Document

Flathead Resource Advisory Committee

The Flathead 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 Co...

PDF version FederalRegister.gov

Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Flathead 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 (FACA). 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 Flathead ( printed page 73199) National Forest, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

DATES:

An in-person meeting will be held on November 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time and November 19, 2026—5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or virtual oral comments must pre-register by November 12, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on November 17, 2026. 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 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 Flathead National Forest Supervisor's Office, located at 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell Montana. Committee information and meeting details can be found at the following website www.fs.usda.gov/main/flathead/workingtogether/advisorycommittees or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to ivy.gehling@usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to Ivy Gehling, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell Montana 59901. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments to be submitted electronically.

Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on November 17, 2026 and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to ivy.gehling@usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to Ivy Gehling, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell Montana 59901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Wehunt, Designated Federal Officer, (406) 758-5280, william.wehunt@usda.gov or Ivy Gehling, RAC Coordinator, (406) 758-5251, ivy.gehling@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting is to:

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

2. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;

3. Approve meeting minutes;

4. Public Comment; and

5. Schedule the next meeting

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: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make a request in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation. For access to 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.

Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 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.

Dated: November 10, 2026.

Egypt Simon,

Acting USDA Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2026-23138 Filed 11-12-26; 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.

91 FR 73198

Web Citation

Suggested Web Citation

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

“Flathead Resource Advisory Committee,” thefederalregister.org (November 13, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-23138/flathead-resource-advisory-committee.