Notice2024-30431
Ottawa National Forest Resource Advisory Committee
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Published
December 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Ottawa National Forest 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. 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 make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Ottawa National Forest, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104079-104080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30431]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ottawa National Forest Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Ottawa National Forest 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. 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 make recommendations on
recreation fee proposals for sites on the Ottawa National Forest,
consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on January 22, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Central Standard Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on
January 15, 2025. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59
p.m. Central Standard Time on January 15, 2025. 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 the Watersmeet
District Office, located at E23979 US 2 East, Watersmeet, Michigan
49969. Committee information and meeting details can be found at the
following website: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ottawa/workingtogether/advisorycommittees">https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ottawa/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#becedfcbd290d6d1d2dbc8dffecbcddadf90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b0b1a0e17551314171e0d1a3b0e081f1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (postmarked) to Paul Holeva, Ottawa
National Forest RAC Coordinator, E23979 US 2 East, Watersmeet, Michigan
49969. 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. Central Standard Time on
January 15, 2025, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot.
Oral comments must be sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75051400195b1d1a1910031435000611145b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9f8e9a83c18780838a998eaf9a9c8b8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail
(postmarked) to Paul Holeva, Ottawa National Forest RAC Coordinator,
E23979 US 2 East, Watersmeet, Michigan 49969.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Lenz, Designated Federal
Officer, by phone at (218) 556-5564 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e1e4f7e9e4abe9e0ebffc5f0f6e1e4abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dabebba8b6bbf4b6bfb4a09aafa9bebbf4bdb5ac">[email protected]</span></a>; or
Paul Holeva, RAC Coordinator, at (906) 280-8924 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fffeefae3a1e7e0e3eaf9eecffafcebeea1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="423223372e6c2a2d2e27342302373126236c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to make
funding recommendations on Title II projects.
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
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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 the 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: December 16, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30431 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
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