[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6770]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Counties Payments Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Counties Payments Committee has scheduled a meeting 
to discuss how it will provide Congress with the information specified 
in Section 320 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 30, 2007. The meeting will 
consist of a business session from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., which will be 
open to public attendance, followed by a session open to public 
participation from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Board of Supervisors 
Chamber, on the 1st floor of the Coconino County Administrative 
Building, 219 East Cherry Lane, Flagstaff, AZ. Written comments 
concerning this meeting should be addressed to Randle G. Phillips, 
Executive Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, P.O. Box 34718, 
Washington, DC 20043-4713. Comments may also be sent via e-mail to 
[email protected], or via facsimile to (202) 273-4750.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are 
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest 
Service, Franklin Court Building, Ste. 5500W, 1099 14th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20005. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 
208-6574 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randle G. Phillips, Executive 
Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, at (202) 208-6574 or via 
e-mail at [email protected].
    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: Section 320 of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001 created the Forest Counties 
Payments Committee to make recommendations to Congress on a long-term 
solution for making Federal payments to eligible States and counties in 
which Federal lands are situated. The Committee will consider the 
impact on eligible States and counties of revenues from the historic 
multiple use of Federal lands; evaluate the economic, environmental, 
and social benefits which accrue to counties containing Federal lands; 
evaluate the expenditures by counties on activities occuring on Federal 
lands, which are Federal responsibilities; and monitor payments and 
implementation of The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393).

    Dated: April 5, 2007.
Sally Collins,
Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service.
[FR Doc. E7-6770 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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