[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 46186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13120]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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 New Mexico, California, and 
possibly any petitions received between the publication of this notice 
and meeting dates.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 30-31, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. each day.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Smelser, Committee Coordinator, 
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 http://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 (contact information listed above) by 
August 20, 2006. You will need photo identification to enter the 
building.
    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. Attendees wishing to 
comment orally will be allotted a specific amount of time to speak 
during a public comment period at the end of each day. To offer oral 
comments on either day, please contact the Committee Coordinator at the 
contact number above. Oral and written comments should (1) specifically 
address the state petitions being reviewed, (2) focus on the basis for 
agreement/disagreement with a petition, and (3) if in disagreement, 
recommend an alternative.

    Dated: August 3, 2006.
Frederick L. Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
 [FR Doc. E6-13120 Filed 8-10-06; 8:45 am]
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