[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20940-20941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06312]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Northwest Forest Plan Advisory Committee will hold a 
public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is 
authorized under the National Forest Management Act and operates in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose 
of the committee is to provide advice and pragmatic recommendations 
regarding potential regional scale land management planning approaches 
and solutions within the Northwest Forest Plan area within the context 
of the 2012 Planning Rule.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on April 16, 09:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), April 17, 2024, 11:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT, and April 18, 2024, 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 5, 2024. Written 
public comments will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 5, 
2024. Comments submitted after this date will be provided by the Forest 
Service to the committee, 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

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person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person, at the Redding 
Rancheria Trinity Health Center, 81 Arbuckle Ct., Weaverville, CA 
96093. Committee information and meeting details can be found at the 
Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd1076013 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 (postmarked) to Katie Heard, USDA 
Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, Portland, OR 
97204. 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. PDT, April 5, 2024, and 
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Requests to pre-
register for oral comments must be sent by email to 
[email protected] or via mail (postmarked) to Katie Heard, USDA 
Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, Portland, OR 
97204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Buchanan, Designated 
Federal Officer, by phone at 303-275-5452 or email at 
[email protected]; or Katie Heard, FACA Coordinator, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Provide recommendations to the Forest Service for updates to the 
Northwest Forest Plan.
    2. Schedule the next meeting.
    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 and 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: March 19, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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