Document

Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee

The Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools...

PDF version Source Record

Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

AGENCY:

Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. 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 Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests within Clackamas, Douglas, Hood River, Jefferson, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

DATES:

An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on November 7, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 3, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 5, 2024. Comments submitted after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the committee, but the committee may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting.

All committee meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held in person at the Keizer Civic Center, located at 930 Chemawa Road Northeast, Keizer, Oregon 97303. The public may also join virtually via videoconference. Committee information and details about the meeting, including a link to access the meeting, can be found on the advisory committee website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=stelprdb5048434 or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to eileen.kitayama@usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 3106 Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, Springfield, OR 97477. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically.

Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 3, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to eileen.kitayama@usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 3106 Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, Springfield, OR 97477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Meta Loftsgaarden, Designated Federal Officer, by phone at 971-378-9704 or email at meta.loftsgaarden@usda.gov; or Eileen Kitayama, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 458-245-0170 or email at eileen.kitayama@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Elect a Chairperson;

2. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss Title II project proposals;

3. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;

4. Approve meeting minutes; and

5. Schedule the next meeting.

The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 14 days after the meeting date listed under DATES .

Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. 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.

Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will be followed in all appointments to the committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Dated: October 16, 2024.

Cikena Reid,

USDA Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2024-24257 Filed 10-22-24; 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.

89 FR 84522

Web Citation

Suggested Web Citation

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

“Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee,” thefederalregister.org (October 23, 2024), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2024-24257/hood-willamette-resource-advisory-committee.