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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Roadless Area Conservation National
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Roadless Area
Conservation National Advisory
Committee will meet in Salt Lake City,
Utah. The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss the proposed rule for the
management of roadless areas on
National Forest System lands in the
State of Colorado and to discuss other
related roadless area matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held
October 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Utah State Capitol Building, Room
C450, 350 N. State Street, Salt Lake City,
UT. Written comments concerning this
meeting should be addressed to Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
EMC, Jessica Call, 201 14th Street, SW.,
Mailstop 1104, Washington, DC 20024.
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Comments may also be sent via e-mail
to jessicacall@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile
to 202–205–1012. 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 Forest
Service, Sidney R. Yates Building, 201
14th Street, SW., Washington, DC.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
202–205–1056 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Call, Roadless Area Conservation
National Advisory Committee
(RACNAC) Coordinator, at
jessicacall@fs.fed.us or 202–205–1056.
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: The
meeting is open to the public and
interested parties are invited to attend.
If you plan to attend, please provide
your name to Jessica Call, RACNAC
Coordinator, by October 6, 2008. You
will need photo identification to enter
the building.
While meeting discussion is limited
to Forest Service staff and Committee
members, the public will be allowed to
offer written and oral comments for the
Committee’s consideration. Attendees
wishing to comment orally will be
allotted a specific amount of time to
speak during a public comment period.
To offer oral comment, please contact
the RACNAC Coordinator at 202–205–
1056.
Dated: September 15, 2008.
Charles L. Myers,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Revised Land and Resource
Management Plan: Kiowa, Rita Blanca,
Black Kettle, and McClellan Creek
National Grasslands; Oklahoma,
Texas, and New Mexico
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Initiation to revise the
Cibola National Forest and Grasslands
Land and Resource Management Plan.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service is revising
the Land and Resource Management
Plan (hereafter referred to as Grasslands
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Plan) for the Kiowa, Rita Blanca, Black
Kettle, and McClellan Creek National
Grasslands. This notice describes the
documents available for review and how
to obtain them; summarizes the need to
change the Grasslands Plan; provides
information concerning public
participation and collaboration,
including the process for submitting
comments; provides an estimated
schedule for the planning process,
including the time available for
comments; and includes the names and
addresses of agency officials who can
provide additional information.
DATES: Revision formally begins with
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Many public comments
regarding Forest Plan revision have
already been received at public
meetings and through e-mail, phone
calls, and letters. Additional comments
on the Comprehensive Evaluation
Report (CER) should be submitted by
October 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Sara Campney, Cibola National Forest,
2113 Osuna Rd., NE., Albuquerque, NM
87113.
Electronic mail address: commentsgrasslandsplan@fs.fed.us.
Web site: https://www.fs.fed.us/r3/
cibola/plan-revision/
national_grasslands/index.shtml.
Comment form: https://www.fs.fed.us/
r3/cibola/plan-revision/
national_grasslands/contactus.shtml.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cibola National Forest Planner assistant,
Sara Campney phone (505) 346–3886
fax (505) 346–3901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Documents Available for Review:
Three pre-revision documents are
available for review on the Cibola
National Forest Plan Revision Web site:
The Socio-Economic Sustainability
Report, the Ecological Sustainability
Report, and the CER for the Kiowa, Rita
Blanca, Black Kettle, and McClellan
Creek National Grasslands. In addition,
the final version of the Canadian River
Potential Wilderness Area Evaluation
(the Evaluation) is also available on the
Web site (see Web site address above).
Public meetings and a comment period
for the Evaluation were held from
October 2007 to February 2008. There
will be another opportunity to comment
on the Evaluation during the 90-day
comment period that will follow the
publication of the Proposed Plan.
Need for Change: The Grasslands Plan
revision needs to:
—Better address the unique, local
conditions and historic natural
processes of each of the Grassland’s
ecosystems.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee
will meet in Salt Lake City, Utah. The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss the proposed rule for the management of roadless areas on
National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado and to discuss
other related roadless area matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Utah State Capitol Building,
Room C450, 350 N. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT. Written comments
concerning this meeting should be addressed to Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, EMC, Jessica Call, 201 14th Street, SW.,
Mailstop 1104, Washington, DC 20024. Comments may also be sent via e-
mail to jessicacall@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 202-205-1012. 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 Forest Service, Sidney R.
Yates Building, 201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-1056 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Call, Roadless Area
Conservation National Advisory Committee (RACNAC) Coordinator, at
jessicacall@fs.fed.us or 202-205-1056.
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: The meeting is open to the public and
interested parties are invited to attend. If you plan to attend, please
provide your name to Jessica Call, RACNAC Coordinator, by October 6,
2008. You will need photo identification to enter the building.
While meeting discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and
Committee members, the public will be allowed to offer written and oral
comments for the Committee's consideration. Attendees wishing to
comment orally will be allotted a specific amount of time to speak
during a public comment period. To offer oral comment, please contact
the RACNAC Coordinator at 202-205-1056.
Dated: September 15, 2008.
Charles L. Myers,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. E8-21990 Filed 9-18-08; 8:45 am]
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