[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73060-73061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17444]


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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. 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 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area; 
environmental education; an annual work plan for recreation and 
environmental education areas in the recreation area, including the 
heritage program, with the non-appropriated amounts in the Land Between 
the Lakes Management Fund; an annual forest management and harvest plan 
for the recreation area; and the Land Between the Lakes Management 
Fund.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on September 24, 
2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Daylight Time.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m., Central Daylight Time, on 
September 16, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 
p.m., Central Daylight Time, September 17, 2024. Comments submitted 
after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the board, 
but the board members 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

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person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person at the Administration 
Building, located at 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. 
The public may also join the meeting virtually via webcast at: https://landbetweenthelakes.us/upcomingmeetinginfo. Board information and 
meeting details can be found online at https://landbetweenthelakes.us/advisoryboard or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to 
[email protected]v or via mail (postmarked) to Land Between the 
Lakes National Recreation Area, 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., Central Daylight Time, 
September 16, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking 
slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to [email protected]v 
via mail (postmarked) to Land Between the Lakes National Recreation 
Area, Christine Bombard, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 
42211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James McCoy, Designated Federal 
Officer, by phone at 870-214-0934 or email at 
[email protected]v; or Christine Bombard, Board Coordinator, by 
phone at 270-540-1889 or email at [email protected]v.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Discuss old business/updates
2. Discuss environmental education
3. Discuss natural resource management

    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 7 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 
be followed in all appointments to the board. 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, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, 
including underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity 
provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: August 1, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17444 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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