[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6666]


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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 
Portland, Oregon on May 15-17, 2007. 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 May 15-17, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each 
day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the Portland Marriott Downtown 
Waterfront, 1401 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97201. Persons who wish 
to file written comments before or after the meeting must send written 
comments to Dave Haston, Chairperson, 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Haston, Sr. Project Leader, San 
Dimas Technology and Development Center, Forest Service, USDA, 909-599-
1267, extension 294 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Tree-marking Paint Committee is 
comprised of 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 on May 15 is designed to supplement information 
related to tree-marking paint. This trip is open to any member of the 
public participating in the meeting on May 16-17. However, 
transportation is provided only for committee members.
    The main session of the meeting, May 16-17, is open to public 
attendance.

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 on May 16 from approximately 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 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 committee 
chairperson at the telephone number listed at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT in this notice. The second closed session is on May 17 from 
approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. This session is for Steering Committee 
members only.
    Any person with special access needs should contact the Chairperson 
to arrange for 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 3, 2007.
 Frederick Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief--NFS.
[FR Doc. E7-6666 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]
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