[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2148-2149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00336]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Forest Resource Coordinating Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the
Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (Committee) pursuant to Section
8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Act) (Pub. L.
110-246), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (5 U.S.C. App.
2). Additional information on the Committee can be found by visiting
the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by February 12, 2014.
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes
the nominee's name, resume, and completed Form AD-755 (Advisory
Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information). The
package must be sent to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Maya Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Office of Cooperative
Forestry, Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., mail stop 1123,
Washington, DC 20024 by express mail delivery or overnight courier
service. Nominations sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be sent to
the following address: USDA Forest Service; Office of Cooperative
Forestry, State & Private Forestry; mail stop 1123; 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1123.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maya Solomon, Forest Resource
Coordinating Committee Program Coordinator, Telephone: (202) 205-1376
or Karl Dalla Rosa, Designated Federal Officer, Telephone: (202) 205-
6206. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with the provisions of FACA, the Secretary of
Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill vacant positions in the
State Forester and the Forest Industry categories. The purpose of the
Committee is to continue providing direction and coordination of
actions within the Department of Agriculture, and coordination with
State agencies and the private sector, to effectively address the
national priorities for private forest conservation, with specific
focus on owners of non-industrial private forest land as described in
Section 8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-246). These priorities include:
1. Conserving and managing working forest landscapes for multiple
values and uses.
2. Protecting forests from threats, including catastrophic
wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, snow or ice storms,
flooding, drought, invasive species, insect or disease outbreak, or
development, and restoring appropriate forest types in response to such
threats, and
3. Enhancing public benefits from private forests, including air
and water quality, soil conservation, biological diversity, carbon
storage, forest products, forestry-related jobs, production of
renewable energy, wildlife, wildlife corridors and wildlife habitat,
and recreation.
Vacancy
A representative for the State Foresters category representing the
Southern States will be appointed by the Secretary to a 3-year term.
Representatives for the Forest Industry category representing anywhere
in the United States will be appointed by the Secretary to a 3-year
term. Vacancies will be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
Nomination and Application Instructions
The nominees, for the State Forester position, must be associated
with organizations, located in one of the Southern States and
Territories (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and be
willing to represent that sector as it relates to non-industrial
private forestry. Nominees, for the Forest Industry position, may be
located anywhere in the United States and must be associated with
industrial forestry companies. The public is invited to submit
nominations for membership on the Forest Resource Coordinating
Committee, either as a self-nomination or a nomination of any qualified
and interested person. The appointment of members to the Committee is
made by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization
may nominate one or more qualified persons to represent the above
vacancy on the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. To be considered
for membership, nominees must--
1. Resume describing qualifications on how they are qualified to
represent the unoccupied vacancy;
2. State why they want to serve on the committee and what they can
contribute;
3. Show their past experience in working successfully as part of a
coordinating group; and
4. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and
Promotion Background Information. The form AD-755 may be obtained from
the Forest Service contacts or from the following Web site: http://www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_755_Master_2012.pdf.
5. Letters of recommendation are welcome.
All nominations will be vetted by USDA. Individuals may also
nominate themselves. A list of qualified applicants from which the
Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint to the Forest Resource
Coordinating Committee will be prepared. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to submit nominations via overnight mail or delivery to
ensure timely receipt by the USDA. Members of the Committee will serve
without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses while
performing duties on behalf of the Committee, subject to approval by
the DFO.
Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have been taken into account the needs
of the diverse groups served by the Departments, membership should
include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent all racial and ethnic groups,
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women and men, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: December 30, 2013.
Malcolm A. Shorter,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-00336 Filed 1-10-14; 8:45 am]
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