Notice2024-01614
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
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Published
January 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Council is authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Council is to develop a national urban and community forestry ten-year action plan, evaluate and report annually on the implementation of that plan to the Secretary, and develop criteria for and submit recommendations to the Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost- share Grant Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 5485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01614]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The
Council is authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
(the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the Council is to develop a
national urban and community forestry ten-year action plan, evaluate
and report annually on the implementation of that plan to the
Secretary, and develop criteria for and submit recommendations to the
Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-
share Grant Program.
DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on February 28,
2024, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) and February 29,
2024, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. MST.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person and/
or virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MST on
February 21, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59
p.m. MST on February 21, 2024. Comments submitted after this date will
be provided to the Forest Service, but the Council may not have
adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting.
All Council meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the
meetings prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in person and virtually at the
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge located at 7851 Second Street
Southwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87105. Council information and
meeting details can be found at the following website: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf">https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf</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#a9c7c8c7cad087dadddbccc4d9c5cce9dcdacdc887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="294748474a50075a5d5b4c4459454c695c5a4d48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Nancy
Stremple, 201 Fourteenth Street, South West, Sidney Yates Building 3SC-
01B, Washington, DC 20024. 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 February 21, 2024, and
speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be
sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f8f7f8f5efb8e5e2e4f3fbe6faf3d6e3e5f2f7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90fef1fef3e9bee3e4e2f5fde0fcf5d0e5e3f4f1bef7ffe6">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e., postmarked)
to Nancy Stremple, 201 Fourteenth Street, South West, Sidney Yates
Building 3SC-01B, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95fbf4fbf6ecbbe6e1e7f0f8e5f9f0d5e0e6f1f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26484748455f08555254434b564a43665355424708414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Introduce National Urban and Community Forestry Council members;
2. Present about Valle de Oro National Urban Wildlife Refuge and
community engagement;
3. Discuss National Ten Year Action Plan, its Five Year Benchmark,
Accomplishment Report, and process in Preparation for the Next Ten Year
Action Plan (2027-2037);
4. Receive Presentation on Extreme Heat and site tour Thursday;
5. Schedule future meetings; and
6. Other Council related items.
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 5 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 Council. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Council have considered 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: January 23, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-01614 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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