Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) Meeting, 35684 [E7-12623]

Download as PDF 35684 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 125 Friday, June 29, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) Meeting Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) participants will meet in Salt Lake City, UT, from July 17–19, 2007. The purpose of the meeting is to engage participants on CROP information gathered, analyzed, and used. The meeting will include a public input session from July 17, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. through July 19, until 3 p.m. DATES: The Salt Lake City, UT meeting will be held from July 17–19, 2007. ADDRESSES: The July 17–19 meeting will be held at the Red Lion Hotel (downtown), 161 West 600 South, Salt Lake City, UT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund A. Gee, National Woody Biomass Utilization Team Leader, 202– 205–1787 or via e-mail at eagee@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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Title II of Sections 201–203 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–148) provides the authority to obtain information that will help overcome barriers to the production and use of biomass and help communities and businesses create economic opportunity through sustainable use of the Nation’s forest resources. CROP is a new biomass removal model employed on 10 pilot biomass projects across the United States. The projects incorporate proposed 5-year removal data from 36 national forests, 105 ranger districts, 41 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:20 Jun 28, 2007 Jkt 211001 BLM districts, and multiple natural resource agencies located in 15 states across the United States. CROP is intended to: • Coordinate and levelize sustainable removals of biomass between public agencies in each CROP landscape; • Facilitate the use of long-term multi-agency stewardship contracts; • Heighten environmental and public trust in coordinated, sustainable biomass removal; • Increase the ‘surety’ of annual biomass removal contracts from public agencies; and • Invite investment back into our Nation’s forest landscapes based on sustainable removals of woody biomass. Meeting agenda items will specifically focus on (1) reviewing completed CROP results for all 10 geographic pilot areas and (2) securing collaborative, coordinated, and cooperative input from agency personnel and stakeholders regarding CROP deliverables, on-theground annual performance, and monitoring protocols. Agenda items will also detail new collaborative contracting provisions and authority that might be used in CROP landscapes; identify lessons learned during the CROP pilots; target any changes required to make CROP a better forest restoration tool; and define CROP data update and contracting protocols that could be initiated in the next 6–12 months. Dated: June 25, 2007. Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Director, National Forest System. [FR Doc. E7–12623 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] The meeting will be held on July 12, 2007. The meeting will consist of a business meeting from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. DATES: The meeting will be held in the Council Room on the 2nd floor at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Written comments concerning this meeting should be addressed to Randle G. Phillips, Executive Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, P.O. Box 34718, Washington, DC 20043– 4713. Comments may also be sent via email to rphillips01@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 202–273–4750. 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 USDA Forest Service, Franklin Court Building, Ste. 5500W, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202–208– 6574 to facilitate entry into the building. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randle G. Phillips, Executive Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, at 202–208–6574 or via e-mail at rphillips01@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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. Section 320 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001 created the BILLING CODE 3410–11–P Forest Counties Payments Committee to make recommendations to Congress on DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE a long-term solution for making Federal payments to eligible States and counties Forest Service in which Federal lands are situated. The Committee will consider the impact on Forest Counties Payments Committee eligible States and counties of revenues Meeting from the historic multiple use of Federal lands; evaluate the economic, AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. environmental, and social benefits ACTION: Notice of meeting. which accrue to counties containing SUMMARY: The Forest Counties Payments Federal lands; evaluate the expenditures by counties on activities occurring on Committee has scheduled a meeting to Federal lands, which are Federal discuss how it will provide Congress responsibilities; and monitor payments with the information specified in and implementation of The Secure Section 320 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Rural Schools and Community SelfInterior and Related Agencies Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– Appropriations Act. The meeting is 393). open to the public. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 125 / Friday, June 29, 2007 / 
Notices

[[Page 35684]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) participants 
will meet in Salt Lake City, UT, from July 17-19, 2007. The purpose of 
the meeting is to engage participants on CROP information gathered, 
analyzed, and used. The meeting will include a public input session 
from July 17, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. through July 19, until 3 p.m.

DATES: The Salt Lake City, UT meeting will be held from July 17-19, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: The July 17-19 meeting will be held at the Red Lion Hotel 
(downtown), 161 West 600 South, Salt Lake City, UT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund A. Gee, National Woody Biomass 
Utilization Team Leader, 202-205-1787 or via e-mail at eagee@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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Title II of Sections 201-203 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-148) 
provides the authority to obtain information that will help overcome 
barriers to the production and use of biomass and help communities and 
businesses create economic opportunity through sustainable use of the 
Nation's forest resources. CROP is a new biomass removal model employed 
on 10 pilot biomass projects across the United States. The projects 
incorporate proposed 5-year removal data from 36 national forests, 105 
ranger districts, 41 BLM districts, and multiple natural resource 
agencies located in 15 states across the United States. CROP is 
intended to:
     Coordinate and levelize sustainable removals of biomass 
between public agencies in each CROP landscape;
     Facilitate the use of long-term multi-agency stewardship 
contracts;
     Heighten environmental and public trust in coordinated, 
sustainable biomass removal;
     Increase the `surety' of annual biomass removal contracts 
from public agencies; and
     Invite investment back into our Nation's forest landscapes 
based on sustainable removals of woody biomass.
    Meeting agenda items will specifically focus on (1) reviewing 
completed CROP results for all 10 geographic pilot areas and (2) 
securing collaborative, coordinated, and cooperative input from agency 
personnel and stakeholders regarding CROP deliverables, on-the-ground 
annual performance, and monitoring protocols. Agenda items will also 
detail new collaborative contracting provisions and authority that 
might be used in CROP landscapes; identify lessons learned during the 
CROP pilots; target any changes required to make CROP a better forest 
restoration tool; and define CROP data update and contracting protocols 
that could be initiated in the next 6-12 months.

    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Director, National Forest System.
 [FR Doc. E7-12623 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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