81_FR_6005 81 FR 5982 - National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

81 FR 5982 - National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)

Page Range5982-5982
FR Document2016-02143

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) will meet in Washington, DC. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
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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 in Washington, DC. 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 meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
     Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
     Wednesday, March 16, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
EST
or until Council business is completed. All meetings are subject to 
cancellation. For an updated status of meeting prior to attendance, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Forest Service Headquarters, 
Sidney Yates Building, Pinchote Conference Room, Second Floor, 201 14th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Written comments concerning this 
meeting should 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 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, 
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates 
Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 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. Introduce new members;
    2. Finalize the 2016 Work Plan;
    3. Update status of the 2017 grant categories;
    4. Listen to local constituents urban forestry concerns;
    5. Present the 10-year action plan (2016-2026) to leadership;
    6. Receive Forest Service budget and program updates; and
    7. Initiate the 2016 Accomplishments/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 
February 3, 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: January 21, 2016.
Steven W. Koehn,
Director, Cooperative Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2016-02143 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    improve the quality of Forest Service                     Dated: January 15, 2016.                            at 202–690–5792. Individuals who use
                                                    customer service, and provide LEI                       Mary Wagner,                                          telecommunication devices for the deaf
                                                    personnel a recruitment tool. A rider                   Associate Chief, Forest Service.                      (TDD) may call the Federal Information
                                                    shall complete two forms in order to                    [FR Doc. 2016–02144 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]            Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                                    participate.                                            BILLING CODE 3411–15–P                                between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
                                                      Form FS–5300–33 asks for the                                                                                Eastern Standard Time, Monday
                                                    participant’s name, address, social                                                                           through Friday.
                                                    security number, driver’s license                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                    number, work address, location of the                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                                    Ride-Along, and the reason for the Ride-                Forest Service                                        purpose of the meeting is to:
                                                    Along. Law enforcement officers use                                                                              1. Introduce new members;
                                                                                                            National Urban and Community
                                                    form FS–5300–33 to conduct a                                                                                     2. Finalize the 2016 Work Plan;
                                                                                                            Forestry Advisory Council
                                                    minimum background check before
                                                    authorizing a person to ride along.                     AGENCY:   Forest Service, USDA.                          3. Update status of the 2017 grant
                                                      Form FS–5300–34 is signed by riders                   ACTION:   Notice of meeting.                          categories;
                                                    to exempt law enforcement officers and                                                                           4. Listen to local constituents urban
                                                    the Forest Service from damage, loss, or                SUMMARY:   The National Urban and                     forestry concerns;
                                                    injury liability incurred during the                    Community Forestry Advisory Council
                                                                                                            (Council) will meet in Washington, DC.                   5. Present the 10-year action plan
                                                    rider’s participation in the program. If                                                                      (2016–2026) to leadership;
                                                    the information is not collected, riders                The Council is authorized under Section
                                                    will be denied permission to ride along                 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance                 6. Receive Forest Service budget and
                                                    with Forest Service law enforcement                     Act, as amended by Title XII, Section                 program updates; and
                                                    personnel.                                              1219 of Public Law 101–624 (the Act)                     7. Initiate the 2016 Accomplishments/
                                                                                                            (16 U.S.C. 2105g) and the Federal                     Recommendations report.
                                                    Estimate of Annual Burden                               Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
                                                                                                            U.S.C. App. II). Additional information                  The meeting is open to the public.
                                                    FS–5300–33: 4 minutes.                                                                                        The agenda will include time for people
                                                                                                            concerning the Council, can be found by
                                                    FS–5300–34: 4 minutes.                                                                                        to make oral statements of three minutes
                                                                                                            visiting the Council’s Web site at:
                                                    Total: 8 minutes.                                       http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.                or less. Individuals wishing to make an
                                                    Type of Respondents: Citizens who                       DATES: The meeting will be held on the                oral statement should submit a request
                                                      want to learn about and observe                       following dates and times:                            in writing by February 3, 2016, to be
                                                      Forest Service Law Enforcement and                       • Tuesday, March 15, 2016, from 8:30               scheduled on the agenda. Council
                                                      Investigation (LEI) tasks and                         a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST                                 discussion is limited to Forest Service
                                                      activities.                                              • Wednesday, March 16, 2016, from                  staff and Council members, however
                                                    Estimated Annual Number of                              8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST                           anyone who would like to bring urban
                                                      Respondents: 130.                                     or until Council business is completed.               and community forestry matters to the
                                                    Estimated Annual Number of Responses                    All meetings are subject to cancellation.             attention of the Council may file written
                                                      per Respondent: 1.                                    For an updated status of meeting prior                statements with the Council’s staff
                                                    Estimated Total Annual Burden on                        to attendance, please contact the person              before or after the meeting. Written
                                                      Respondents: 17 hours.                                listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  comments and time requests for oral
                                                      Comment is invited on: (1) Whether                    CONTACT.
                                                                                                                                                                  comments must be sent to Nancy
                                                    this collection of information is                       ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                Stemple, Executive Staff, National
                                                    necessary for the stated purposes and                   the Forest Service Headquarters, Sidney               Urban and Community Forestry
                                                    the proper performance of the functions                 Yates Building, Pinchote Conference                   Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
                                                    of the Agency, including whether the                    Room, Second Floor, 201 14th Street                   Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th
                                                    information will have practical or                      SW., Washington, DC 20024. Written                    Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, or
                                                    scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the             comments concerning this meeting                      by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
                                                    Agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  should be submitted as described under
                                                    collection of information, including the                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All                           Meeting Accommodations: If you are
                                                    validity of the methodology and                         comments, including names and                         a person requiring reasonable
                                                    assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                   addresses, when provided, are placed in               accommodation, please make requests
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                the record and available for public                   in advance for sign language
                                                    information to be collected; and (4)                    inspection and copying. The public may                interpreting, assistive listening devices
                                                    ways to minimize the burden of the                      inspect comments received at the USDA                 or other reasonable accommodation for
                                                    collection of information on                            Forest Service, Sidney Yates Building,                access to the facility or proceedings by
                                                    respondents, including the use of                       Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th Street SW.,                    contacting the person listed in the
                                                    automated, electronic, mechanical, or                   Washington, DC 20024. Please call                     section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                    other technological collection                          ahead at 202–205–7829 to facilitate                   CONTACT. All reasonable
                                                    techniques or other forms of information                entry into the building.                              accommodation requests are managed
                                                    technology.                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      on a case by case basis.
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                                                      All comments received in response to                  Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,                        Dated: January 21, 2016.
                                                    this notice, including names and                        National Urban and Community
                                                                                                                                                                  Steven W. Koehn,
                                                    addresses when provided, will be a                      Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney
                                                    matter of public record. Comments will                  Yates Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201                     Director, Cooperative Forestry.
                                                    be summarized and included in the                       14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024,                [FR Doc. 2016–02143 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    information collection submission for                   by telephone at 202–205–7829, or by                   BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
                                                    Office of Management and Budget                         email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or by cell
                                                    approval.                                               phone at 202–309–9873, or via facsimile


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
ContactNancy Stremple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 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.
FR Citation81 FR 5982 

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