[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57044-57045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22713]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Tongass Advisory Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Tongass Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in 
Klawock, Alaska. The Committee is established consistent with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The most up 
to date information concerning the Committee, including meeting times 
and agendas can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/TAC. The meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on:
     October 8, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (AKDT).
     October 9, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT).
     October 10, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    All meetings are subject to change and cancellation. For status of 
the meetings prior to attendance, please contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fireweed Lodge at 6851 
Klawock Hollis Hwy, Klawock, AK 99925. For more information on the 
meeting or to attend please visit the Web site listed in the SUMMARY 
section, or contact Nicole McMurren at [email protected] for further 
details. Written comments may be submitted as described under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses 
when provided, are placed in the record and available for public 
inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the 
Tongass National Forest Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry 
into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole McMurren, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 907-772-5875, or by email at 
[email protected]. 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to provide 
advice and recommendations on ecologically, socially, and economically 
sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest 
with an emphasis on young growth management. Recommendations and advice 
may directly inform the development of a proposed action for 
modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management Plan.
    Agenda: On October 8-10, the Committee will: conduct site visits 
and field trips to inform Committee deliberations, host presentations 
and discussion on broader economic trends and conditions associated 
with the transition, and have initial conceptual discussions of 
substantive issues to identify where there is concurrence and 
disagreement.
    In addition, all agendas include time for oral public comment. 
Those interested in providing comment orally can register at the 
meeting. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the 
attention of the Committee may file written statements with the 
Committee's staff before or after the meeting. Written comments may be 
sent to Jason Anderson, Designated Federal Officer, Tongass National 
Forest, P.O. Box 309, Petersburg, Alaska 99833; by email to 
[email protected], or via facsimile to 907-772-5895. Summary/
minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Web site listed above 
within 45 days after the meeting.
    Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable 
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable 
accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings by contacting 
the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: September 18, 2014.
Christopher B. French,
Assistant Director, Ecosystem Managament Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-22713 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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