82 FR 41587 - Forestry Research Advisory Council
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)
| Page Range | 41587-41588 | |
| FR Document | 2017-18557 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 41587-41588] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18557] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forestry Research Advisory Council AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Call for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the Forestry Research Advisory Council of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Additional information on the FRAC can be found by visiting the FRAC Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/research/about/forestry-research-council/. DATES: Written nominations must be received by October 16, 2017. Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes the nominee's name, resume, and completed Form AD-755 (Advisory Committee Membership Background Information). The package must be sent to the address below. ADDRESSES: Tracy C. Hancock, USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1120, Washington, DC 20250-11 by express mail or overnight courier service. If sent via the U.S. Postal Service, they must be sent to the following address: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development, Mail Stop 1120, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1120. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy C. Hancock, FRAC Designated Federal Official (DFO), USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development, by telephone at (202) 205-1724, or by email at [email protected] or Sharon Parker, Ph.D., FRAC Executive Secretarry, USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development by telephone at (703) 340-7864, or by email at [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 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The FRAC will be comprised of no more than 20 members approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. The FRAC membership 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 [[Page 41588]] balance and a balanced distribution among the categories are also important. The FRAC members will serve 3-year terms, and will meet annually, or as often as necessary. The FRAC shall include a maximum of five representation from each of the four following categories: (1) Federal and State Agencies; (2) Forest Industry; (3) Academic; and (4) Voluntary Organization. Vacancies on the FRAC will be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Members of the FRAC shall serve without compensation. FRAC members may be allowed travel expenses and per diem for attendance at council meetings, subject to approval of the DFO responsible for administrative support to the FRAC. Nomination and Application Information The appointment of members to the FRAC will be made by the Secretary of Agriculture. The public is invited to submit nominations for membership on the FRAC, 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 interest areas listed above. To be considered for membership, nominees must submit a: 1. Identify what interest group they would represent and how they are qualified to represent that interest group; 2. Provide a cover letter stating why they want to serve on the FRAC and what they can contribute; 3. Provide a resume showing their past experience in working successfully as part of a group working on forest research activities; and 4. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee Membership Background Information. The Form AD-755 may be obtained from Forest Service contact person or from the following Web site: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD-755%20-%20Approved%20Master%202015.pdf. All nominations will be vetted by USDA. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA policies shall be followed in all in all appointments to FRAC. To ensure that the recommendations of the FRAC have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, 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: August 14, 2017. Malcom Shorter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-18557 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Coordinator, by phone at 907–228–4105 SUMMARY: The United States Department
contains documents other than rules or or via email at prichardson@fs.fed.us. of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking
proposed rules that are applicable to the Individuals who use nominations for the Forestry Research
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, telecommunication devices for the deaf Advisory Council of the Agriculture and
committee meetings, agency decisions and (TDD) may call the Federal Information Food Act of 1981 (the Act), and the
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Federal Advisory Committee Act.
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Additional information on the FRAC
examples of documents appearing in this Eastern Standard Time, Monday can be found by visiting the FRAC Web
section. through Friday. site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/research/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The about/forestry-research-council/.
purpose of the meeting is to: DATES: Written nominations must be
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1. Introduce new Acting District received by October 16, 2017.
Ranger, Nominations must contain a completed
Forest Service 2. Review post RAC projects, and application packet that includes the
3. Update members on status of nominee’s name, resume, and
Ketchikan Resource Advisory approved RAC projects. completed Form AD–755 (Advisory
Committee The meeting is open to the public. Committee Membership Background
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. The agenda will include time for people Information). The package must be sent
ACTION: Notice of meeting. to make oral statements of three minutes to the address below.
or less. Individuals wishing to make an ADDRESSES: Tracy C. Hancock, USDA
SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource oral statement should request in writing Forest Service, Office of the Deputy
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in by September 15, 2017, to be scheduled Chief, Research and Development, 201
Ketchikan, Alaska. The committee is on the agenda. Anyone who would like 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1120,
authorized under the Secure Rural to bring related matters to the attention Washington, DC 20250–11 by express
Schools and Community Self- of the committee may file written mail or overnight courier service. If sent
Determination Act (the Act) and statements with the committee staff via the U.S. Postal Service, they must be
operates in compliance with the Federal before or after the meeting. Written sent to the following address: U.S.
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose comments and requests for time to make Department of Agriculture, Forest
of the committee is to improve oral comments must be sent to Penny Service, Office of the Deputy Chief,
collaborative relationships and to Richardson, Acting RAC Coordinator, Research and Development, Mail Stop
provide advice and recommendations to Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger District, 1120, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
the Forest Service concerning projects 3101 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Washington, DC 20250–1120.
and funding consistent with the Act. Alaska 99901; by email to prichardson@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RAC information can be found at the fs.fed.us; or via facsimile to 907–225– Tracy C. Hancock, FRAC Designated
following Web site: https:// 8738. Federal Official (DFO), USDA Forest
www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts. Meeting Accommodations: If you Service, Office of the Deputy Chief,
DATES: The meeting will be held on require reasonable accommodation, Research and Development, by
September 21, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. please make requests in advance for sign telephone at (202) 205–1724, or by
All RAC meetings are subject to language interpreting, assistive listening email at tchancock@fs.fed.us or Sharon
cancellation. For status of meeting prior devices, or other reasonable Parker, Ph.D., FRAC Executive
to attendance, please contact the person accommodation. For access to the Secretarry, USDA Forest Service, Office
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION facility or proceedings, please contact of the Deputy Chief, Research and
CONTACT. the person listed in the section titled Development by telephone at (703) 340–
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All 7864, or by email at sparker01@
the Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger reasonable accommodation requests are fs.fed.us. Individuals who use
District, 3101 Tongass Avenue, managed on a case by case basis. telecommunication devices for the deaf
Ketchikan, Alaska. For participants that Dated: August 8, 2017. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
would like to attend via teleconference, Jeanne M. Higgins, Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
please contact the person listed under Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Forest System. Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Written comments may be submitted [FR Doc. 2017–18554 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
INFORMATION. All comments, including Background
names and addresses when provided, The FRAC will be comprised of no
are placed in the record and are more than 20 members approved by the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
available for public inspection and Secretary of Agriculture. The FRAC
copying. The public may inspect Forest Service membership will be fairly balanced in
comments received at Ketchikan Misty terms of the points of view represented,
Fiords Ranger District. Please call ahead Forestry Research Advisory Council functions to be performed, and will
to facilitate entry into the building. represent a broad array of expertise,
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: leadership and relevancy to a
ACTION: Call for nominations.
Penny Richardson, Acting RAC membership category. Geographic
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balance and a balanced distribution Dated: August 14, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
among the categories are also important. Malcom Shorter, purpose of the meeting is to:
The FRAC members will serve 3-year Deputy Assistant Secretary for 1. Review project proposals, and
terms, and will meet annually, or as Administration. 2. Make project funding
often as necessary. The FRAC shall [FR Doc. 2017–18557 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] recommendations for Title II funds.
include a maximum of five BILLING CODE 3411–15–P The meeting is open to the public.
representation from each of the four The agenda will include time for people
following categories: (1) Federal and to make oral statements of three minutes
State Agencies; (2) Forest Industry; (3) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE or less. Individuals wishing to make an
Academic; and (4) Voluntary oral statement should request in writing
Organization. Vacancies on the FRAC Forest Service by one week prior to the meeting to be
will be filled in the manner in which scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who
the original appointment was made. Meeting of Plumas County Resource
Advisory Committee would like to bring related matters to
Members of the FRAC shall serve the attention of the committee may file
without compensation. FRAC members AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. written statements with the committee
may be allowed travel expenses and per staff before or after the meeting. Written
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
diem for attendance at council meetings, comments and requests for time to make
subject to approval of the DFO SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource oral comments must be sent to Lee Anne
responsible for administrative support Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Schramel, RAC Coordinator, Plumas NF
to the FRAC. Quincy, California. The committee is Headquarters, 159 Lawrence Street,
Nomination and Application authorized under the Secure Rural Quincy, California 95971; by email to
Information Schools and Community Self- easchramel@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
Determination Act (the Act) and 530–283–7746.
The appointment of members to the operates in compliance with the Federal Meeting Accommodations: If you are
FRAC will be made by the Secretary of Advisory Committee Act. The purpose a person requiring reasonable
Agriculture. The public is invited to of the committee is to improve accommodation, please make requests
submit nominations for membership on collaborative relationships and to in advance for sign language
the FRAC, either as a self-nomination or provide advice and recommendations to interpreting, assistive listening devices,
a nomination of any qualified and the Forest Service concerning projects or other reasonable accommodation. For
interested person. Any individual or and funding consistent with the Act. access to the facility or proceedings,
organization may nominate one or more RAC information can be found at the please contact the person listed in the
qualified persons to represent the following Web site: http:// section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
interest areas listed above. To be www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/special CONTACT.
considered for membership, nominees projects/racweb. All reasonable accommodation
must submit a:
DATES: The meeting will be held on requests are managed on a case by case
1. Identify what interest group they September 23, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. basis.
would represent and how they are All RAC meetings are subject to
qualified to represent that interest Dated: August 9, 2017.
cancellation. For status of meeting prior Jeanne M. Higgins,
group; to attendance, please contact the person
2. Provide a cover letter stating why Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Forest System.
they want to serve on the FRAC and CONTACT.
what they can contribute; [FR Doc. 2017–18559 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]
3. Provide a resume showing their ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
past experience in working successfully the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds
as part of a group working on forest Mineral Building, 204 Fairground Road,
research activities; and Quincy, California. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
4. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY Forest Service
Committee Membership Background
Information. The Form AD–755 may be INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided, Central Montana Resource Advisory
obtained from Forest Service contact Committee
person or from the following Web site: are placed in the record and are
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/ available for public inspection and AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
default/files/docs/2012/AD-755%20- copying. The public may inspect
comments received at Plumas National ACTION: Notice of meeting.
%20Approved%20Master%202015.pdf.
All nominations will be vetted by Forest (NF) Headquarters. Please call SUMMARY: The Central Montana
USDA. ahead to facilitate entry into the Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
Equal opportunity practices in building. will meet in Stanford, Montana. The
accordance with USDA policies shall be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee committee is authorized under the
followed in all in all appointments to Anne Schramel, RAC Coordinator, by Secure Rural Schools and Community
FRAC. To ensure that the phone at 530–283–7850 or via email at Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
recommendations of the FRAC have easchramel@fs.fed.us. operates in compliance with the Federal
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taken into account the needs of the Individuals who use Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
diverse groups served by USDA, telecommunication devices for the deaf of the committee is to improve
membership will, to the extent (TDD) may call the Federal Information collaborative relationships and to
practicable, include individuals with Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 provide advice and recommendations to
demonstrated ability to represent all between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., the Forest Service concerning projects
racial and ethnic groups, women and Eastern Standard Time, Monday and funding consistent with the Act.
men, and persons with disabilities. through Friday. RAC information can be found at the
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| Action | Call for nominations. | |
| Dates | Written nominations must be received by October 16, 2017. Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes the nominee's name, resume, and completed Form AD-755 (Advisory Committee Membership Background Information). The package must be sent | |
| Contact | Tracy C. Hancock, FRAC Designated Federal Official (DFO), USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development, by telephone at (202) 205-1724, or by email at [email protected] or Sharon Parker, Ph.D., FRAC Executive Secretarry, USDA Forest Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, Research and Development by telephone at (703) 340-7864, or by email at [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 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. | |
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