Notice2023-25235
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
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Published
November 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Board is authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including fire, insect and disease, travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and site-specific projects having forest- wide implications.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78291-78292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25235]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a
public meeting according to the details shown below. The Board is
authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Board is to
provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues
such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including
fire, insect and disease, travel management, forest monitoring and
evaluation, recreation fees, and site-specific projects having forest-
wide implications.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on December 6, 2023, 1 p.m.-
4:30 p.m. mountain standard time (MST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MST on December 1, 2023.
Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59 p.m. MST on
December 1, 2023. Comments submitted after this date will be provided
to the Forest Service, but the Committee 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 person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person at the U.S. Forest
Service Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid
City, South Dakota 57702. Board information and meeting details can be
found at the following website: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees">https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees</a> or by contacting the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf8e8e4ffffa5e1a5e1eae8e4e9f8e4e5cbfef8efeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb8898948f8fd591d5919a989499889495bb8e889f9ad59c948d">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Scott
Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. 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. MST, December 1, 2023, and
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3043535f44441e5a1e5a51535f52435f5e70454354511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6516060a11114b0f4b0f04060a07160a0b25101601044b020a13">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e.,
postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City,
South Dakota 57702.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivan Green, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by phone at 605-673-9201, or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3baa5b2bdfdb4a1b6b6bd93a6a0b7b2fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="711807101f5f160314141f31040215105f161e07">[email protected]</span></a> or
Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, at 605-440-1409 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffcece0fbfba1e5a1e5eeece0edfce0e1cffafcebeea1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8bbaba7bcbce6a2e6a2a9aba7aabba7a688bdbbaca9e6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include:
1. Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) discussion;
2. Mitchell Lake discussion;
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3. Forest Plan Revision update;
4. New membership outreach update; and
5. Elect Vice-Chair.
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 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 Board 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
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: November 9, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25235 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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