[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 60133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23745]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council 
(Council) will meet on November 5 and 7, 2014. The Council is 
authorized under Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, 
as amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of Public Law 101-624 (the Act) 
(16 U.S.C. 2105g) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C. App. II). The purpose of the Committee is to: (a) Develop a 
national urban and community forestry action plan in accordance with 
Section 9(g)(3)(A-F) of the Act; (b) evaluate the implementation of 
that plan; and (c) develop criteria for, and submit reccomendations 
with respect to the urban and community forestry challenge cost-share 
program as required by Section 9(f)(1-2) of the Act. The meeting is 
open to the public.
    Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by 
visiting the Council's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 1:00 
p.m.-5:00 p.m., and Friday, November 7, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 
or until Council business is completed. All Council meetings are 
subject to 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 Westin Charlotte Hotel, 
Harris Room--Second Floor, 601 S. College Street, Charlotte, North 
Carolina 28202 on November 5, 2014 and the Providence Ballroom I--First 
Floor on November 7, 2014. Written comments may be submitted as 
described under Supplementary Information. 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 Forest Service. Visitors are encouraged to 
call ahead to facilitate entry into the Forest Service building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Yates Building 
(3NW), 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20250; or by phone at 202-
205-7829, or by cell phone at 202-309-9873. 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 purpose of the meeting is to:
    (1) Provide orientation for new members,
    (2) Introduce the facilitator for the development of the next 
National Urban Forestry Ten Year Action Plan,
    (3) Finalize the work plan action items,
    (4) Discuss and approve the 2016 grant categories,
    (5) Receive information from members of the urban forestry 
community of practice,
    (6) Receive Forest Service updates on program activities, 
partnerships, and budgets, and
    (7) Approve the annual accomplishments and recommendations report.
    The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of 
three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement 
should request in writing within 7 days of the meeting to be scheduled 
on the agenda. Council discussion is limited to Forest Service staff 
and Council members; however, persons who wish to bring urban and 
community forestry matters to the attention of the Council may file 
written statements with the Council staff before or after the meeting. 
Written comments and time request for oral comments must be sent to 
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the National Urban and Community 
Forestry Advisory Council, Yates Building (3NW), 201 14th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, or by email to [email protected], or via 
facsimile to 202-690-5792. Summary/minutes of the meeting will be 
posted on the following Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml 
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 30, 2014.
Debra S. Pressman,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
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