[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50979-50980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20702]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Northwest Forest Plan Provincial Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; Solicitation of nominees to the Northwest Forest Plan 
Provincial Advisory Committees.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. app., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
announces solicitation for nominations to fill vacancies on the 
Northwest Forest Plan Provincial Advisory Committees (the Eastern 
Washington Cascades and the Deschutes PACs).

DATES: Nominations must be received on or before September 24, 2012. 
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes 
the nominee's name, resume, and completed Form AD-755, Advisory 
Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information. The package 
must be sent to the addresses below.

ADDRESSES: Forest Contacts for Northwest Forest Plan Provincial 
Advisory Committees (PACs):
    Eastern Washington Provincial Advisory Committee: Robin DeMario, 
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Headquarters Office, 215 Melody 
Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801. Telephone Number: (509) 664-9292.
    Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee: Mollie Chaudet, Deschutes 
National Forest Headquarters Office, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, 
OR 97701. Telephone Number: (541) 383-5517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shandra Terry, Public Affairs 
Specialist: USDA Forest Service, Office of Public and Legislative 
Affairs, Telephone: (503) 808-2242, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Secretary of Agriculture established the Pacific Northwest 
Provincial Advisory Committees (PACs) to the Provincial Interagency 
Executive Committees (PIECs) for 12 provinces, which are areas set up 
under the Northwest Forest Plan. The PIECs facilitate the successful 
implementation of the Record of Decision (ROD) of April 13, 1994, for 
Amendments to the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Planning 
Documents within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl. The purpose of 
the PACs is to advise the PIECs on coordinating the implementation of 
the ROD. Each PAC provides advice regarding implementation of a 
comprehensive ecosystem management strategy for Federal land within a 
province. The PACs provide advice and recommendations to promote better 
integration of forest management activities between Federal and non-
Federal entities to ensure that such activities are complementary.

Provincial Advisory Committee Membership

    The Committee will be comprised of no more than 29 members approved 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. Committee membership will be fairly 
balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be 
performed. The PAC members will serve staggered terms up to 3 years.

The Committee Shall Include Representation in the Following Areas

    1. One or more representatives of the Environmental Protection 
Agency;
    2. One or more representatives of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service;
    3. One or more representatives of the Forest Service;
    4. One or more representatives of the BLM in each province where 
lands administered by BLM occur in the province;
    5. One or more representatives of the National Park Service in each 
province where a national park occurs in the province;
    6. One or more representatives of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service;
    7. One or more representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
    8. Up to a maximum of three representatives of the government of 
each State within whose boundaries all or a portion of the province is 
located (the State agencies/departments to be represented will be 
determined by the Federal officials described in Paragraphs 3a(1) 
through 3a(7));
    9. One or more representatives of each county government within 
whose boundaries all or a portion of the province is located, up to a 
maximum of three county representatives;
    10. One or more representatives of each Tribal government whose 
reservation, ceded land, or usual and accustomed areas are within all 
or a portion of the province, up to a maximum of three Tribal 
representatives;
    11. Up to a maximum of two representatives of environmental 
interests;
    12. Up to a maximum of two representatives of different sectors of 
the forest products industry;
    13. Up to a maximum of two representatives of the recreation and 
tourism sectors;
    14. Three to five representatives of the following interests when 
those interests are determined by the Federal officials described in 
Paragraphs 3a(1) through 3a(7) to be needed on the respective 
provincial committee: Fish, wildlife, or forestry conservation 
organizations; special forest products interests, mining interests, 
grazing interests, and commercial fishing or charter fishing boat 
industry interests; and other interests that help achieve the purpose 
of this charter;
    15. Up to a total of three representatives from the following 
Federal agencies when the jurisdiction or authority of those agencies 
are determined by the Federal officials described in Paragraphs 
3a(1)(a) through 3a(1)(g) to be needed on the respective provincial 
committee: Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service Research, U. S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Geological Survey National Biological 
Division, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Defense, and 
Natural Resources Conservation Service; and
    16. Up to a maximum of three representatives representing the 
public at large affected by the ROD for the Northwest Forest Plan and 
concerned with the management of the national forests in the community.
    The PACs may invite a representative of the State Community 
Economic

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Revitalization Team, or its equivalent, to participate as an ex-officio 
member. In the event a member is unable to attend a meeting of a PAC or 
a meeting of one of its subcommittees/working groups, that member may 
send a designee, or alternate, to represent him or her at the meeting. 
The Chairperson of each PAC will alternate annually between the Forest 
Service representative and the BLM representative in provinces where 
both agencies administer lands. When the BLM is not represented on the 
PIEC, the Forest Service representative will serve as Chairperson.

Nominations and Application Information for the PACs

    The appointment of members to the PACs will be made by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization may nominate 
one or more qualified persons to represent the vacancies listed above. 
To be considered for membership, nominees must--
    1. Identify what vacancy they would represent and how they are 
qualified to represent that vacancy;
    2. State why they want to serve on the committee and what they can 
contribute;
    3. Show their past experience in working successfully as part of a 
working group on forest management activities;
    4. Complete Form AD-755, you may contact the persons identified 
above or obtain from the following Web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_755_Master_2012.pdf. All nominations will be 
vetted, by the Agency.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be 
followed in all appointments to the PACs. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the PACs have taken into account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by the Departments, membership should include, to 
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to 
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

    Dated: August 10, 2012.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Chief, Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-20702 Filed 8-22-12; 8:45 am]
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