[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2148-2149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00336]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Forest Resource Coordinating Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the 
Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (Committee) pursuant to Section 
8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Act) (Pub. L. 
110-246), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (5 U.S.C. App. 
2). Additional information on the Committee can be found by visiting 
the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/.

DATES: Written nominations must be received by February 12, 2014. 
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 address below.

ADDRESSES: Maya Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Office of Cooperative 
Forestry, Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., mail stop 1123, 
Washington, DC 20024 by express mail delivery or overnight courier 
service. Nominations sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be sent to 
the following address: USDA Forest Service; Office of Cooperative 
Forestry, State & Private Forestry; mail stop 1123; 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maya Solomon, Forest Resource 
Coordinating Committee Program Coordinator, Telephone: (202) 205-1376 
or Karl Dalla Rosa, Designated Federal Officer, Telephone: (202) 205-
6206. 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 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In accordance with the provisions of FACA, the Secretary of 
Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill vacant positions in the 
State Forester and the Forest Industry categories. The purpose of the 
Committee is to continue providing direction and coordination of 
actions within the Department of Agriculture, and coordination with 
State agencies and the private sector, to effectively address the 
national priorities for private forest conservation, with specific 
focus on owners of non-industrial private forest land as described in 
Section 8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 
110-246). These priorities include:
    1. Conserving and managing working forest landscapes for multiple 
values and uses.
    2. Protecting forests from threats, including catastrophic 
wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, snow or ice storms, 
flooding, drought, invasive species, insect or disease outbreak, or 
development, and restoring appropriate forest types in response to such 
threats, and
    3. Enhancing public benefits from private forests, including air 
and water quality, soil conservation, biological diversity, carbon 
storage, forest products, forestry-related jobs, production of 
renewable energy, wildlife, wildlife corridors and wildlife habitat, 
and recreation.

Vacancy

    A representative for the State Foresters category representing the 
Southern States will be appointed by the Secretary to a 3-year term. 
Representatives for the Forest Industry category representing anywhere 
in the United States will be appointed by the Secretary to a 3-year 
term. Vacancies will be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made.

Nomination and Application Instructions

    The nominees, for the State Forester position, must be associated 
with organizations, located in one of the Southern States and 
Territories (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, 
Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and be 
willing to represent that sector as it relates to non-industrial 
private forestry. Nominees, for the Forest Industry position, may be 
located anywhere in the United States and must be associated with 
industrial forestry companies. The public is invited to submit 
nominations for membership on the Forest Resource Coordinating 
Committee, either as a self-nomination or a nomination of any qualified 
and interested person. The appointment of members to the Committee is 
made by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization 
may nominate one or more qualified persons to represent the above 
vacancy on the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. To be considered 
for membership, nominees must--
    1. Resume describing qualifications on how they are qualified to 
represent the unoccupied 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 
coordinating group; and
    4. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and 
Promotion Background Information. The form AD-755 may be obtained from 
the Forest Service contacts or from the following Web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_755_Master_2012.pdf.
    5. Letters of recommendation are welcome.
    All nominations will be vetted by USDA. Individuals may also 
nominate themselves. A list of qualified applicants from which the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint to the Forest Resource 
Coordinating Committee will be prepared. Applicants are strongly 
encouraged to submit nominations via overnight mail or delivery to 
ensure timely receipt by the USDA. Members of the Committee will serve 
without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses while 
performing duties on behalf of the Committee, subject to approval by 
the DFO.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be 
followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have been 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 all racial and ethnic groups,

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women and men, and persons with disabilities.

    Dated: December 30, 2013.
Malcolm A. Shorter,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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