Notice2022-25184
The Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee
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Published
November 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forest Service intends to establish the Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee (the Committee), subject to the Secretary of Agriculture's approval. In accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Committee is being established to provide advice and recommendations on landscape management approaches that promote sustainability, climate change adaptations, and wildfire resilience while providing for increasing use of and demands from National Forest System lands in the Northwest Forest Plan area. The Committee is necessary and in the public interest. Therefore, the Secretary of Agriculture is also seeking nominations for individuals to be considered as committee members. DATES: Written nominations must be submitted electronically or post-marked by January 17, 2023. Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes the cover letter, resume, references, and completed form AD-755 (Advisory Committee Membership Background Information). The form AD-755 may be obtained from the Forest Service contact person or from the following website: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ ad-755.pdf. The package must be sent to either the email address or mailing address listed in the ADRESSESS. Electronic submission is preferred.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69249-69250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25184]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
The Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish an advisory committee and call
for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service intends to establish the Northwest Forest
Plan Area Advisory Committee (the Committee), subject to the Secretary
of Agriculture's approval. In accordance with provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Committee is being established to
provide advice and recommendations on landscape management approaches
that promote sustainability, climate change adaptations, and wildfire
resilience while providing for increasing use of and demands from
National Forest System lands in the Northwest Forest Plan area. The
Committee is necessary and in the public interest. Therefore, the
Secretary of Agriculture is also seeking nominations for individuals to
be considered as committee members. DATES: Written nominations must be
submitted electronically or post-marked by January 17, 2023.
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes
the cover letter, resume, references, and completed form AD-755
(Advisory Committee Membership Background Information). The form AD-755
may be obtained from the Forest Service contact person or from the
following website: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf</a>. The package must be sent to either the email address or
mailing address listed in the ADRESSESS. Electronic submission is
preferred.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations and applications to Glenn
Casamassa, Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#186b75367e6b36564f5e48475e595b59586d6b7c79367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17647a39716439594051474851565456576264737639707861">[email protected]</span></a> and include the phrase `FACA Nomination' in
the subject line. If sending by express mail, overnight courier
service, or the U.S. Postal Service, use the following address:
Regional Forester Glenn Casamassa, c/o NWFP FACA Team, 1220 SW 3rd
Avenue, Portland, OR 97204.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Brown, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service at 971-712-4369; Nick Goldstein, Forest
Service at 503-347-1765; or email the NWFP FACA team at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dba8b6f5bda8f5958c9d8b849d9a989a9baea8bfbaf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deadb3f0b8adf09089988e81989f9d9f9eabadbabff0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 800 877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2),
with the concurrence of the General Services Administration (GSA), and
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Forest
service intends to establish the Federal Advisory Committee for
sustainable, climate-adapted, wildfire-resilient landscapes across the
Northwest Forest Plan Area. The Committee will be a discretionary
advisory committeeand will operate under the provisions of the FACA and
report to the Secretary of Agriculture through the Chief of the Forest
Service.
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and
recommendations on landscape management approaches that promote
sustainability, climate change adapations, and wildfire resilience
while providing for increasing use of and demands from National Forest
System lands in the Northwest Forest Plan area. Accordingly, the
Committee will be asked to perform the following duties or fulfill
other requests made by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of the
Forest Service by offering recommendations on:
1. Planning options that complement the national Wildfire Crisis
Strategy to assist the U.S. Forest Service transition to greater
proactive wildfire risk reduction and related vegetation management.
2. Approaches to address the dynamic nature of ecosystems, utilize
adaptive management, monitoring, and integration of future uncertainty
into land management planning.
3. Application of the best available science regarding the
following primary issues: (a) the ecological importance of mature and
old growth forests; (b) climate change, fire, and associated
disturbance processes; (c) terrestrial and aquatic reserved land use
allocations and the relationship between the two; (d) the climatic
diversity of forests encompassed by the NWFP area; and, (e) habitat
connectivity at multiple scales in light of changed conditions.
4. Incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge and indigenous
perspectives and values into federal forest planning and management.
5. Communication tools and strategies to: (a) help provide greater
understanding of landscape or programmatic level planning options
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and requirements and (b) enhance outreach efforts, public engagement,
meaningful Tribal consultation and participation, targeted outreach to
underserved communities, and stakeholder collaboration within the scope
of the Committee.
6. Issue preliminary discrete recommendations in sequence with
Forest Service NWFP planning timelines.
The Committee is expected to need two years to carry out its
objectives. All deliverables will be submitted to the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) according to planning schedule needs. The
Committee will meet approximately 4 to 6 times annually or as often as
necessary and at such times as designated by the DFO. Subcommittees may
meet more frequently. Attendance may be in-person, by telephone, or by
other electronic means. Meetings of the Committee whether in person, by
telephone or electronic means shall be announced 15 calendar days in
advance in the Federal Register as required by the FACA.
The Committee will hold open meetings unless the Secretary
determines that a meeting or a portion of a meeting should be closed to
the public in accordance with subsection C of section 522(b) of title
5, United States Code. All proceedings and relevant documents will be
posted and made accessible to the public. No individual who is
currently registered as a federal lobbyist is eligible to serve as a
member of the Committee.
Overview and Memberships
The committee will be comprised of 20 members approved by the
Secretary of Agriculture with each member serving a two-year term. The
Committee membership will be balanced in terms of the points of view
represented and functions to be performed. Members of the Committee
will serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel
expenses while performing duties on behalf of the Committee, subject to
approval by the DFO and the Department. The Committee should represent
to the extent possible, a balance across the three states covered by
the NWFP (Oregon, Washington, California) and reflect the demographic
diversity of the NWFP area. The Committee shall include representation
from experts in the following interest areas:
(1) Science: Up to 9 members who represent the scientific
community, and have an understanding in the following disciplines and
how they relate to the NWFP area:
(a) Forest ecology
(b) Vegetation management
(c) Fire ecology
(d) Terrestrial wildlife ecology
(e) Aquatic and riparian ecosystems and species
(f) Climate change
(e) Social science
(g) Adaptive management and planning
(h) Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge (ITEK)
practitioners.
(2) Organizations: Up to 7 members who represent a broad array of
organizations with an interest in NWFP forests:
(a) National, regional, or local conservation organizations with
staff and active programs in the Pacific Northwest
(b) Forest products industry
(c) Recreation organization
(d) Organization involved in outreach with underserved communities
(e) Forest collaborative groups
(f) Wildlife organization
(g) Watershed organization.
(3) Government and public: Up to 4 members who represent
governmental entities or the public at-large:
(a) Member of the affected public at large
(b) Represent state governments
(c) Represent counties
(d) Represent American Indian Tribes.
Nomination and Application Information
The appointment of members to the Committee will be made by the
Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization may nominate
one or more qualified persons to serve on the Federal Advisory
Committee for sustainable, climate-adapted, wildfire-resilient
landscapes across the Northwest Forest Plan Area. Individuals may also
nominate themselves. To be considered for membership, nominees must
submit a:
1. Cover letter identifying what interest area group(s) listed
above the nominee would represent, how they are qualified to represent
that interest group, and why they want to serve on the Committee.
2. Three references that may be contacted about the nominee's
application.
3. A resume describing in detail the nominee's qualifications for
membership to the Committee.
4. A completed form AD-755, Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information. The form AD-755 may be obtained from the Forest
Service contact person or from the following website: <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf</a>.
5. Letters of recommendation are welcome. All nominations will be
vetted by the Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint
committee members from the list of qualified applicants. Members serve
at the pleasure of the Secretary.
Submit nominations and applications to the addressee listed in this
notice.
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 policies shall
be followed in all membership 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, to the
extent practicable, include individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent all racial and ethnic groups, gender diversity, and persons
with disabilities.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer,
and lender.
Dated: November 15, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-25184 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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