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Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
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Juan M. Garcia,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest Advisory
Board
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to re-establish
the Black Hills National Forest Advisory
Board and call for nominations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service intends to
re-establish the Black Hills National
Forest Advisory Board (Board). The
purpose is to obtain advice and
recommendations on a broad range of
forest issues such as forest plan
revisions or amendments, forest health
including fire management and
mountain pine beetle infestations, travel
management, forest monitoring and
evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest wide
implications. The Forest Service is also
seeking nominations for individuals to
be considered as committee members.
The public is invited to submit
nominations for membership.
DATES: Written nominations must be
received by June 4, 2014. Instructions
for submitting a nomination package
may be found in the section below
entitled, ‘‘Advisory Committee
Organization’’.
SUMMARY:
Send nominations and
applications to Frances Reynolds, USDA
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region,
720 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado
80401.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Bobzien, Forest Supervisor,
USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain
Region, telephone: 605–673–9201, fax:
605–673–9208, or email: cbobzien@
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: USDA
16565—Black Hills National Forest
Advisory Board is a non-scientific
program advisory Board established by
the Secretary of Agriculture in 2003 to
provide advice and counsel to the U.S.
Forest Service, Black Hills National
Forest, in the wake of increasingly
severe and intense wild fires and
mountain pine beetle epidemics.
The purpose of the Board is to
provide advice and recommendations
on a broad range of forest issues such as
forest plan revisions or amendments,
travel management, forest monitoring
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and evaluation, and site-specific
projects having forest-wide
implications. The Board also serves to
meet the needs of the Recreation
Enhancement Act of 2005 as a
recreation resource advisory board
(RRAC) for the Black Hills of South
Dakota. The Board provides timely
advice and recommendations to the
Secretary through the forest supervisor
regarding programmatic forest issues
and project-level issues that have forestwide implications for the Black Hills
National Forest.
The Board meets approximately ten
times a year, with one month being a
field trip, held in August and focusing
on both current issues and the
educational value of seeing management
strategies and outcomes on the ground.
This Board has been established as a
truly credible entity and a trusted voice
on forest management issues and is
doing often astonishing work in helping
to develop informed consent for forest
management.
For years, the demands made on the
Black Hills National Forest have
resulted in conflicts among interest
groups resulting in both forest-wide and
site-specific programs being delayed
due to appeals and litigation. The Board
provides a forum to resolve these issues
to allow for the Black Hills National
Forest to move forward in its
management activities. The Board is
believed to be one of the few groups
with broad enough scope to address all
of the issues and include all of the
jurisdictional boundaries.
Significant Contributions
The Board’s most significant
accomplishments include:
1. A 2004 report on the Black Hills
Fuels Reduction Plan, a priority
following the major fires including the
86,000 acre Jasper Fire in 2000;
2. A 2004 initial Off-Highway Vehicle
Travel Management Subcommittee
report;
3. A report on their findings regarding
the thesis, direction, and assumptions of
Phase II of our Forest Plan produced in
2005;
4. The Invasive Species Subcommittee
Report in 2005 covering
recommendations to better stop invasive
species from infiltrating the Forest;
5. A final Travel Management
Subcommittee Report in 2006 in which
the Board made 11 recommendations
regarding characteristics of a designated
motor vehicle trail system, the basis for
our initial work to prepare our Motor
Vehicle Use Map in 2010–2011;
6. The Board’s annual work to attract
funding through grants based on the
Collaborative Landscape Forest
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Restoration Program (CFLRP), a program
of the Secretary of Agriculture CFLR
Program to encourage the collaborative,
science-based ecosystem restoration of
priority forest landscapes;
7. A letter to the Secretary and the
Chief of the Forest Service to work,
restore and maintain open space for
wildlife habitat and recreation needs
like snowmobile trails; and
8. The annual reports to the Secretary
detailing the Board’s activities, issues,
and accomplishments.
The Board is deemed to be among the
most effective public involvement
strategies in the Forest Service and
continues to lead by example for
Federal, State, and local government
agencies working to coordinate and
cooperate in the Black Hills of South
Dakota and Wyoming.
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II); notice
is hereby given that the Secretary of
Agriculture intends to re-establish the
charter of the Black Hills National
Forest Advisory Board. The Board
provides advice and recommendations
on a broad range of forest planning
issues and, in accordance with the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (Pub. L. 108–447 (REA)), more
specifically will provide advice and
recommendations on Black Hills
National Forest recreation fee issues
(serving as the RRAC for the Black Hills
National Forest). The Board
membership consists of individuals
representing commodity interests,
amenity interests, and State and local
government.
The Board has been determined to be
in the public interest in connection with
the duties and responsibilities of the
Black Hills National Forest. National
forest management requires improved
coordination among the interests and
governmental entities responsible for
land management decisions and the
public that the agency serves.
Advisory Committee Organization
The Board consists of 16 members
that are representative of the following
interests (this membership is similar to
the membership outlined by the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self
Determination Act for Resource
Advisory Committees (16 U.S.C. 500, et
seq.)):
1. Economic development;
2. Developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle users, or commercial
recreation;
3. Energy and mineral development;
4. Commercial timber industry;
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5. Permittee (grazing or other land use
within the Black Hills area);
6. Nationally recognized
environmental organizations;
7. Regionally or locally recognized
environmental organizations;
8. Dispersed recreation;
9. Archeology or history;
10. Nationally or regionally
recognized sportsmen’s groups, such as
anglers or hunters;
11. South Dakota State-elected offices;
12. Wyoming State-elected offices;
13. South Dakota or Wyoming countyor local-elected officials;
14. Tribal government elected orappointed officials;
15. South Dakota State natural
resource agency official; and
16. Wyoming State natural resource
agency officials.
No individual who is currently
registered as a Federal lobbyist is
eligible to serve as a member of the
Committee. The Committee will meet
approximately nine times, and will
attend at least one summer field tour as
designated by the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO).
The appointment of members to the
Board will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more
qualified persons to serve on the Board.
Individuals may also nominate
themselves. To be considered for
membership, nominees must submit a:
1. Resume describing qualifications
for membership to the Committee;
2. Cover letter with rationale for
serving on the committee and what you
can contribute; and
3. Complete form AD–755, Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information.
Letters of recommendations are
welcome. The AD–755 may be obtained
from Forest Service contact person or
from the following Web site: https://
www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/
ad755.pdf. All nominations will be
vetted by USDA. The Secretary of
Agriculture will appoint committee
members to the Board from the list of
qualified applicants.
The members of the Board will elect
and determine the responsibilities of the
Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson.
In absence of the Chairperson, the ViceChairperson will act in the
Chairperson’s stead. The Forest
Supervisor of the Black Hills National
Forest serves as the Designated Federal
Official under sections 10(e) and (f) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. II).
Members will serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed
for travel expenses while performing
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duties on behalf of the Board, subject to
approval by the DFO.
Equal opportunity practices are
followed in all appointments to the
Board in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have
been taken into account the needs of
diverse groups, served by the Black
Hills National Forest, membership shall
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
Dated: April 29, 2014.
Gregory Parham,
Assistant Secretary of Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Sabine-Angelina Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation of nominees.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
(the Act) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.
2), the Sabine-Angelina Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) announces
the solicitation of nominees to fill
vacancies. 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 Title II of the Act. The
RAC covers the Angelina and Sabine
National Forests.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before September 30, 2014.
Nominations must contain a completed
application package that includes the
following:
(1) Nominee’s name,
(2) Resume, and
(3) Completed Form AD–755
(Advisory Committee or Research and
Promotion Background Information).
The package must be sent to the
address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations and
applications to Kimpton M. Cooper,
District Ranger or Becky Nix, RAC
Coordinator, Sabine Ranger District,
5050 State Hwy 21 East, Hemphill,
Texas 75948.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimpton M. Cooper by phone at 409–
625–1940 or 936–897–1068 or via email
at kmcooper@fs.fed.us.
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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:
Background
On October 2, 2013, the Helium
Stewardship Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–
40) reauthorized the Act. The purpose of
the RAC is to improve collaborative
relationships among the people that use
and care for the National Forests and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. The duties of the RAC include
monitoring projects, advising the
Secretary on the progress and results of
the monitoring efforts, and making
recommendations to the Forest Service
for any appropriate changes or
adjustments to the projects being
monitored by the RACs.
RAC Membership
The RAC will be comprised of 15
members approved by the Secretary of
Agriculture. RAC membership will be
fairly balanced in terms of the points of
view represented and functions to be
performed. The RAC members will
serve 4-year terms. The RAC shall
include representation from the
following interest areas:
(1) Five persons who represent:
(a) Organized Labor or Non-Timber
Forest Product Harvester Groups,
(b) Developed Outdoor Recreation,
Off-Highway Vehicle Users, or
Commercial Recreation Activities,
(c) Energy and Mineral Development,
or Commercial or Recreational Fishing
Groups,
(d) Commercial Timber Industry, or
(e) Federal Grazing Permit or Other
Land Use Permit Holders, or
Representative of Non-Industrial Private
Forest Land Owners, within the area for
which the committee is organized.
(2) Five persons who represent:
(a) Nationally or Regionally
Recognized Environmental
Organizations,
(b) Regionally or Locally Recognized
Environmental Organizations,
(c) Dispersed Recreational Activities,
(d) Archaeology and History, or
(e) Nationally or Regionally
Recognized Wild Horse and Burro
Interest, Wildlife Hunting
Organizaitons, or Watershed
Associations.
(3) Five persons who represent:
(a) Hold State-Elected Office,
(b) Hold County or Local-Elected
Office,
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(c) American Indian Tribes within or
adjacent to the area for which the
committee is organized,
(d) Area School Officials or Teachers,
or
(e) Affected Public at Large.
In the event that a vacancy arises, the
DFO may fill the vacancy with a
replacement member appointed by the
Secretary, if an appropriate replacement
member is available.
Nominations and Applications
Information
The appointment of members to the
RAC will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture. Any individual or
organization may nominate one or more
qualified persons to represent the
interest areas listed above. To be
considered for membership, nominees
must:
1. Be a resident of Texas;
2. Identify what interest group they
would represent and how they are
qualified to represent that interest
group;
3. State why they want to serve on the
RAC and what they can contribute;
4. Show their past experience in
working successfully as part of a
working group on forest management
activities; and
5. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory
Committee or Research and Promotion
Background Information.
You may contact the person listed
above to receive the Form AD–755. All
nominations will be vetted by the
Agency.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with the USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the
RACs. To ensure that the
recommendations of the RACs have
taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membeship should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent the needs of all racial and
ethnic groups, women and men, and
persons with disabilities.
Dated: April 25, 2014.
Gregory Parham,
Assistant Secretary of Administration.
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Service, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to re-establish the Black Hills National
Forest Advisory Board and call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service intends to
re-establish the Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (Board).
The purpose is to obtain advice and recommendations on a broad range of
forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest
health including fire management and mountain pine beetle infestations,
travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees,
and site-specific projects having forest wide implications. The Forest
Service is also seeking nominations for individuals to be considered as
committee members. The public is invited to submit nominations for
membership.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by June 4, 2014.
Instructions for submitting a nomination package may be found in the
section below entitled, ``Advisory Committee Organization''.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations and applications to Frances Reynolds, USDA
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 720 Simms Street, Golden,
Colorado 80401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Bobzien, Forest Supervisor,
USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, telephone: 605-673-9201,
fax: 605-673-9208, or email: cbobzien@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: USDA 16565--Black Hills National Forest
Advisory Board is a non-scientific program advisory Board established
by the Secretary of Agriculture in 2003 to provide advice and counsel
to the U.S. Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, in the wake of
increasingly severe and intense wild fires and mountain pine beetle
epidemics.
The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations
on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or
amendments, travel management, forest monitoring
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and evaluation, and site-specific projects having forest-wide
implications. The Board also serves to meet the needs of the Recreation
Enhancement Act of 2005 as a recreation resource advisory board (RRAC)
for the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Board provides timely advice
and recommendations to the Secretary through the forest supervisor
regarding programmatic forest issues and project-level issues that have
forest-wide implications for the Black Hills National Forest.
The Board meets approximately ten times a year, with one month
being a field trip, held in August and focusing on both current issues
and the educational value of seeing management strategies and outcomes
on the ground. This Board has been established as a truly credible
entity and a trusted voice on forest management issues and is doing
often astonishing work in helping to develop informed consent for
forest management.
For years, the demands made on the Black Hills National Forest have
resulted in conflicts among interest groups resulting in both forest-
wide and site-specific programs being delayed due to appeals and
litigation. The Board provides a forum to resolve these issues to allow
for the Black Hills National Forest to move forward in its management
activities. The Board is believed to be one of the few groups with
broad enough scope to address all of the issues and include all of the
jurisdictional boundaries.
Significant Contributions
The Board's most significant accomplishments include:
1. A 2004 report on the Black Hills Fuels Reduction Plan, a
priority following the major fires including the 86,000 acre Jasper
Fire in 2000;
2. A 2004 initial Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management
Subcommittee report;
3. A report on their findings regarding the thesis, direction, and
assumptions of Phase II of our Forest Plan produced in 2005;
4. The Invasive Species Subcommittee Report in 2005 covering
recommendations to better stop invasive species from infiltrating the
Forest;
5. A final Travel Management Subcommittee Report in 2006 in which
the Board made 11 recommendations regarding characteristics of a
designated motor vehicle trail system, the basis for our initial work
to prepare our Motor Vehicle Use Map in 2010-2011;
6. The Board's annual work to attract funding through grants based
on the Collaborative Landscape Forest Restoration Program (CFLRP), a
program of the Secretary of Agriculture CFLR Program to encourage the
collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest
landscapes;
7. A letter to the Secretary and the Chief of the Forest Service to
work, restore and maintain open space for wildlife habitat and
recreation needs like snowmobile trails; and
8. The annual reports to the Secretary detailing the Board's
activities, issues, and accomplishments.
The Board is deemed to be among the most effective public
involvement strategies in the Forest Service and continues to lead by
example for Federal, State, and local government agencies working to
coordinate and cooperate in the Black Hills of South Dakota and
Wyoming.
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II);
notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture intends to re-
establish the charter of the Black Hills National Forest Advisory
Board. The Board provides advice and recommendations on a broad range
of forest planning issues and, in accordance with the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108-447 (REA)), more specifically
will provide advice and recommendations on Black Hills National Forest
recreation fee issues (serving as the RRAC for the Black Hills National
Forest). The Board membership consists of individuals representing
commodity interests, amenity interests, and State and local government.
The Board has been determined to be in the public interest in
connection with the duties and responsibilities of the Black Hills
National Forest. National forest management requires improved
coordination among the interests and governmental entities responsible
for land management decisions and the public that the agency serves.
Advisory Committee Organization
The Board consists of 16 members that are representative of the
following interests (this membership is similar to the membership
outlined by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination
Act for Resource Advisory Committees (16 U.S.C. 500, et seq.)):
1. Economic development;
2. Developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or
commercial recreation;
3. Energy and mineral development;
4. Commercial timber industry;
5. Permittee (grazing or other land use within the Black Hills
area);
6. Nationally recognized environmental organizations;
7. Regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations;
8. Dispersed recreation;
9. Archeology or history;
10. Nationally or regionally recognized sportsmen's groups, such as
anglers or hunters;
11. South Dakota State-elected offices;
12. Wyoming State-elected offices;
13. South Dakota or Wyoming county-or local-elected officials;
14. Tribal government elected or- appointed officials;
15. South Dakota State natural resource agency official; and
16. Wyoming State natural resource agency officials.
No individual who is currently registered as a Federal lobbyist is
eligible to serve as a member of the Committee. The Committee will meet
approximately nine times, and will attend at least one summer field
tour as designated by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
The appointment of members to the Board will be made by the
Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization may nominate
one or more qualified persons to serve on the Board. Individuals may
also nominate themselves. To be considered for membership, nominees
must submit a:
1. Resume describing qualifications for membership to the
Committee;
2. Cover letter with rationale for serving on the committee and
what you can contribute; and
3. Complete form AD-755, Advisory Committee Membership Background
Information.
Letters of recommendations are welcome. The AD-755 may be obtained
from Forest Service contact person or from the following Web site:
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ad755.pdf. All nominations
will be vetted by USDA. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint
committee members to the Board from the list of qualified applicants.
The members of the Board will elect and determine the
responsibilities of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson. In
absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson will act in the
Chairperson's stead. The Forest Supervisor of the Black Hills National
Forest serves as the Designated Federal Official under sections 10(e)
and (f) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II).
Members will serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for
travel expenses while performing
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duties on behalf of the Board, subject to approval by the DFO.
Equal opportunity practices are followed in all appointments to the
Board in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have been taken into account the needs of
diverse groups, served by the Black Hills National Forest, membership
shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: April 29, 2014.
Gregory Parham,
Assistant Secretary of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-10188 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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