Notice2026-18725
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
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Published
September 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The Council is authorized under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Council is responsible for developing a ten-year action plan, evaluating the implementation of that plan annually, and developing criteria and submitting recommendations for the forestry challenge cost-share grant program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 58059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18725]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
(NUCFAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown
below. The Council is authorized under the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Council is responsible for developing a ten-year
action plan, evaluating the implementation of that plan annually, and
developing criteria and submitting recommendations for the forestry
challenge cost-share grant program.
DATES: A virtual public meeting will be held on October 13, 2026, at 1
p.m.-4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Savings Time on October 10, 2026. Written public comments will be
accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on October 10,
2026. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the
Agency, but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting.
All NUCFAC 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 virtually via telephone and/or
video conference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting
by joining virtually via videoconference by registering on the
GoToWebinar platform link below:
<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7741148356333355104">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7741148356333355104</a>
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar. 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#402e212e23396e333432252d302c2500353324216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be5eae5e8f2a5f8fff9eee6fbe7eecbfef8efeaa5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (postmarked) to Nancy Stremple, 201
Fourteenth Street, South West, Sidney Yates Building 3SC-01B,
Washington, DC 20024. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments to
be submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59. Eastern Daylight Savings Time by
October 10, 2026, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot.
Oral comments must be sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117f707f72683f626563747c617d7451646275703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="503e313e33297e232422353d203c3510252334317e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> or via
mail (postmarked) to Nancy Stremple, 201 Fourteenth Street, South West,
Sidney Yates Building 3NW-03G, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), (202) 205-7829, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87e9e6e9e4fea9f4f3f5e2eaf7ebe2c7f2f4e3e6a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e58b848b869ccb9691978088958980a590968184cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Introduction of NUCFAC members and guests;
2. Forest Service UCF program updates;
3. Discussion and vote on annual recommendations;
4. Discussion and vote on future grant categories;
5. National Ten-Year Action Plan (2027-2037) updates;
6. Public Input; and
7. Next meeting/close.
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: If you are a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make a request in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodation. For access to proceedings, please contact the person
listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All
reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will
be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. In
accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 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.
Dated: August 25, 2026.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-18725 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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