Recreation Resource Advisory Committees, 36250-36251 [2012-14793]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Forest Service

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36250-36251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14793]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Recreation Resource Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Call for nominations for the Pacific Northwest Recreation 
Resource Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture has established the Pacific 
Northwest Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RACs) 
pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(REA) that was passed into law as part of the 2005 Consolidated 
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108-447) on December 8, 2004. The purpose 
of this Recreation RAC is to provide recommendations regarding 
recreation fees to both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) as appropriate. There are currently eleven vacancies 
on the Recreation RAC: Winter Motorized, Winter Non-motorized 
Recreation, Summer Motorized Recreation, Summer Non-motorized, Hunting 
and Fishing, Motorized Outfitter and Guide Recreation, Non-motorized 
Outfitter and Guide Recreation, Local Environmental, State Tourism, 
Local Government, and Tribal. The public is invited to submit

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nominations for membership on the Recreation RAC.

DATES: All nominations should be received by the appropriate Regional 
Office by July 13, 2012. If necessary, managers may continue accepting 
applications beyond this date to ensure broad and balanced 
representation on the Recreation RAC. Nominations must contain a 
completed application packet that includes background information and 
other information that addresses a nominee's qualifications. 
Application packets for Recreation RACs can be obtained from the Forest 
Service Regional Office listed below or on the Web at https://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rrac-application.shtml.

ADDRESSES: Regional Contact for Recreation RAC:
    Pacific Northwest Regional Office: Shandra Terry, Regional Public 
Involvement Coordinator, Public Affairs, 333 SW 1st Ave., Portland, OR 
97208, (503) 808-2242.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Cox, National Recreation RAC 
Coordinator, 333 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR 97208, (503) 808-2984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Nomination and Application Information for Recreation RACs

    Each Forest Service Recreation RAC shall consist of 11 members 
appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. These members shall provide 
a broad and balanced representation from the recreation community as 
follows:
    1. Five persons who represent recreation users and that include, as 
appropriate, the following:
    a. Winter motorized recreation, such as snowmobiling;
    b. Winter non-motorized recreation, such as snowshoeing, cross-
country and downhill skiing, and snowboarding;
    c. Summer motorized recreation, such as motorcycles, boaters, and 
off-highway vehicles;
    d. Summer non-motorized recreation, such as backpacking, horseback 
riding, mountain biking, canoeing, and rafting; and
    e. Hunting and fishing.
    2. Three persons who represent interest groups that include, as 
appropriate, the following:
    a. Motorized outfitters and guides;
    b. Non-motorized outfitters and guides; and
    c. Local environmental groups.
    3. Three persons, as follows:
    a. A State tourism official to represent the State;
    b. A person who represents affected Indian tribes; and
    c. A person who represents affected local government interests.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more qualified 
persons to represent the interests listed above to serve on the 
Recreation RAC. To be considered for membership, nominees must--
    1. Identify what interest group they would represent and how they 
are qualified to represent that group;
    2. State why they want to serve on the committee and what they can 
contribute;
    3. Show their past experience in working successfully as part of a 
collaborative group, and
    4. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and 
Promotion Background Information.
    Letters of recommendation are welcome. Individuals may also 
nominate themselves. Nominees do not need to live in a State within a 
particular Recreation RAC area of jurisdiction nor live in a State in 
which Forest Service-managed lands are located.
    Application packets, including evaluation criteria and the AD-755 
form, are available at www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/rrac or by 
contacting the respective regions identified in this notice. Nominees 
must submit all documents to the appropriate regional contact. 
Additional information about recreation fees and REA is available at 
www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/about-rec-fees.shtml.
    The Agency will also work with Governors and county officials to 
identify potential nominees.
    The Agency will review the applications and prepare a list of 
qualified applicants from which the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
appoint both committee members and alternates. An alternate will become 
a participating member of the Recreation RAC only if the member for 
whom the alternate is appointed to replace leaves the committee 
permanently.
    Recreation RAC members serve without pay but are reimbursed for 
travel and per diem expenses for regularly scheduled committee 
meetings. All Recreation RAC meetings are open to the public and an 
open public forum is part of each meeting. Meeting dates and times will 
be determined by Agency officials in consultation with the Recreation 
RAC members, when the committee is formed.

    Dated: June 6, 2012.
Lisa Freedman,
Chief of Staff for the Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region, 
Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-14793 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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