[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48867-48868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12660]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee 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 Malheur, Umatilla, and 
Wallowa-Whitman National Forests within Baker, Grant, Harney, Morrow, 
Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler counties, consistent with the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on June 26, 2024, 
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific daylight time (PDT).
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person and/
or virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PDT on June 
17, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. PDT on 
June 20, 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 the La Grande Ranger 
District Office, located at 3502 US-30, La Grande, Oregon 97850. The 
public may also join the meeting virtually via teleconference, 
videoconference, or Homeland Security Information Network. Resource 
advisory committee information and meeting details can be found on the 
following websites: Malheur National Forest at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/malheur/workingtogether/advisorycommittees, Umatilla National 
Forest at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umatilla/workingtogether/advisorycommittees, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wallowa-whitman/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 Darren Goodding, 
1550 Dewey Avenue, Suite A, Baker City, Oregon 97814. 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. Pacific time, June 17, 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 Darren Goodding, 1550 Dewey Avenue, Suite A, Baker 
City, Oregon 97814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Goodding, Designated Federal 
Officer, at 541-523-1238 or email at [email protected]; or 
Acacia Probert, Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, at 541-523-
1387 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Elect a co-chair or a new chairperson;
    2. Review and discuss Title II project proposals;
    3. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;
    4. Schedule the next meeting; and
    5. Other.
    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/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 the Department, membership shall include, 
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to 
represent the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, 
backgrounds, abilities,

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cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including underserved 
communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and 
lender.

    Dated: June 5, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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