[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70592-70593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19555]


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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 September 25, 
2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; September 26, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.; and September 27, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific daylight 
time.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time on 
September 13, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted through 
11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time on September 13, 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 Skamania Lodge, 1131 
SW Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, WA 98648. Committee information and 
meeting details can be found on 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. Pacific daylight time 
September 13, 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,

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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 advice and pragmatic recommendations to the Forest 
Service regarding updates to the Northwest Forest Plan and 
implementation strategies.
    2. 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 10 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 USDA, membership shall include, to the 
extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the 
many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, 
abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including 
underserved communities USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 
employer, and lender.

    Dated: August 27, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19555 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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