[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 31129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07669]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Helena-Lewis and Clark Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Helena-Lewis and Clark Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 
will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The 
committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to 
improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding 
consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on 
recreation fee proposals for sites on the Helena-Lewis and Clark 
National Forest within Broadwater, Teton, Lewis and Clark, Fergus, 
Judith Basin, Pondera, Meagher, and Wheatland counties, consistent with 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on May 9, 2024, 
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or 
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MDT on May 3, 
2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. MDT on May 
3, 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 person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person at Camp Rotary, located 
at 19 Camp Rotary Rd., Neihart, Montana 59465. The public may also join 
virtually via video conference using the Microsoft Teams meeting link: 
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting, Meeting 
ID: 293 075 016 517, Passcode: 4oPBh9. More information and meeting 
details can be found on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest 
Advisory Committees web page at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/hlcnf/workingtogether/advisorycommittees 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 Chiara Cipriano, 
2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, Montana 59602. 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. MDT, May 3, 2024, and speakers 
can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by 
email to [email protected] or via mail (postmarked) to Chiara 
Cipriano, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 59602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Ryan, Designated Federal 
Officer, by phone at 406-949-9766 or by email at [email protected]; 
or Chiara Cipriano, RAC Coordinator by phone at 406-594-6497 or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Elect a chairperson;
    2. Create a local charter;
    3. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss Title II 
project proposals;
    4. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;
    5. Approve meeting minutes;
    6. Schedule the next meeting.
    The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral 
statements of three minutes or less. To be scheduled on the agenda, 
individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in 
writing at least three days prior to the meeting date. 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 person with disabilities. USDA is an equal 
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: April 8, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07669 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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