[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83447-83448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21705]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Davy Crockett-Sam Houston Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Davy Crockett-Sam Houston 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 Davy Crockett National Forest
within Houston and Trinity Counties, and the Sam Houston National
Forest within Walker County, consistent with the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on October 31, 2024, 4 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person and/
or virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Central
Daylight Time on October 28, 2024. Written public comments will be
accepted by 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on October 28, 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 Davy Crockett
National Forest Ranger Station, located at 18551 State Highway 7 East,
Kennard, Texas 75847. RAC information and meeting details can be found
at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/texas/ 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 Davy Crockett National
Forest C/O Michelle Rowe, 18551 State Highway 7 East, Kennard, Texas
75847. 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, October
28, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral
comments must be sent by email to [email protected]
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or via mail (postmarked) to Davy Crockett National Forest C/O Michelle
Rowe, 18551 State Highway 7 East, Kennard, Texas 75847.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jimmy Tyree, Designated Federal
Officer, by phone at 936-553-3446 or email at [email protected]; or
Michelle Rowe, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 936-553-3066 or email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Welcome and introduce new committee members.
2. Elect a new Committee Chairman.
3. Power Point presentation on history of Davy Crockett-Sam Houston
RAC.
4. RAC project proposal presentations/vote.
5. Public comments.
6. Set next meeting date.
7. Adjourn.
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 15 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 USDA, 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: September 17, 2024
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-21705 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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