[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72991-72992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23480]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) Advisory Board (Board) will
hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Board
is authorized under the Charter for the Land Between the Lakes Advisory
Board and managed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). The purpose of the Board is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on means of promoting public participation for the land and
resource management plan for the Recreation Area; environmental
education; an annual work plan for recreation and environment education
areas in the Recreation Area, including the heritage program, with the
non-appropriated amounts in the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund;
an annual forest management and harvest plan for the Recreation Area;
and the Land Between the Lakes Management Fund.
DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on November 8,
2023, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m., CST on November
3, 2023. Written public comments will be accepted through 11:59 p.m.,
CST on November 3, 2023. Comments submitted after this date will be
provided to the Forest Service, but the Board may not have adequate
time to consider those comments prior to the meeting.
All board 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 Land Between the
Lakes National Recreation Area Administration Building located at 100
Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. The public may also join
virtually via Microsoft Teams. Board information is located at: https://landbetweenthelakes.us/about/working-together/advisory-board/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 (i.e., postmarked) to Land
Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Attention: Christine
Bombard, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. 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. CST November 3, 2023, and
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to [email protected] or via mail (i.e.,
postmarked) to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area,
Attention: Christine Bombard, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond,
Kentucky 42211.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Bombard, Board Liaison, by
email at [email protected] or by phone at 270-924-2002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss:
1. Recreation Enhancement Act;
2. Great American Outdoors Act Projects;
3. Heritage; and
4. Environmental Stewardship.
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 one week prior
to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments may
be submitted to the Forest Service up to 7 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 Board. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board 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 persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: October 13, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-23480 Filed 10-23-23; 8:45 am]
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