Document

Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee

The Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Commu...

PDF version Source Record

Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. 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 Title II of the Act as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Hiawatha National Forest, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC information and virtual meeting information can be found at the following website: www.fs.usda.gov/main/hiawatha/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on May 13, 2021 from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

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 virtually via telephone and/or video conference.

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 upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rita Mills, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 906-241-0258 or email at rita.mills@usda.gov.

Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the hearing-impaired (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 Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Provide new RAC members an opportunity to elect a chairperson, determine and outline by-laws and operating protocol, and review regulatory expectations per the Act.

2. Review newly submitted RAC project submissions and recommend projects to the Designated Federal Official for signature and implementation.

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 Friday, May 7, 2021, 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 for oral comments must be sent to Rita Mills, RAC Coordinator, by email to rita.mills@usda.gov.

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: April 20, 2021.

Cikena Reid,

USDA Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2021-08524 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3411-15-P

Legal Citation

Federal Register Citation

Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.

86 FR 21684

Web Citation

Suggested Web Citation

Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.

“Hiawatha Resource Advisory Committee,” thefederalregister.org (April 23, 2021), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2021-08524/hiawatha-resource-advisory-committee.