[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38128-38129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13843]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet via teleconference. The Council is authorized under
section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by
title XII, section 1219 of Public Law 101-624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C.
2105g) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
II). Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by
visiting the Council's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016,
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or until
Council business is completed.
All meetings are subject to cancellation. For an updated status of
the teleconference prior to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. For anyone who
would like to attend the teleconference, please visit the Web site
listed in the SUMMARY section or contact Nancy Stremple 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 are available for public inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service, Sidney Yates
Building., Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington DC 20024.
Please call ahead at 202-205-7829 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
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National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, by telephone at
202-205-7829, or by email at [email protected], or by cell phone at
202-309-9873, or via facsimile at 202-690-5792.
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:
1. Review the 2016 Work Plan;
2. Update on the 2016 Grants and status of 2017 grant proposals;
3. Develop the 2018 grant categories;
4. Listen to local constituents with urban forestry concerns;
5. Discuss the National ten year action plan (2016-2026)
implementation;
6. Receive Forest Service budget and program updates; and
7. Discuss development of the annual accomplishments/
recommendations report.
The teleconference is open to the public. However, the public is
strongly encouraged to RSVP prior to the teleconference to ensure all
related documents are shared with public meeting participants. 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 July 1, 2016, to be scheduled on the
agenda. Council discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and
Council members, however anyone who would like 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 Stemple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201
14th Street SW., 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: June 7, 2016.
Steve Marshall,
Assistant Director, Cooperative Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2016-13843 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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