Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)

Notices

Page 90773

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-30118

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in Wenatchee, Washington. The committee is authorized pursuant to the implementation of E-19 of the Record of Decision and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and make recommendations to promote a better integration of forest management activities between Federal and non-Federal entities to ensure that such activities are complementary. PAC information can be found at the following Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/okawen/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All PAC 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 Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (NF) Headquarters Office, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, Washington.

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 Okanogan-

Wenatchee NF Headquarters Office. Please call ahead at 509-664-9292 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin DeMario, PAC Coordinator by phone at 509-664-9292, or by email at rdemario@fs.fed.us.

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 update members on the:

  1. Sustainable recreation strategy and how it ties in to district recreation planning and the Travel Management Plan;

  2. Forest Plan Revision Science Synthesis;

  3. Strategic prioritization of landscape restoration work on the forest; and

  4. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration.

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 January 16, 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 Robin DeMario, PAC Coordinator, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, Washington 98801; or by email to rdemario@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 509-664-9286.

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: December 6, 2016.

Michael R. Williams,

Forest Supervisor, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.

FR Doc. 2016-30118 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am

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