81 FR 75371 - National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 210 (October 31, 2016)

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, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75371-75372]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26200]


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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:
     Monday, November 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Central Time 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 Santa Fe Room, Indianapolis 
Marriot Downtown, 350 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
    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.

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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 Accomplishment and Recommendations;
    3. Update status of the 2017 grant review;
    4. Listen to local constituents urban forestry concerns;
    5. Provide updates on the 10-year action plan (2016-2026);
    6. Receive Forest Service budget and program updates; and
    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 
November 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: October 25, 2016.
Steven W. Koehn,
Director, Cooperative Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2016-26200 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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