81 FR 65995 - Forest Resource Coordinating Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 186 (September 26, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23219

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (Committee) pursuant to Section 8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Act) (Pub. L. 110-246), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (5 U.S.C. App. 2). Additional information on the Committee can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ spf/coop/frcc/.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Resource Coordinating Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking 
nominations for the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (Committee) 
pursuant to Section 8005 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Act) (Pub. L. 110-246), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), (5 U.S.C. App. 2). Additional information on the Committee can 
be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/.

DATES: Written nominations must be received by November 14, 2016. 
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes 
the

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nominee's name, resume, cover letter, and completed Form AD-755 
(Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information). 
The package must be sent to the name and address below.

ADDRESSES: Scott Stewart, USDA Forest Service, Office of Cooperative 
Forestry, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., 
Mailstop 1123, Washington, DC 20024 by express mail delivery or 
overnight courier service. Nominations sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be sent to the following address: USDA Forest Service, Office of 
Cooperative Forestry, State & Private Forestry, Mailstop 1123, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori McKean, Forest Resource 
Coordinating Committee Program Coordinator, by telephone at 570-296-
9672 or Scott Stewart, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by telephone 
at 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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 
through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with the provisions of FACA, the Secretary of 
Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill five vacancies that will 
occur when current appointments expire in December 2016 and January 
2017. One vacancy is currently available. The purpose of the Committee 
is to continue providing direction and coordination of actions within 
USDA, and coordination with State agencies and the private sector, to 
effectively address the national priorities for private forest 
conservation, with specific focus on owners of non-industrial private 
forest land as described in Section 8005 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246). These priorities include:
    1. Conserving and managing working forest landscapes for multiple 
values and uses.
    2. Protecting forests from threats, including catastrophic 
wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, snow or ice storms, 
flooding, drought, invasive species, insect or disease outbreak, or 
development, and restoring appropriate forest types in response to such 
threats, and
    3. Enhancing public benefits from private forests, including air 
and water quality, soil conservation, biological diversity, carbon 
storage, forest products, forestry-related jobs, production of 
renewable energy, wildlife, wildlife corridors and wildlife habitat, 
and recreation.

Vacancies

    Members appointed to the Committee will be fairly balanced in terms 
of the points of view represented, functions to be performed, and will 
represent a broad array of expertise, leadership, and relevancy to a 
membership category. Geographic balance and a balanced distribution 
among the categories are also important. Representatives from the 
following categories will be appointed by the Secretary with staggered 
terms up to 3 years: (1) Non-industrial Private Forest Landowner (2 
vacancies); (2) Private Forestry Consultant (1 vacancy); (3) 
Conservation District (1 vacancy); and (4) Conservation Organization (1 
vacancy). These positions must be associated with such organizations 
and be willing to represent that sector as it relates to non-industrial 
private forestry. Vacancies will be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made.

Nomination and Application Instructions

    The appointment of members to the Committee is made by the 
Secretary of Agriculture.
    The public is invited to submit nominations for membership on the 
Forest Resource Coordinating Committee, either as a self-nomination or 
a nomination of any qualified and interested person.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more qualified 
persons to represent the above vacancies on the Forest Resource 
Coordinating Committee. To be considered for membership, nominees must 
provide the following--
    1. A resume showing past experience in working successfully as part 
of a group working on issues and priorities related to the vacancies;
    2. A cover letter with a rationale for serving on the Committee and 
what you can contribute;
    3. A completed Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and 
Promotion Background Information. The Form AD-755 may be obtained from 
the Forest Service contacts or from the following Web sites: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/ and http://www.OCIO.usda.gov/document/ad-755; and
    4. Letters of recommendation are welcome.
    All nominations will be vetted by USDA. A list of qualified 
applicants will be prepared from which the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall appoint members to the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. 
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit nominations via overnight 
mail or delivery to ensure timely receipt by the USDA. Members of the 
Committee will serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for 
travel expenses while performing duties on behalf of the Committee, 
subject to approval by the DFO.
    Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be 
followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by the Departments, membership will, to the 
extent practicable, include individuals with demonstrated ability to 
represent all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with 
disabilities.

    Dated: September 16, 2016.
 Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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technological collection techniques or ensure acceptance of responsibility in
managing an effective food service, Forest Resource Coordinating
other forms of information technology.
implement systems for appropriating Committee
Comments regarding this information
collection received by October 26, 2016 program funds, and ensure compliance AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
will be considered. Written comments with all statutory and regulatory ACTION: Call for nominations.
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for requirements.
Agriculture, Office of Information and Description of Respondents: Business SUMMARY: The United States Department
Regulatory Affairs, Office of or other for-profit; Not-for-profit of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ institutions; State, Local, or Tribal nominations for the Forest Resource
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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Frequency of Responses: (Act) (Pub. L. 110–246), and the Federal
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number and the agency informs Assistance Program (SNAP), Trafficking received by November 14, 2016.
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nominee’s name, resume, cover letter, products, forestry-related jobs, Agriculture shall appoint members to
and completed Form AD–755 (Advisory production of renewable energy, the Forest Resource Coordinating
Committee or Research and Promotion wildlife, wildlife corridors and wildlife Committee. Applicants are strongly
Background Information). The package habitat, and recreation. encouraged to submit nominations via
must be sent to the name and address overnight mail or delivery to ensure
Vacancies
below. timely receipt by the USDA. Members of
ADDRESSES: Scott Stewart, USDA Forest Members appointed to the Committee the Committee will serve without
Service, Office of Cooperative Forestry, will be fairly balanced in terms of the compensation, but may be reimbursed
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 points of view represented, functions to for travel expenses while performing
14th Street SW., Mailstop 1123, be performed, and will represent a duties on behalf of the Committee,
Washington, DC 20024 by express mail broad array of expertise, leadership, and subject to approval by the DFO.
delivery or overnight courier service. relevancy to a membership category. Equal opportunity practices, in line
Nominations sent via the U.S. Postal Geographic balance and a balanced with USDA policies, will be followed in
Service must be sent to the following distribution among the categories are all appointments to the Committee. To
address: USDA Forest Service, Office of also important. Representatives from the ensure that the recommendations of the
Cooperative Forestry, State & Private following categories will be appointed Committee have taken into account the
Forestry, Mailstop 1123, 1400 by the Secretary with staggered terms up needs of the diverse groups served by
Independence Avenue SW., to 3 years: (1) Non-industrial Private the Departments, membership will, to
Washington, DC 20250–1123. Forest Landowner (2 vacancies); (2) the extent practicable, include
Private Forestry Consultant (1 vacancy); individuals with demonstrated ability to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
(3) Conservation District (1 vacancy); represent all racial and ethnic groups,
McKean, Forest Resource Coordinating
and (4) Conservation Organization (1 women and men, and persons with
Committee Program Coordinator, by
vacancy). These positions must be disabilities.
telephone at 570–296–9672 or Scott
associated with such organizations and
Stewart, Designated Federal Officer Dated: September 16, 2016.
be willing to represent that sector as it
(DFO), by telephone at 202–205–1190. Gregory L. Parham,
relates to non-industrial private forestry.
Individuals who use telecommunication Assistant Secretary for Administration.
Vacancies will be filled in the manner
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the [FR Doc. 2016–23219 Filed 9–23–16; 8:45 am]
in which the original appointment was
Federal Information Relay Service
made. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Nomination and Application
Monday through Friday. Instructions DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The appointment of members to the
Committee is made by the Secretary of Forest Service
Background
Agriculture.
In accordance with the provisions of Deschutes Provincial Advisory
The public is invited to submit
FACA, the Secretary of Agriculture is Committee
nominations for membership on the
seeking nominations to fill five Forest Resource Coordinating AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
vacancies that will occur when current Committee, either as a self-nomination
appointments expire in December 2016 ACTION: Notice of meeting.
or a nomination of any qualified and
and January 2017. One vacancy is interested person. SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial
currently available. The purpose of the Any individual or organization may Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in
Committee is to continue providing nominate one or more qualified persons Prineville, Oregon. The committee is
direction and coordination of actions to represent the above vacancies on the authorized pursuant to the
within USDA, and coordination with Forest Resource Coordinating implementation of E–19 of the Record of
State agencies and the private sector, to Committee. To be considered for Decision and operates in compliance
effectively address the national membership, nominees must provide with the Federal Advisory Committee
priorities for private forest conservation, the following— Act. The purpose of the committee is to
with specific focus on owners of non- 1. A resume showing past experience provide advice and make
industrial private forest land as in working successfully as part of a recommendations to promote a better
described in Section 8005 of the Food, group working on issues and priorities integration of forest management
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 related to the vacancies; activities between Federal and non-
(Pub. L. 110–246). These priorities 2. A cover letter with a rationale for Federal entities to ensure that such
include: serving on the Committee and what you activities are complementary. PAC
1. Conserving and managing working can contribute; information can be found at the
forest landscapes for multiple values 3. A completed Form AD–755, following Web site: http://
and uses. Advisory Committee or Research and www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/
2. Protecting forests from threats, Promotion Background Information. The workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
including catastrophic wildfires, Form AD–755 may be obtained from the
DATES: The meeting will be held on
hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, Forest Service contacts or from the
snow or ice storms, flooding, drought, October 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
following Web sites: http://
invasive species, insect or disease p.m.
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www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/ and http://
outbreak, or development, and restoring All PAC meetings are subject to
www.OCIO.usda.gov/document/ad-755;
appropriate forest types in response to cancellation. For status of meeting prior
and
such threats, and to attendance, please contact the person
4. Letters of recommendation are
3. Enhancing public benefits from listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
welcome.
CONTACT.
private forests, including air and water All nominations will be vetted by
quality, soil conservation, biological USDA. A list of qualified applicants will ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
diversity, carbon storage, forest be prepared from which the Secretary of the Oregon State Extension Office, 498

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Section		Notices
Action		Call for nominations.
Dates		Written nominations must be received by November 14, 2016. Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes the nominee's name, resume, cover letter, and completed Form AD-755 (Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information).
Contact		Lori McKean, Forest Resource Coordinating Committee Program Coordinator, by telephone at 570-296- 9672 or Scott Stewart, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by telephone at 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 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
FR Citation		81 FR 65995

81 FR 65995 - Forest Resource Coordinating Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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