[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13685-13686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03680]


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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 Advisory 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 
operates in compliance 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; of providing environmental 
education; of developing an annual work plan for recreation and 
environment education areas in the Recreation Area, including the 
heritage program, with the nonappropriated amounts in the Land Between 
the Lakes Management Fund; of providing an annual forest management and 
harvest plan for the Recreation Area; and to establish the Land Between 
the Lakes Management Fund.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on March 27, 2024, 
9 a.m.-4 p.m., central daylight time (CDT).
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on March 19, 2024. 
Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on 
March 19, 2024. 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 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. CDT, March 19, 2024, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim McCoy, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), by phone at 270-924-2001 or email at [email protected] 
or Christine Bombard, Board Coordinator, at 270-924-2002 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Discuss natural resource management;
    2. Discuss recreation; and
    3. Discuss environmental education.
    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 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

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be followed in all appointments to the Board. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Board 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: February 15, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-03680 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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