[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8264-8265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2655]


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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 
Asheville, North Carolina on May 13-15, 2008. 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 13-15, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton 
Asheville Downtown, 22 Woodfin Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Persons who 
wish to file written comments before or after the meeting must send 
written comments to Dave Haston, 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].

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 
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 13 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 14-15. 
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 14-15.

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 10 a.m. to noon on May 14. 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 
planned for

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approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 15, 2007. This session is 
reserved for Steering Committee members only.
    Any person with special access needs should contact the Chairperson 
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: February 8, 2008.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief--NFS.
 [FR Doc. E8-2655 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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