held by the TVA Board Community Relations Committee

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council (Regional 
Council) will hold a meeting on August 16 and August 17 to discuss TVA 
land management. In conjunction with the Regional Council meeting the 
TVA Board Community Relations Committee will hold a public hearing on 
August 16 to hear viewpoints from various stakeholders regarding TVA's 
management of public lands in the Tennessee Valley. Under the TVA Act, 
TVA is charged with the proper use and conservation of natural 
resources for the purpose of fostering the orderly and proper physical, 
economic and social development of the Tennessee Valley region. The 
Regional Council was established to advise TVA on its natural resource 
stewardship activities. Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (FACA).
    The meeting agenda includes the following:
    (1) Overview of TVA lands.
    (2) Federal and State land management policy (Invited panelists).
    (3) Stakeholder perspectives (Invited panelists).
    (4) Public comments.
    (5) Council discussion and advice.
    The TVA Board Community Relations Committee and the TVA Regional 
Resource Stewardship Council will hear opinions and views of citizens 
by providing a public comment session. The public comment session will 
be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 16, 2006. An 
interpreter for the deaf will be provided.
    Participation in the Public Comment portion of the hearing is 
available on a first-come, first-served basis following the testimony 
of the panelists. TVA asks that comments be brief (less than 5 minutes) 
to allow as many people to speak as possible. Persons wishing to speak 
are requested to register at the door by 1:30 p.m. EDT on August 16 and 
will be called on during the public comment period. For those who wish 
to make comments but not speak publicly, a court reporter will be 
available at the meeting. Comments may also be submitted in writing the 
day of the meeting or until August 23 by email to 
[email protected] or by mail to the TVA Board Community 
Relations Committee, Land Policy Hearing, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-1499, or by fax to (865) 632-3146. Comments 
may also be submitted on a dedicated phone line, 1-888-882-7675.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2006, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT and on Thursday, August 17, 2006, from 9 a.m. 
to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Ballroom A/B at the Knoxville 
Convention Center, 701 Henley Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, and 
will be open to the public. Anyone needing special access or 
accommodations should let the contact below know at least a week in 
advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Perry, 400 West Summit Hill 
Drive, WT 11A, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902, (865) 632-2333.

    Dated: July 26, 2006.
Kathryn J. Jackson,
Executive Vice President, River System Operations & Environment, 
Tennessee Valley Authority.
[FR Doc. 06-6600 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45am]
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