81 FR 17136 - Forest Resource Coordinating Committee
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)
| Page Range | 17136-17136 | |
| FR Document | 2016-06858 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 17136] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-06858] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forest Resource Coordinating Committee AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (Committee) will meet via teleconference. The Committee is established consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110-246). Committee information can be found at the following Web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. DATES: The teleconference will be held on April 20, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting 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 Andrea Bedell-Loucks 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 placed on the Committee's Web site listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated Federal Officer, Cooperative Forestry staff, 202-205-1190. 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. Consulting foresters role in private forest landowner assistance; 2. Finalize May agenda. 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 10 days before the planned meeting 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 time requests for oral comments must be sent to Laurie Schoonhoven, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 1123, Washington, DC 20250 or by email to [email protected]. A summary of the meeting will be posted on the Web site listed above within 21 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: March 16, 2016. James E. Hubbard, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry. [FR Doc. 2016-06858 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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Total Burden Hours: 8,268. 2. Finalize May agenda. public on Wednesday, April 6, 2016,
The teleconference is open to the from 1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Charlene Parker,
public. However, the public is strongly Time/10:00–11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight
Departmental Information Collection encouraged to RSVP prior to the Time.
Clearance Officer. teleconference to ensure all related ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held
[FR Doc. 2016–06929 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] documents are shared with public via Adobe Connect web conferencing
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P meeting participants. The agenda will software. To access the presentation,
include time for people to make oral enter the following URL into any Flash-
statements of three minutes or less. enabled web browser: https://
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Individuals wishing to make an oral usfs.adobeconnect.com/emc-faca/.
statement should submit a request in Audio-only access is available toll-free
Forest Service
writing 10 days before the planned by calling (888) 844–9904 and entering
Forest Resource Coordinating meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. the following access code: 4941314.
Committee Anyone who would like to bring related FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
matters to the attention of the
Christopher Carlson, Acting Mitigation
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Committee may file written statements
Coordinator, Ecosystem Management
ACTION: Notice of meeting. with the Committee staff before or after
Coordination (202) 205–1481, WO_
the meeting. Written comments and
SUMMARY: The Forest Resource Mitigation@fs.fed.us. Individuals who
time requests for oral comments must be
Coordinating Committee (Committee) use telecommunication devices for the
sent to Laurie Schoonhoven, 1400
will meet via teleconference. The deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop
Committee is established consistent Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1123, Washington, DC 20250 or by
with the Federal Advisory Committee (800) 877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and
email to lschoonhoven@fs.fed.us. A
Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time,
summary of the meeting will be posted
and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Monday through Friday.
on the Web site listed above within 21
Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). days after the meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee information can be found at Meeting Accommodations: If you are purpose of this RFI is to inform the
the following Web site at http:// a person requiring reasonable public about and gather input on the
www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. accommodation, please make requests Agency’s forthcoming policy on
DATES: The teleconference will be held in advance for sign language mitigating adverse impacts. The webinar
on April 20, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to interpreting, assistive listening devices is open to the public. The agenda will
1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). or other reasonable accommodation for include time for participants to ask
All meetings are subject to access to the facility or proceedings by clarifying questions and provide input
cancellation. For status of the meeting contacting the person listed in the in writing during the webinar. Written
prior to attendance, please contact the section titled For Further Information input following the webinar must be
person listed under FOR FURTHER Contact. All reasonable accommodation sent to Mitigation Policy Input, USDA
INFORMATION CONTACT. requests are managed on a case by case Forest Service, Ecosystem Management
basis. Coordination, 201 14th Street Mail Stop
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
Dated: March 16, 2016.
1104, Washington, DC 20250–1104; or
via teleconference. For anyone who
by email at WO_Mitigation@fs.fed.us.
would like to attend the teleconference, James E. Hubbard,
The November 3, 2015 Presidential
please visit the Web site listed in the Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry. Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on
SUMMARY section or contact Andrea [FR Doc. 2016–06858 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] Natural Resources from Development
Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for BILLING CODE 3411–15–P and Encouraging Related Private
further details. Investment directs the Forest Service
Written comments may be submitted ‘‘to avoid and then minimize harmful
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE effects to land, water, wildlife, and other
INFORMATION. All comments, including
Forest Service ecological resources (natural resources)
names and addresses when provided, caused by land- or water-disturbing
are placed in the record and are RIN 0596–AD27 activities, and to ensure that any
available for public inspection and remaining harmful effects are effectively
copying. The public may inspect Mitigation of Adverse Impacts addressed, consistent with existing
comments placed on the Committee’s mission and legal authorities.’’ To that
Web site listed above. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for information. end, the Memorandum instructs the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency to ‘‘adopt a clear and consistent
Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated SUMMARY: The Department of approach for avoidance and
Federal Officer, Cooperative Forestry Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, is minimization of, and compensatory
staff, 202–205–1190. developing Agency policy concerning mitigation for, the impacts of their
Individuals who use mitigation of adverse impacts. The activities and the projects they approve’’
telecommunication devices for the deaf Agency is hosting a webinar for all through directives and a regulation.
(TDD) may call the Federal Information interested members of the public to The Memorandum will be
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 share information concerning its goals implemented by the Forest Service
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between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and objectives for the mitigation policy, initially through an agency regulation
Eastern Standard Time, Monday and the anticipated timeline for addressing adverse impacts on natural
through Friday. developing the policy. Attendees will resources through avoiding and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The have an opportunity to ask questions minimizing impact, and then
purpose of the meeting is to: and provide feedback. compensating for those impacts that do
1. Consulting foresters role in private DATES: A webinar will be held for occur to important or sensitive
forest landowner assistance; interested members of the general resources. The objective of these efforts
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The teleconference will be held on April 20, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). | |
| Contact | Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated Federal Officer, Cooperative Forestry staff, 202-205-1190. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 17136 |
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