[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 58994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23395]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Meetings
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
will meet on November 5 and 6, 2013. The meeting will be held in
Pittsburgh, PA, at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh. The purpose
of this meeting is to present past grant projects the Council
recommended to the public and those attending the Partners in Community
Forestry Conference; finalize their annual accomplishment and
recommendations report to the Secretary; address items related to the
urban forestry 10-year action plan; finalize the 2015 Urban and
Community Forestry grant categories and listen to local constituents
urban forestry concerns.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 5 and 6, 2013, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day or until Council business is completed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting on both days will be held at the Westin
Convention Center Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Written comments concerning this meeting should be addressed to
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., MS-1151, Washington, DC
20250-1151. Comments may also be sent via email to [email protected],
or via facsimile to 202-690-5792.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. Visitors wishing to view these documents are encouraged to
call ahead to facilitate entry into the USDA Forest Service temporary
address: 1621 North Kent Street, RPE, 9th Floor, Rosslyn,VA 22209.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151, desk phone
202-205-7829, or cell phone 202-309-9873, email: [email protected].
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Those
interested in attending should contact Nancy Stremple to be placed on
the meeting attendance list. Meeting attendees should check-in at the
registration table on the second floor of the hotel. Conference staff
will direct attendees to the meeting room location. Please contact the
hotel directly for directions and parking information. The Westin
Convention Center Pittsburgh number is 412 560-6331.
Council discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Council
members; however, persons who wish to bring urban and community
forestry matters to the attention of the Council may file written
statements with the Council Executive Staff (1400 Independence Ave.
SW., MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151, email: [email protected])
before or after the meeting. Public input sessions will be provided at
the meeting.
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 the facility or procedings by contacting
the person listed under For Further Information Contact. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed on a case by case basis.
Dated: September 19, 2013.
James E. Hubbard,
Deputy Chief, Stste and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2013-23395 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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