[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26998]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (NFAB) will 
hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The 
committee is authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 
1976, the Federal Public Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates 
in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 
purpose of the committee is to to provide advice and recommendations on 
a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or 
amendments, forest health including fire, insect and disease, travel 
management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and site 
specific projects having forest-wide immplications. General information 
can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 18, 2023, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 
Mountain Standard Time. All commmittee meetings are subject to 
cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the public and will be held at the 
U.S. Forest Service, Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore 
Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. The public may also join 
virtually via telephone and/or video conference. Virtual meeting 
participation details can be found on the website listed under SUMMARY 
or 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: Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, 
by phone at 605-440-1409 or email at [email protected]. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf and 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 meeting agenda will include:
    1. Forest Plan Revision;
    2. Recreation Residence Program;
    3. Lands Program;
    4. Potential Operational Dilineations (PODs); and
    5. Long Eared Bat Reclassified as Endangered.
    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 make a request in writing by 
at least three days before the meeting 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 Scott Jacobson, NFAB Committee Coordinator, 
Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, 
South Dakota 57702; or by email to [email protected]. Persons 
with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for 
program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 
Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's 
TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through 
the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Additionally, program 
information may be made available in languages other than English.
    USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, 
color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance 
program, political beliefs, 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). Remedies and complaint filing 
deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will 
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent 
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women, and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal 
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: December 7, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-26998 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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