81_FR_9200 81 FR 9164 - National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

81 FR 9164 - National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)

Page Range9164-9165
FR Document2016-03900

The Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule (Committee). In accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Committee has been renewed to continue providing advice and recommendations on the implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule (Planning Rule). The Committee will also deliberate and formulate advice for the Secretary to aid in the implementation of the new Planning Rule. The Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9164-9165]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03900]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National 
Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of an advisory committee renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture has renewed the National Advisory 
Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land 
Management Planning Rule (Committee). In accordance with provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Committee has been 
renewed to continue providing advice and recommendations on the 
implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning 
Rule (Planning Rule). The Committee will also deliberate and formulate 
advice for the Secretary to aid in the implementation of the new 
Planning Rule. The Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

DATES: The charter renewal was effective February 3, 2016. As provided 
by the FACA law, the charter will expire 24 months from the date of 
renewal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Acheson, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest System, Ecosystem 
Management Coordination; telephone: 202-205-1275, Email: 
aacheson@fs.fed.us. 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 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 
through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary of Agriculture 
has renewed the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the 
National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule (Committee). The 
Committee is a discretionary advisory committee.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and 
recommendations on implementation of the planning rule. The Committee 
will be solely advisory in nature. Advice or recommendations of the 
Committee will be given only with respect to the implementation of the 
planning rule and associated projects. All activities of the Committee 
will be conducted in an open, transparent, and accessible manner. The 
Committee will be asked to perform the following duties or other 
requests made by the Secretary or the Chief:
     Offer recommendations on outreach efforts, public 
engagement, and stakeholder collaboration;
     Offer recommendations on broad scale and multiparty 
monitoring and other ways to engage partnerships in land management 
plan revisions;
     Offer recommendations on communication tools and 
strategies to help provide greater understanding of the land management 
planning process; and
     Offer recommendations on potential best management 
practices and problem solving resulting from early implementation of 
the 2012 Planning Rule.

Advisory Committee Organization

    This Committee is currently comprised of 21 members who provide 
balanced and broad representation within each of the following three 
categories of interests:
    1. Up to seven members who represent one or more of the following:
    a. Represent the affected public at-large;
    b. Hold State-elected office (or designee);
    c. Hold county or local elected office;
    d. Represent American Indian Tribes; and
    e. Represent Youth.
    2. Up to seven members who represent one or more of the following:
    a. National, regional, or local environmental organizations;
    b. Conservation organizations or watershed associations;
    c. Dispersed recreation interests;
    d. Archaeological or historical interests; and
    e. Scientific Community.
    3. Up to seven members who represent one or more of the following:
    a. Timber Industry;
    b. Grazing or other land use permit holders or other private forest 
landowners;
    c. Energy and mineral development;

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    d. Commercial or recreational hunting and fishing interests; and
    e. Developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or 
commercial recreation interests.
    The Committee will serve 2-year terms and will meet three to six 
times annually, or as often as necessary at the times designated by the 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO). The appointment of members to the 
Committee are made by the Secretary of Agriculture. Members of the 
Committee serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel 
expenses while performing duties on behalf of the Committee, subject to 
approval by the DFO. Further information about the Committee is posted 
on the Planning Rule Advisory Committee Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/committee.
    Equal opportunity practices were followed in accordance with U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by USDA, membership includes to the extent 
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the needs 
of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with 
disabilities.

    Dated: February 17, 2016.
Gregory L. Parhan,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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9164 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / Notices collaborative relationships and to or other reasonable accommodation. For National Forest System Land provide advice and recommendations to access to the facility, please contact the Management Planning Rule the Forest Service concerning projects person listed in the section titled FOR (Committee). The Committee is a and funding consistent with Title II of FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All discretionary advisory committee. the Act. RAC information can be found reasonable accommodation requests are The purpose of the Committee is to at the following Web site: http://www.fs. managed on a case by case basis. provide advice and recommendations usda.gov/main/nezperceclearwater/ Dated: February 17, 2016. on implementation of the planning rule. workingtogether/advisorycommittees. Cheryl Probert, The Committee will be solely advisory DATES: The meeting will be held on Forest Supervisor. in nature. Advice or recommendations March 30–31, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. of the Committee will be given only [FR Doc. 2016–03844 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] All RAC meetings are subject to with respect to the implementation of BILLING CODE 3411–15–P cancellation. For status of meeting prior the planning rule and associated to attendance, please contact the person projects. All activities of the Committee listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will be conducted in an open, CONTACT. transparent, and accessible manner. The ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Forest Service Committee will be asked to perform the the Nez Perce-Clearwater National following duties or other requests made Forests Grangeville Office, 104 Airport National Advisory Committee for by the Secretary or the Chief: Road, Grangeville, Idaho. Implementation of the National Forest • Offer recommendations on outreach Written comments may be submitted System Land Management Planning efforts, public engagement, and as described under SUPPLEMENTARY Rule stakeholder collaboration; INFORMATION. All comments, including • Offer recommendations on broad AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. scale and multiparty monitoring and names and addresses when provided, ACTION:Notice of an advisory committee are placed in the record and are other ways to engage partnerships in renewal. land management plan revisions; available for public inspection and SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture • Offer recommendations on copying. The public may inspect has renewed the National Advisory communication tools and strategies to comments received at the Nez Perce- Committee for Implementation of the help provide greater understanding of Clearwater National Forests Grangeville National Forest System Land the land management planning process; Office. Please call ahead to facilitate Management Planning Rule and entry into the building. (Committee). In accordance with • Offer recommendations on potential FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provisions of the Federal Advisory best management practices and problem Laura Smith, Designated Federal solving resulting from early Officer, by phone at 208–983–5143 or Committee Act (FACA), the Committee has been renewed to continue providing implementation of the 2012 Planning via email at lasmith02@fs.fed.us. Rule. Individuals who use advice and recommendations on the telecommunication devices for the deaf implementation of the National Forest Advisory Committee Organization (TDD) may call the Federal Information System Land Management Planning Rule (Planning Rule). The Committee This Committee is currently Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 comprised of 21 members who provide between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., will also deliberate and formulate advice for the Secretary to aid in the balanced and broad representation Eastern Standard Time, Monday within each of the following three through Friday. implementation of the new Planning Rule. The Committee is necessary and categories of interests: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1. Up to seven members who purpose of the meeting is to: in the public interest. represent one or more of the following: 1. Present project proposals; and DATES: The charter renewal was a. Represent the affected public at- 2. Select the projects to recommend effective February 3, 2016. As provided large; for Title II funding. by the FACA law, the charter will expire b. Hold State-elected office (or The meeting is open to the public. 24 months from the date of renewal. designee); The agenda will include time for people FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann c. Hold county or local elected office; to make oral statements of three minutes Acheson, U.S. Department of d. Represent American Indian Tribes; or less. Individuals wishing to make an Agriculture, Forest Service, National and oral statement should request in writing Forest System, Ecosystem Management e. Represent Youth. by March 23, 2016, to be scheduled on Coordination; telephone: 202–205–1275, 2. Up to seven members who the agenda. Anyone who would like to Email: aacheson@fs.fed.us. Individuals represent one or more of the following: bring related matters to the attention of who use telecommunication devices for a. National, regional, or local the committee may file written the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal environmental organizations; statements with the committee staff Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– b. Conservation organizations or before or after the meeting. Written 800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 watershed associations; comments and requests for time for oral p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday c. Dispersed recreation interests; comments must be sent to Laura Smith, through Friday. d. Archaeological or historical Designated Federal Officer, 104 Airport SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interests; and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Road, Grangeville, Idaho 83530; by e. Scientific Community. email to lasmith02@fs.fed.us or via Background 3. Up to seven members who facsimile to 208–983–4099. In accordance with the provisions of represent one or more of the following: Meeting Accommodations: If you are the Federal Advisory Committee Act a. Timber Industry; a person requiring reasonable (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), b. Grazing or other land use permit accommodation, please make requests the Secretary of Agriculture has holders or other private forest in advance for sign language renewed the National Advisory landowners; interpreting, assistive listening devices, Committee for Implementation of the c. Energy and mineral development; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Feb 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / Notices 9165 d. Commercial or recreational hunting DATES: Comments concerning the scope and poles; less dense stands would and fishing interests; and of the analysis must be received by provide larger diameter trees that could e. Developed outdoor recreation, off- March 25, 2016. The draft be harvested as sawtimber in the future. highway vehicle users, or commercial environmental impact statement is Stands that remain susceptible to crown recreation interests. expected July 2016 and the final fire or mountain pine beetle would The Committee will serve 2-year environmental impact statement is eventually die providing firewood. For terms and will meet three to six times expected January 2017. the Buffalo project, firewood, post and annually, or as often as necessary at the ADDRESSES: Send written comments to poles could be a byproduct of the times designated by the Designated Mike Alfieri, Island Park Ranger Station, proposed treatments. In the future, the Federal Officer (DFO). The appointment 3726 Highway 20, Island Park, ID 83429. areas thinned with this proposal would of members to the Committee are made Comments may also be sent via email to provide sawtimber available for future by the Secretary of Agriculture. comments-intermtn-caribou-targhee- harvest (RFP III 31–33). Members of the Committee serve ashton-islandpark@fs.fed.us, or via 3. The likelihood of future landscape- without compensation, but may be facsimile to 208–558–7812. level crown fire will be reduced in order reimbursed for travel expenses while to protect human life and safety, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: performing duties on behalf of the developments, structures, and sensitive Mike Alfieri, Forestry Technician 208– Committee, subject to approval by the resource values (RFP III–6). The 558–4210 or malfieri@fs.fed.us. DFO. Further information about the roadside fuelbreak along a portion of Individuals who use Committee is posted on the Planning Fish Creek Road would increase telecommunication devices for the deaf Rule Advisory Committee Web site: chances that firefighters will be able to (TDD) may call the Federal Information safely engage either unwanted wildfires http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 or fires for resource benefit. For the planningrule/committee. between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Buffalo project area, the various Equal opportunity practices were Time, Monday through Friday. treatments would reduce spacing followed in accordance with U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: between tree canopies to reduce the Department of Agriculture (USDA) potential of crown fire; and ground fuels policies. To ensure that the Purpose and Need for Action will be minimized to decrease the recommendations of the Committee The purpose of this project is to potential for a surface fire and for a have taken into account the needs of the reduce or prolong the overall surface fire to reach the crowns. diverse groups served by USDA, susceptibility to mountain pine beetle The desired condition for this project membership includes to the extent attacks and crown fires in a subset of is outlined in the three goals stated possible, individuals with demonstrated previously harvested areas within the above. The need for this project is to ability to represent the needs of all analysis area. The purpose is to also to bring this landscape closer to meeting racial and ethnic groups, women and provide for a variety of resource these desired conditions. men, and persons with disabilities. products now and in the future. All of With reference to susceptibility to Dated: February 17, 2016. the areas identified for treatment were mountain pine beetle, thinned Gregory L. Parhan, harvested using the clearcut method lodgepole stands have more open grown over 20 years ago and are regenerated conditions which leave tree stand’s Assistant Secretary for Administration. with hundreds and even thousands of microclimate less desirable for [FR Doc. 2016–03900 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] trees per acre, primarily of lodgepole mountain pine beetle. Wind speeds can BILLING CODE 3411–15–P pine. Precommercial thinning is increase within thinned stands, proposed so trees within these stands disrupting pheromone plumes that let maintain diameter and height growth as other beetles know there is available DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE well as increased crown development food. Efforts to prevent undesirable Forest Service and to move this project area toward levels of bark beetle-caused tree meeting specific goals, and objectives mortality must change susceptibility Caribou-Targhee National Forest; outlined in the Targhee National Forest through reductions in tree competition, Ashton/Island Park Ranger Station; Revised Forest Management Plan (RFP) disruption of pheromone plumes thus Idaho; Buffalo TSI and the PFC. These include: negatively affecting host-finding, and 1. Use vegetation management to reduction in the fecundity, fitness and AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. achieve a broad array of multiple-use survivorship of target bark beetle ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an and ecosystem management objectives, species. Less dense trees have thicker environmental impact statement. including forest health, structure, phloem which favors mountain pine composition, and distribution in larger beetle production but this strategy also SUMMARY: This project proposes to landscapes. . . . Develop long term increases resistance of individual trees reduce or prolong the overall vegetation and density management through increased tree vigor allowing susceptibility to mountain pine beetle strategies to reduce the risk of a future the trees the energy or turgor pressure attacks and crown fires in a subset of catastrophic bark beetle epidemic (RFP to expel the beetle. Trees of low vigor previously harvested areas within the III–12). For the Buffalo project area this related to a higher relative stand density analysis area. Precommercial thinning is goal has been further refined as leaving caused by competition for water and proposed so trees within these stands approximately 195 trees per acre or a 15 nutrients are more susceptible to bark mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES maintain diameter and height growth as by 15 foot overall tree spacing to beetle attack. Areas that are not well as increased crown development prolong the susceptibility to future precommercially thinned and have very and to move this project area toward mountain pine beetle attacks. high densities of lodgepole pine are also meeting specific goals, and objectives 2. Lodgepole pine stands in less susceptible for mountain pine outlined in the Targhee National Forest Watershed 10 would provide a variety beetle because of reduced phloem Revised Forest Management Plan (RFP) of forest products now and in the future. thickness. and the Properly Functioning Condition More dense stands would provide Watershed 10 will have a variety of Assessment (PFC). smaller diameter products such as post lodgepole pine stands that would VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Feb 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an advisory committee renewal.
DatesThe charter renewal was effective February 3, 2016. As provided by the FACA law, the charter will expire 24 months from the date of renewal.
ContactAnn Acheson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forest System, Ecosystem Management Coordination; telephone: 202-205-1275, Email: [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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
FR Citation81 FR 9164 
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