[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 8768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3350]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Establishment of the Wildland Fire Executive Council

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and with the 
concurrence of the General Services Administration, the Department of 
the Interior and the Department of Agriculture are announcing the 
establishment of the Wildland Fire Executive Council (WFEC). The 
purpose of the WFEC is to provide advice on the coordinated national 
level wildland fire policy leadership, direction, and program oversight 
in support to the Wildland Fire Leadership Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk Rowdabaugh, Office of Wildland 
Fire Coordination, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 2660, Washington, DC 20240; 
(202) 606-3447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WFEC is being established as a 
discretionary advisory committee under the authorities of the Secretary 
of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture, in furtherance of 43 
U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742a-742j), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), and the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) and in 
accordance with the provisions of the FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 
2. The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture certify 
that the formation of the WFEC is necessary and is in the public 
interest.
    The WFEC will conduct its operations in accordance with the 
provisions of the FACA. It will report to the Secretary of the Interior 
and Secretary of Agriculture through the Wildland Fire Leadership 
Council, which is comprised of, in part, the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Management and Budget and the Directors of National Park 
Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land 
Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Geological 
Survey for the Department of the Interior, and for the Department of 
Agriculture, the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and 
the Chief of the Forest Service.
    The Department of the Interior's Office of Wildland Fire 
Coordination will provide support for the WFEC.
    The purpose of the WFEC is to provide advice on the coordinated 
national level wildland fire policy leadership, direction, and program 
oversight in support to the Wildland Fire Leadership Council.
    The WFEC will meet approximately 6-12 times a year. The Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint members 
on a staggered term basis for terms not to exceed 3 years.
    Members of the WFEC shall be composed of representatives from the 
Federal government, and from among, but not limited to, the following 
interest groups. (1) Director, Department of the Interior, Office of 
Wildland Fire Coordination; (2) Director, United States Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management; (3) 
Assistant Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration; (4) National 
Wildfire Coordinating Group; (5) National Association of State 
Foresters; (6) International Association of Fire Chiefs; (7) 
Intertribal Timber Council; (8) National Association of Counties; (9) 
National League of Cities; and (10) National Governors' Association.
    No individual who is currently registered as a Federal lobbyist is 
eligible to serve as a member of the WFEC.
    Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the establishment of 
the Wildland Fire Executive Council is necessary and is in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture under 43 
U.S.C. 1457 and provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742a-742j), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), and the National 
Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.).

Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
    Dated: February 3, 2011.
Thomas Vilsack,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2011-3350 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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