[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05931]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Technical 
Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program 
Technical Advisory Panel will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 
Panel is meeting as authorized under the Community Forest Restoration 
Act (Title VI, Pub. L. 106-393) and in compliance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the meeting is to provide 
recommendations to the Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service 
Southwestern Region, on which applications submitted in response to the 
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Request For Applications best 
meet the program objectives.

DATES: The meeting will be held April 22-26, 2013, beginning at 10:00 
a.m. on Monday, April 22 and ending at approximately 4:00 p.m. on 
Friday, April 26.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Albuquerque/
Uptown, 6901 Arvada Avenue NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110, (505) 872-9000. 
Written comments should be sent to Walter Dunn, Cooperative and 
International Forestry, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway SE., 
Albuquerque, NM 87102. Comments may also be sent via email to 
[email protected], or via facsimile to Walter Dunn at (505) 842-3165.
    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 the Cooperative 
and International Forestry Staff, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway 
SE., Albuquerque.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Dunn, Assistant Designated 
Federal Official, (505) 842-3425, Cooperative and International 
Forestry, USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Panel 
discussion is limited to Panel members and Forest Service staff. 
Project proponents may respond to questions of clarification from Panel 
members or Forest Service staff. Persons who wish to bring 
Collaborative Forest Restoration Program grant application review 
matters to the attention of the Panel may file written statements with 
the Panel staff before or after the meeting. Public input sessions will 
be provided and individuals who submitted written statements prior to 
the public input sessions will have the opportunity to address the 
Panel at those sessions.

    Dated: January 14, 2013.
Gilbert Zepeda,
Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 2013-05931 Filed 3-13-13; 8:45 am]
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