Notice2024-24412
Forestry Research Advisory Committee
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Published
November 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forestry Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of this committee is to make recommendations to and advise the Secretary of Agriculture on forestry research. The Agriculture and Food Act directs the Secretary to appoint the FRAC, which advises on how to efficiently accomplish the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The FRAC focuses on developing and utilizing the Nation's forest resources, forestry schools, and forest industries. FRAC recommendations support states in carrying out a program of forestry research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer graduate training in forestry. The FRAC also provides advice related to the Forest Service research program, which is authorized by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88002-88003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24412]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Forestry Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
purpose of this committee is to make recommendations to and advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on forestry research. The Agriculture and Food
Act directs the Secretary to appoint the FRAC, which advises on how to
efficiently accomplish the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of
1962. The FRAC focuses on developing and utilizing the Nation's forest
resources, forestry schools, and forest industries. FRAC
recommendations support states in carrying out a program of forestry
research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment
stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer
graduate training in forestry. The FRAC also provides advice related to
the Forest Service research program, which is authorized by the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on November 21, 2024, from 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. and November 22, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide oral comments
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 13,
2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on November 13, 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 USDA Forest Service,
Sidney R Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 in
the Yates Training Room. Committee information and meeting details can
be found at the following website: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac">https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac</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#2b4a595f435e59054a054f5e4c4c4a456b5e584f4a054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caabb8bea2bfb8e4abe4aebfadadaba48abfb9aeabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (postmarked) to David Lytle,
Research and Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250. 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
[[Page 88003]]
p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 13, 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#e68794928e9394c887c8829381818788a693958287c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38291978b9691cd82cd87968484828da396908782cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (postmarked) to David Lytle,
Research and Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Duggan, Jr., Science Quality
Services Program Manager, by phone at (510) 542-0081 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5d4c7c1ddc0c79bd49bd1c0d2d2d4dbf5c0c6d1d49bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="09687b7d617c7b2768276d7c6e6e6867497c7a6d68276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss questions Federal forestry researchers are addressing
and how they are addressing them;
2. Discuss recommendations the FRAC can make to the Secretary of
Agriculture to further forestry research advancements, and
3. Identify topics for future meetings.
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 14 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 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: October 16, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24412 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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