Notice2024-02336
Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee
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Published
February 6, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Northeast Oregon Forests 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 (FACA). 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 to make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8144-8145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02336]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Northeast Oregon Forests Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Northeast Oregon Forests 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 (FACA). 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 to make recommendations
on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Malheur, Umatilla, and
Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, consistent with the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act.
DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on February 21,
2024, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Pacific standard time (PST).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST on February
12, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted up to 11:59 p.m. PST
on February 15, 2024. 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 RAC 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 and virtually at the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Supervisors' Office located at 1550
Dewey Avenue, Suite A, Baker City, Oregon 97814. The public may also
join virtually via teleconference or videoconference. RAC information
and meeting details can be found at the following websites: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/malheur/workingtogether/advisorycommittees">https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/malheur/workingtogether/advisorycommittees</a>,
<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umatilla/workingtogether/advisorycommittees">https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umatilla/workingtogether/advisorycommittees</a>, <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wallowa-whitman/workingtogether/advisorycommittees">https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wallowa-whitman/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#3f5b5e4d4d5a51115850505b5b5651587f4a4c5b5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6b6e7d7d6a61216860606b6b6661684f7a7c6b6e21686079">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Darren
Goodding, 1550 Dewey Ave., Suite A, Baker City, Oregon 97814. 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. PST, February 12, 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#791d180b0b1c17571e16161d1d10171e390c0a1d18571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274346555542490940484843434e4940675254434609404851">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (i.e.,
postmarked) to Darren Goodding, 1550 Dewey Avenue, Suite A, Baker City,
Oregon 97814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Goodding, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), by phone at 541-523-1238 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6105001313040f4f060e0e0505080f0621141205004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f195908383949fdf969e9e9595989f96b184829590df969e87">[email protected]</span></a> or Walter Lowell, RAC Coordinator, at 541-523-
1271 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4037212c3425326e2c2f37252c2c00353324216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a0d1b160e1f085416150d1f16163a0f091e1b541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Elect a Co-Chair or a new Chairperson;
2. Review and discuss title II project proposals;
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3. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;
4. Discuss percentage and use of indirect cost funds;
5. Discuss development of a Standard Operating Procedure for the
RAC;
6. Schedule the next meeting; and
7. Other.
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 10 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 in 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: January 31, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02336 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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