[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75531-75532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29671]


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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 in Washington, DC 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). Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by 
visiting the Council's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held on the following dates:

 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST)
 Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (EST), or 
until Council business is completed.

    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated 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 Forest Service Headquarters, 
Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW., Pinchot Room-Second Floor, 
Washington, DC 20250. 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 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.,

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Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda for this meeting is:
    (1) Provide orientation for new members,
    (2) Meet with 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) Discuss 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 by January 21, 2015 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 (3SC), 201 14th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20250; 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: December 11, 2014.
Patti Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2014-29671 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 am]
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