[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18554]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 
Ketchikan, Alaska. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the 
committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide 
advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects 
and funding consistent with the Act. RAC information can be found at 
the following Web site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 21, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
    All RAC 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 Ketchikan Misty Fiords 
Ranger District, 3101 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska. For 
participants that would like to attend via teleconference, please 
contact the person listed under For Futher Information Contact.
    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 Ketchikan Misty 
Fiords Ranger District. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the 
building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Richardson, Acting RAC 
Coordinator, by phone at 907-228-4105 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. Introduce new Acting District Ranger,
    2. Review post RAC projects, and
    3. Update members on status of approved RAC projects.
    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 
September 15, 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 Penny Richardson, Acting RAC Coordinator, Ketchikan 
Misty Fiords Ranger District, 3101 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska 
99901; by email to [email protected]; or via facsimile to 907-225-
8738.
    Meeting Accommodations: If you require 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: August 8, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-18554 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P