[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71042-71043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24828]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council 
(Council) will meet in Sandpoint, Idaho. The Council is authorized 
under Section 5(d) of the National Trails System Act of 1968 (Act) and 
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 
Additional information concerning the Council, including the meeting 
summary/minutes, can be found by visiting the Council's Web site at: 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/working-together/advisory-committees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on the following dates and times:

     Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
PDT

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     Thursday, October 15, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT

    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of 
meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Edgewater 
Resort, 56 Bridge Street, Sandpoint, Idaho. 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 Pacific Northwest Regional Office of the 
United States Forest Service: 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204. 
Please call ahead at 503-808-2468 to facilitate entry into the 
building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt McGrath, Pacific Northwest 
National Scenic Trail Program Manager, by phone at 425-583-9304, 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 provide:
    1. Overview of legislation, policy, and interagency planning 
requirements for National Scenic Trails;
    2. Discussion of planning approach, process, and schedule for the 
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail comprehensive plan; and
    3. Recommendations regarding the work, priorities, and schedule for 
the Advisory Council.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for 
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by 
October 2, 2015, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like 
to bring related matters to the attention of the Council may file 
written statements with the Council's staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be 
sent to Matt McGrath, Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Program 
Manager, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 3A, Everett, Washington 98201, or 
by email to [email protected].
    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 26, 2016.
Dianne C. Guidry,
Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 2016-24828 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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