[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06136]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in 
Bend, Oregon. The committee is authorized pursuant to the 
implementation of E-19 of the Record of Decision and operates in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the 
committee is to provide advice and make recommendations to promote a 
better integration of forest management activities between Federal and 
non-Federal entities to ensure that such activities are complementary. 
PAC information can be found at the following Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 21, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 
approximately 4:00 p.m.
    All PAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting 
prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Deschutes County Services 
Building, DeArmond Room, 1300 Northwest Wall Street, Bend, Oregon.
    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 Deschutes National 
Forest Headquarters Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into 
the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Peer, Deschutes PAC Coordinator, 
by phone at 541-383-4761 or via 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. Discuss the broad topic of forest restoration,
    2. Discuss how the PAC can develop strategies for continuing 
restoration work, including in the more specific areas:
    a. Prescribed fire/smoke regulations, and
    b. habitat restoration and enhancement for big game, and
    c. Implementation of the sustainable road system;
    3. Engage in specific issues surrounding sustainable recreation, 
and
    4. Discuss the business of the PAC, such as:
    a. The Re-chartering process and
    b. Membership.
    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 request in writing by April 7, 
2017, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring 
related matters to the attention of the committee may file written 
statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. 
Written comments and requests for time to make oral comments must be 
sent to Beth Peer, Deschutes PAC Coordinator, 63095 Deschutes Market 
Road, Bend, Oregon, 97701; or by email to [email protected], or via 
facsimile to 541-383-4755.
    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, please 
contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: March 2, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-06136 Filed 3-28-17; 8:45 am]
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