[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8228-8229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03051]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Virginia Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Virginia Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 
virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. 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 
Title II of the Act, as well as to make recommendations on recreation 
fee proposals for sites on the George Washington and Jefferson National 
Forests within Alleghany, Bath, Page, and Smyth Counties, Virginia, 
consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC 
information and virtual meeting information can be found at the 
following website: www.fs.usda.gov/main/gwj/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 15, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the 
meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under For 
Further Information Contact.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the public and will be held virtually 
via telephone and/or video conference. Virtual meeting participation 
details can be found on the website listed under Summary or can be 
obtained by contacting the person listed under For Further 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 upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth LeMaster, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), by phone at 540-265-5118 or email at 
[email protected] or Rebecca Robbins, RAC Coordinator at 540-
492-1901 or email at [email protected].
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf/hard-of-
hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss Title II 
project proposals;
    2. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects; and
    3. Approve meeting minutes.
    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

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oral statement should make a request in writing by March 1, 2022, 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 for oral comments must be sent to Rebecca Robbins, 
RAC Coordinator, George Washington and Jefferson National Forest 
Supervisor's Office, 5162 Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke, Virginia 
24019; or by email to [email protected].
    Meeting Accommodations: Please make requests in advance for sign 
language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other 
reasonable accommodation. For access to 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.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be 
followed in all membership appointments to the RAC. To help ensure that 
recommendations of the RAC have taken into account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include, to 
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to 
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
    The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and 
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 
gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, 
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, political 
beliefs, income derived from a public assistance program, or reprisal 
or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or 
activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all 
programs).

    Dated: February 8, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03051 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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