[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71527-71528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22867]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
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ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Forestry Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details shown below. The Committee is
authorized under the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
The purpose of this Committee is to make recommendations to and advise
the Secretary of Agriculture on forestry research. The Agriculture and
Food Act directs the Secretary to appoint the FRAC which advises on how
to efficiently accomplish the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of
1962. The FRAC focuses on developing and utilizing the Nation's forest
resources, forestry schools, and forest industries. FRAC
recommendations support states in carrying out a program of forestry
research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment
stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer
graduate training in forestry. The FRAC also provides advice related to
the Forest Service research program which is authorized by the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on November 15, 2023, and
November 16, 2023, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide oral comments
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 10, 2023. Written
public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 10,
2023. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Forest
Service, but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting.
All committee 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 will be held in person at the USDA Forest
Service, Sidney R. Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC
20250 in the Yates Training Room. Committee information and meeting
details can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac or by contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to
[email protected] or via mail to David Lytle, Research and
Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20250. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted
electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. EST November 10, 2023, and
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to [email protected] or via mail to David Lytle,
Research and Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Duggan, Jr., Science Quality
Services Program Manager, by phone at 510-542-0081 or email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss the current purpose of the Committee;
2. Discuss questions Federal forestry researchers are attempting to
address and how they are addressing them; and
3. Identify topics for future meetings.
The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral
statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days
prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written
comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 14 days after the
meeting date listed under DATES.
Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the
meeting. 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.
Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If
you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make
requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive
listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person
listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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 into 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 persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: October 10, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22867 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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