[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 64363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25640]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tongass Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Tongass Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in Sitka,
Alaska. The Committee is established consistent with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The most up-to-date
information concerning the Committee, including meeting times and
agendas can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/TAC. The meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on:
November 19, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (AKDT).
November 20, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT).
November 21, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (AKDT).
All meetings are subject to change and cancellation. For status of
the meetings prior to attendance, please visit the Web site listed in
the SUMMARY section, or contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheet'ka Kwa[aacute]n Naa
Kah[iacute]di, The Community House, 200 Katlian Street, Sitka, Alaska
99835. For more information on the meeting or to attend please visit
the Web site listed in the Summary section, or contact Nicole McMurren
at [email protected] for further details. Written comments may be
submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments,
including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record
and available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect
comments received at the Tongass National Forest Office. Please call
ahead to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole McMurren, Committee
Coordinator, by phone at 907-772-5875, or by email at
[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 purpose of the meeting is to provide
advice and recommendations on ecologically, socially, and economically
sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest
with an emphasis on young growth management. Recommendations and advice
may directly inform the development of a proposed action for
modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management Plan.
Agenda: On November 19-21, the Committee is scheduled to begin
development and evaluation of recommendation options and establish
expectations for subcommittee work in December. In addition, there will
be time allotted for oral public comment. Those interested in providing
comment orally can register at the meeting. Anyone who would like to
bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee's staff before or after the
meeting. Written comments should be sent to Jason Anderson, Designated
Federal Officer, Tongass National Forest, P.O. Box 309, Petersburg,
Alaska 99833; by email to [email protected], or via facsimile to
907-772-5895. Summary/minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Web
site listed above within 45 days after the meeting.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable
accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings by contacting
the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by
case basis.
Dated: October 21, 2014.
Jason Anderson,
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2014-25640 Filed 10-28-14; 8:45 am]
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