[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 31571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13448]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council 
(Council) will meet in Coral Gables, Florida. The Council is 
established consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 
and the 1990 Farm Bill, Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, Section 9 
of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by Title XII, 
Section 1219. Additional information concerning the Council, including 
meeting summary/minutes, can be found by visiting the Council's Web 
site at: www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.

DATES: The meeting will be held on:
     Wednesday, June 16, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
     Thursday, June 17, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
     Friday, June 18, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., or until 
Council business is completed.
    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of the 
meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the John Martin's Restaurant 
(2nd Level), 253 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th Street 
SW., Yates Building (3 South Central), Washington, DC 20024, or by cell 
phone 202-309-9873. 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:
    (1) Review the status of the next National Ten Year Urban Forest 
Action Plan;
    (2) Meet with State and local urban forestry partners;
    (3) Tour local urban and forestry restoration, volunteer and 
conservation efforts;
    (4) Finalize the Work Plan action items;
    (5) Discuss National Grants;
    (6) Hear updates from past grant recipients;
    (7) Receive Forest Service updates on program activities and 
budget; and
    (8) Hear feedback from the submitted accomplishment/recommendations 
report.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for 
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by 
June 2, 2015 to be scheduled on the agenda. 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's staff 
before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests for 
oral comments must be sent to Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th Street 
SW., Yates Building (3 South Central), Washington, DC 20024, or by 
email at [email protected].
    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: May 28, 2015.
Patti Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2015-13448 Filed 6-2-15; 8:45 am]
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