[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-08776]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Tongass Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Tongass Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in 
Ketchikan, Alaska. The Committee is established consistent with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). Committee 
recommendations and advice may directly inform the development of a 
proposed action for modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management 
Plan. The meeting is open to the public. Additional information 
concerning the Committee, including the meeting summary/minutes, can be 
found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/TAC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on:
     Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT).
     Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT).
     Friday, May 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (AKDT).
    All meetings are subject to change and cancellation. For updated 
status of the meetings prior to attendance, please visit the Web site 
listed in the SUMMARY section, or contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the Ted Ferry Civic Center, 888 
Venetia Avenue, Ketchikan, AK 99901. 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: Marina Whitacre, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 907-772-5934, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Finish work on the draft package of recommendations;
    2. Formally adopt the recommendations to be transmitted to the 
Secretary of Agriculture;
    3. Finalize communications strategy to publicize the 
recommendations; and
    4. Identify near-term implementation next steps and clarify the 
role of the TAC going forward.
    There will be time allotted on the agenda for oral public comment. 
Those interested can register at the meeting. In addition, written 
statements may be filed with the Committee's staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments may also be submitted by mail to Jason 
Anderson, Designated Federal Officer, Tongass National Forest, P.O. Box 
309, Petersburg, Alaska 99833; or email to [email protected], or 
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: April 8, 2015.
Jason Anderson,
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2015-08776 Filed 4-15-15; 8:45 am]
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