80 FR 79302 - Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32041 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 79302-79303] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32041] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Del Norte County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Crescent City, California. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with title II of the Act. Additional RAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/ minutes can be found at the following Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/srnf/workingtogether/advisorycommittee. DATES: The meeting will be held January 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Del Norte County Unified School District, Redwood Room, 301 West Washington Boulevard, Crescent City, California. 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 Six Rivers National Forest (NF) Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 707-441-3562 or via 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 updates regarding status of Secure Rural Schools Title II program and funding; and Review and recommend potential projects eligible for funding. [[Page 79303]] 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 request in writing by January 7, 2016 to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and requests for time to make oral comments must be sent to Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, Six Rivers NF Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA. 95501; by email to [email protected], or via facsimile to 707-445-8677. 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: December 14, 2015. Merv George Jr., Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2015-32041 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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Notices Federal Register
Vol. 80, No. 244
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice of meeting.
contains documents other than rules or Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by
proposed rules that are applicable to the phone at 707–441–3562 or via email at SUMMARY: The Del Norte County
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, hwright02@fs.fed.us. Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
committee meetings, agency decisions and
Individuals who use will meet in Crescent City, California.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of The committee is authorized under the
petitions and applications and agency telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Secure Rural Schools and Community
statements of organization and functions are Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
examples of documents appearing in this Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., operates in compliance with the Federal
section.
Eastern Standard Time, Monday Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
through Friday.
collaborative relationships and to
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The provide advice and recommendations to
purpose of the meeting is to: the Forest Service concerning projects
Forest Service • Provide updates regarding status of and funding consistent with title II of
Del Norte County Resource Advisory Secure Rural Schools Title II program the Act. Additional RAC information,
Committee and funding; and including the meeting agenda and the
• Review and potentially recommend meeting summary/minutes can be found
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. projects eligible for funding. at the following Web site: http://www.fs.
ACTION: Notice of meeting. The meeting is open to the public. usda.gov/main/srnf/workingtogether/
The agenda will include time for people advisorycommittee.
SUMMARY: The Del Norte County to make oral statements of three minutes
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) DATES: The meeting will be held January
or less. Individuals wishing to make an 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m.
will meet in Crescent City, California. oral statement should request in writing
The committee is authorized under the All RAC meetings are subject to
by January 4, 2016 to be scheduled on cancellation. For status of meeting prior
Secure Rural Schools and Community
the agenda. Anyone who would like to to attendance, please contact the person
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
bring related matters to the attention of listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
operates in compliance with the Federal
the committee may file written CONTACT.
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
statements with the committee staff
of the committee is to improve ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
before or after the meeting. Written
collaborative relationships and to the Del Norte County Unified School
comments and requests for time to make
provide advice and recommendations to District, Redwood Room, 301 West
oral comments must be sent to Lynn
the Forest Service concerning projects Washington Boulevard, Crescent City,
Wright, RAC Coordinator, Six Rivers NF
and funding consistent with title II of California.
Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA.
the Act. Additional RAC information, Written comments may be submitted
95501; by email to hwright02@fs.fed.us,
including the meeting agenda and the as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
or via facsimile to 707–445–8677.
meeting summary/minutes can be found INFORMATION. All comments, including
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
at the following Web site: http://www.fs. names and addresses when provided,
a person requiring reasonable
usda.gov/main/srnf/workingtogether/ are placed in the record and are
accommodation, please make requests
advisorycommittee. available for public inspection and
in advance for sign language
DATES: The meeting will be held January copying. The public may inspect
interpreting, assistive listening devices
7, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. comments received at Six Rivers
or other reasonable accommodation for
All RAC meetings are subject to National Forest (NF) Office. Please call
access to the facility or proceedings by
cancellation. For status of meeting prior ahead to facilitate entry into the
contacting the person listed in the
to attendance, please contact the person building.
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CONTACT. All reasonable
CONTACT. Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by
accommodation requests are managed
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at on a case by case basis. phone at 707–441–3562 or via email at
the Del Norte County Unified School hwright02@fs.fed.us.
Dated: December 14, 2015.
District, Redwood Room, 301 West Individuals who use
Merv George Jr., telecommunication devices for the deaf
Washington Boulevard, Crescent City,
California. Forest Supervisor. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
Written comments may be submitted [FR Doc. 2015–32040 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am] Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY BILLING CODE 3411–15–P between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
INFORMATION. All comments, including Eastern Standard Time, Monday
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names and addresses when provided, through Friday.
are placed in the record and are DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
available for public inspection and purpose of the meeting is to:
Forest Service
copying. The public may inspect • Provide updates regarding status of
comments received at Six Rivers Del Norte County Resource Advisory Secure Rural Schools Title II program
National Forest (NF) Office. Please call Committee and funding; and
ahead to facilitate entry into the • Review and recommend potential
building. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. projects eligible for funding.
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The meeting is open to the public. existing forest plan will remain in effect integrity from invasive species and
The agenda will include time for people until the revised forest plan takes effect. pollution sources (e.g. the Exxon Valdez
to make oral statements of three minutes DATES: Comments concerning the oil spill). Revised plan components are
or less. Individuals wishing to make an proposed action provided in this notice needed that focus on maintaining or
oral statement should request in writing will be most useful in the development restoring aquatic and terrestrial
by January 7, 2016 to be scheduled on of the proposed revised forest plan and ecosystems to provide for species
the agenda. Anyone who would like to draft EIS if received by February 17, diversity including threatened and
bring related matters to the attention of 2016. The agency expects to release the endangered species, species of
the committee may file written proposed revised forest plan and draft conservation concern, and species of
statements with the committee staff EIS for formal comment by summer public interest. Additionally, updates
before or after the meeting. Written 2016 and a final EIS and draft record of and modifications to management
comments and requests for time to make decision by April 2017. direction are needed to address
oral comments must be sent to Lynn ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent in suitability of certain areas for particular
Wright, RAC Coordinator, Six Rivers NF one of the following ways: (1) Via the uses, address access and sustainable
Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA. Forest Plan Revision Web page at http:// recreation, provide for the management
95501; by email to hwright02@fs.fed.us, go.usa.gov/cBWvQ or (2) send or deliver of existing and anticipated uses, as well
or via facsimile to 707–445–8677. written comments to the Chugach as protect resources. During the plan
Meeting Accommodations: If you are National Forest’s Supervisor’s Office, revision process, the 2012 Planning
a person requiring reasonable Attn: Forest Plan Revision, 161 East 1st Rule requires the Forest Service to
accommodation, please make requests Street, Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501. undertake processes to identify and
in advance for sign language evaluate existing and new designated
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
interpreting, assistive listening devices areas including lands that may be
Mary C. Rasmussen, Forest Plan suitable for inclusion in the National
or other reasonable accommodation for Revision Team Leader, at
access to the facility or proceedings by Wilderness Preservation System and
mcrasmussen@fs.fed.us or (907) 743– eligible rivers for inclusion in the
contacting the person listed in the 9500. Individuals who use
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION National Wild and Scenic Rivers
telecommunication devices for the deaf System.
CONTACT. All reasonable
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
accommodation requests are managed Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Proposed Action
on a case by case basis. between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern The Forest Service is preparing the
Dated: December 14, 2015. Time, Monday through Friday. Chugach National Forest revised land
Merv George Jr., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: management plan. The detailed
Forest Supervisor. proposed action is available on the
Purpose and Need for Action
[FR Doc. 2015–32041 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am] Forest’s Web site at: http://go.usa.gov/
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Several areas where changes are cBWvQ. The proposed action describes
needed in the Chugach Forest Plan the strategic intent of managing the
surfaced from the requirements of the Forest for the next 10 to 15 years and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2012 Planning Rule for the National provides management direction in the
Forest System, findings from the form of goals, desired conditions,
Forest Service development of the Assessment of the objectives, standards, and guidelines. It
Chugach National Forest (a precursor identifies management areas and
Revision of the Land Management Plan document in the planning process that
for the Chugach National Forest, geographic areas across the Forest and
identified and evaluated the existing estimates the timber sale program
Alaska condition across the forest landscape), quantity. The proposed action describes
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. changes in conditions and demands the plan area’s distinctive roles and
ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an since the 2002 forest plan, and public contributions within the broader
environmental impact statement. concerns to date. landscape, identifies watersheds that are
The 2012 Planning Rule, which a priority for maintenance or
SUMMARY: As directed by the National became effective May 9, 2012, requires restoration, and identifies the suitability
Forest Management Act (NFMA), the inclusion of plan components that of national forest lands to support a
USDA Forest Service is preparing the address social and economic variety of proposed and possible actions
Chugach National Forest’s revised land sustainability, ecosystem services, and that may occur on the plan area over the
management plan (forest plan), which multiple uses integrated with the plan life of the plan. The proposed action
requires preparation of an components for ecological sustainability also identifies a monitoring program.
environmental impact statement (EIS). and species diversity. Social and The proposed action includes plan
Publication of this notice marks the economic management direction is components to maintain or restore
initiation of the public scoping period needed to provide people and ecological conditions that contribute to
for the proposed action. This notice communities with a range of social and maintaining viable populations of dusky
briefly describes the nature of the economic benefits for present and future Canada goose (Branta canadensis
decision to be made, the proposed generations. To meet the Planning occidentalis), a species of conservation
action, and information concerning Rule’s requirement to provide for concern identified for the Chugach
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public participation. It also provides ecological sustainability, management National Forest by the Regional
estimated dates for filing the EIS, the direction is needed that addresses Forester.
name and address of the responsible ecosystem diversity (including key
agency official, and the individuals who ecosystem characteristics and their Nature and Scope of Decision To Be
can provide additional information. The integrity), in light of changes in climate, Made
revised forest plan will supersede the federal subsistence regulations, land As the forest plan is revised, the
existing forest plan that was approved ownership and recreational use responsible official will use the National
by the Regional Forester in 2002. The patterns, and threats to ecosystem Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held January 14, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | Lynn Wright, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 707-441-3562 or via email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 79302 |
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