82 FR 42643 - Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Wrangell, Alaska and Petersburg, Alaska. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the Act. RAC information can be found at the following Web site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/specialprojects/racweb.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19106]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will 
meet in Wrangell, Alaska and Petersburg, Alaska. The committee is 
authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve 
collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations 
to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with 
the Act. RAC information can be found at the following Web site: 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/specialprojects/racweb.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or until 
business is concluded, on the following days:
    [ssquf] Friday, September 29, 2017, and
    [ssquf] Saturday, September 30, 2017.
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the 
meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wrangell Ranger District, 
525 Bennett Street, Wrangell, Alaska; and at the Petersburg Ranger 
District, 12 North Nordic Drive, Petersburg, Alaska. The two locations 
will be connected via videoteleconference. Interested persons may 
attend in person at either location or by teleconference. For anyone 
who would like to attend via teleconference, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, 
are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received at the Petersburg 
Ranger District and/or the Wrangell Ranger District. Please call ahead 
to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Zimmerman, District Ranger, by 
phone at 907-772-3871 or via email at [email protected]; or Robert 
Dalrymple, District Ranger, by phone at 907-874-2323 or via 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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Review progress of previously funded projects;
    2. Review new project proposals; and
    3. Conclude any business that may be remaining concerning 
recommendations for allocation of Title II funding to projects.
    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 request in writing by 
September 25, 2017, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would 
like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may 
file written statements with the committee staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments and requests for time to make oral comments 
must be sent to David Zimmerman, District Ranger, Petersburg Ranger 
District, Post Office Box 1328, Petersburg, Alaska 99833; or Robert 
Dalrymple, District Ranger, Wrangell Ranger District, Post Office Box 
51, Wrangell, Alaska 99929; by email to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to 907-772-5995.
    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, please 
contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deptuy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-19106 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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