Sitka Resource Advisory Committee, 18279 [2017-07761]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 18, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Sitka Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Sitka Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Sitka, 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://cloudappsusda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_ Page?id=001t0000002JcwXAAS. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held May 25, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. DATES: The meeting will be held at Sitka Ranger District, Katlian Room, 2108 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, Alaska. Meeting will also be available by teleconference, 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 Sitka Ranger District. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Hirsch, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 907–747–4214 or via email at lisahirsch@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: 1. Review project proposals, and 2. Make project recommendations for Title II funds. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Apr 17, 2017 Jkt 241001 to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by May 15, 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 Lisa Hirsch, RAC Coordinator, 2108 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, Alaska 99835; by email to lisahirsch@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 907–747–4253. 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: March 30, 2017. Jeanne M. Higgins, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2017–07761 Filed 4–17–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Pike/San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron/Comanche National Grasslands; Chaffee County Colorado; Browns Canyon National Monument Plan Assessment AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Notice of intent to start Browns Canyon National Monument Plan Assessment Phase. ACTION: Notice of intent to start the assessment phase for The Browns Canyon National Monument Management Plan—Pike/San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron/ Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) Plan amendment and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan update. An assessment report of ecological, social, and economic conditions and trends for Browns Canyon National Monument will be prepared for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) Plan Amendment and Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plan update. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18279 A draft of the assessment report for the Browns Canyon National Monument, Pike/San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron/Comanche National Grasslands and BLM Royal Gorge Field Office is expected to be completed by fall 2017 and will be posted on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests Projects Web site at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project =51098 and BLM Browns Canyon National Monument RMP link at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplfrontoffice/eplanning/planAnd ProjectSite.do?methodName=render DefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId =69924&dctmId=0b0003e880dda953. From April to June 2017, the public is invited to engage in a collaborative process to identify relevant baseline information and local knowledge to be considered for the assessment and development of the Browns Canyon National Monument management plan. The Forest, in coordination and cooperation with BLM, will then initiate procedures pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and prepare a joint monument management plan-Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Forest and BLM will again be cooperatively inviting the public to help identify the appropriate plan components that will become the NEPA proposed action and/or alternatives for the land management plan revision. The NEPA procedures result in a record of decision and the plan revision process results in a draft revised plan. The Federal Register availability announcement for these documents starts the pre-decisional administrative review process (36 CFR 219 Subpart B). The administrative review process provides an individual or entity an opportunity for an independent Forest Service review and resolution of issues before the final approval of a plan, plan amendment or plan revision. ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions concerning this notice should be addressed to U.S. Forest Service— Salida Ranger District Attn.: Browns Canyon National Monument—Planning Assessment, 5575 Cleora Road, Salida, CO 81201, or by email to: blm_co_ brownscanyon@blm.gov (subject heading Browns Canyon National Monument—Planning Assessment). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Dow, Forest Planner at 719–553–1476 or Joseph Vieira, BLM Planner-Project Manager at (719) 246–9966. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339 between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through DATES: E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07761]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Sitka Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Sitka Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 
Sitka, 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://cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwXAAS.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 25, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting 
prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Sitka Ranger District, Katlian 
Room, 2108 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, Alaska. Meeting will also be 
available by teleconference, 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 Sitka Ranger 
District. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Hirsch, RAC Coordinator, by phone 
at 907-747-4214 or via email at lisahirsch@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:
    1. Review project proposals, and
    2. Make project recommendations for Title II funds.
    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 May 15, 
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 Lisa Hirsch, RAC Coordinator, 2108 Halibut Point Road, Sitka, 
Alaska 99835; by email to lisahirsch@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 
907-747-4253.
    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: March 30, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-07761 Filed 4-17-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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