National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule, 32931-32932 [2015-14146]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), signed in December 2004, directs the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or both to establish Recreation RACs, or use existing advisory committees to perform the duties of Recreation RACs, in each State or region for Federal recreation lands and waters managed by the Forest Service or the BLM. These committees make recreation fee program recommendations on implementing or eliminating standard amenity fees; expanded amenity fees; and noncommercial, individual special recreation permit fees; expanding or limiting the recreation fee program; and fee-level changes. The REA grants flexibility to Recreation RACs by stating that the Secretaries: • May have as many additional Recreation RACs in a State or region as the Secretaries consider necessary; • Shall not establish a Recreation RAC in a State if the Secretaries determine, in consultation with the Governor of the State, that sufficient interest does not exist to ensure that participation on the committee is balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed; or • May use a resource advisory committee established pursuant to another provision of law and in accordance with that law. The Forest Service and BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Forest Service also manages Recreation RACs for the Forest Service Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Eastern and Southern Regions and for the State of Colorado. The Forest Service is using an existing advisory board for the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. In addition, the Governors of three states—Alaska, Nebraska and Wyoming—requested that their states be exempt from the Recreation RAC requirement, and the Secretary concurred with the exemptions. Recreation RACs Membership The Recreation RACs consists of not more than 11 members. The members appointed to the Recreation RACs will be fairly balanced in terms of points of view represented, functions to be performed, and will represent a broad array of expertise and relevancy to a VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 membership category. The Recreation RACs composition is as follow: (1) Five persons who represent recreation users and that include, as appropriate, persons representing— (a) Winter motorized recreation such as snowmobiling; (b) Winter nonmotorized recreation such as snowshoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing, and snowboarding; (c) Summer motorized recreation such as motorcycling, boating, and offhighway vehicle driving; (d) Summer nonmotorized 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— (a) Motorized outfitters and guides; (b) Nonmotorized outfitters and guides; and (c) Local environmental groups. (3) Three persons who are— (a) State tourism official representing the State; (b) A representative of affected Indian tribes; and (c) A representative of affected local government interests. In the event a vacancy arises, the Secretary may appointment replacements for members in each of the three membership categories. If an appropriate replacement is unavailable, nominees will be sough through an open and public process and submitted to the Secretary for vetting, approval, and appointment. The Chairperson, of each Recreation RAC, shall be selected by majority vote of the Recreation RAC from among its members for a period of time as determined by the Recreation RAC. A Co-Chairperson may be assigned, especially to facilitate his or her transition to become the Chairperson in the future. The Forest Service Regional Foresters or designee for each identified Recreation RAC shall serve as the Designated Federal Official (DFO) under Sections 10(e) and (f) of FACA. The Recreation RACs members serve 3-year terms and shall reside within the Region(s) and State in which the committee is organized. Nominations and Application Information for the Recreation RACs The appointment of members to the Recreation RACs will be made by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more qualified persons to represent the vacancies listed above. To be considered for membership, nominees must— PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32931 1. Identify what vacancy they would represent and how they are qualified to represent that vacancy; 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 working group on forest management activities; 4. Complete Form AD–755, you may contact the persons above or from the following Web site: https:// www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_ 755_Master_2012.pdf. All nominations will be vetted, by the Agency. Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the Recreation RACs. To ensure that the recommendations of the Recreation RACs have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Departments, membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with disabilities. Dated: May 28, 2015. Malcolm A. Shorter, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–14147 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meetings. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Committee (Committee) will meet in Juneau, Alaska. Attendees may also participate via webinar and conference call. The Committee operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463). Additional information relating to the Committee, including the meeting summary/ minutes, can be found by visiting the Committee’s Web site at: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/ committee. SUMMARY: The meetings will be held inperson and via webinar/conference call on the following dates and times: DATES: E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 32932 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 111 / Wednesday, June 10, 2015 / Notices • Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST • Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST • Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AKST All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of meetings prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Centennial Hall Convention Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska. For anyone who would like to attend via webinar and/or conference call, please visit the Web site listed above or contact the person listed in the section titled 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 available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest Service Washington Office—Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 20250–1104. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chalonda Jasper, Committee Coordinator, by phone at 202–260–9400, or by email at cjasper@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 this meeting is to provide: 1. Continued deliberations on formulating advice for the Secretary, 2. Discussion of Committee work group findings, 3. Dialogue with key Forest Service personel and stakeholders from Region 10, the Alaska Region, regarding the land management plan revision and plan amendment processes currently underway in the region, 4. Hearing public comments, and 5. Administrative tasks. This meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral comments of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral comment should submit a request in writing by July 27, 2015, 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’s staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be sent to Chalonda VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jun 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 Jasper, USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Coordination, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 20250–1104, or by email at cjasper@fs.fed.us. The agenda and summary of the meeting will be posted on the Committee’s Web site within 21 days of the meeting. 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 by contacting the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by case basis. Dated: June 2, 2015. Leanne M. Marten, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2015–14146 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2015–2017 Business Research and Development and Innovation Surveys U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Richard Hough, U.S. Census Bureau, HQ–7K149, 4600 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, (301) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 763–4823 (or via the internet at richard.s.hough@census.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The U.S. Census Bureau, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), plans to conduct the Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) for the 2015–2017 survey years. The BRDIS covers all domestic for-profit businesses that have 5 or more paid employees and are classified in certain industries. The BRDIS provides the only comprehensive data on R&D costs and detailed expenses by type and industry. The Census Bureau has conducted an R&D survey since 1957 (the Survey of Industrial Research and Development (SIRD) from 1957–2007 and BRDIS from 2008–present), collecting primarily financial information on the systematic work companies undertake to discover new knowledge or use existing knowledge to develop new or improved goods and services. The 2015–2017 BRDIS will continue to collect the following types of information: • R&D expense based on accepted accounting standards. • Worldwide R&D of domestic companies. • Business segment detail. • R&D-related capital expenditures. • Detailed data about the R&D workforce. • R&D strategy and data on the potential impact of R&D on the market. • R&D directed to application areas of particular national interest. • Data measuring innovation, intellectual property protection activities and technology transfer. The BRDIS utilizes a booklet instrument that facilitates the collection of information from various contacts within each company who have the best understanding of the concepts and definitions being presented as well as access to the information necessary to provide the most accurate response. The sections of the booklet correspond to areas within the company and currently include: A company information section that includes detailed innovation questions; a financial section focused on company R&D expenses; a human resources section; an R&D strategy and management section; an IP and technology transfer section; and a section focused on R&D that is funded or paid for by third parties. A web instrument is also available to respondents. The web instrument incorporates Excel spreadsheets that are provided to facilitate the electronic collection of information from various areas of the companies. Respondents have the capability to download the E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32931-32932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14146]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National 
Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the 
National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Committee 
(Committee) will meet in Juneau, Alaska. Attendees may also participate 
via webinar and conference call. The Committee operates in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463). 
Additional information relating to the Committee, including the meeting 
summary/minutes, can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/committee.

DATES: The meetings will be held in-person and via webinar/conference 
call on the following dates and times:

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     Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST
     Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST
     Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AKST
    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of 
meetings prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Centennial Hall Convention 
Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska. For anyone who would like to 
attend via webinar and/or conference call, please visit the Web site 
listed above or contact the person listed in the section titled 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 
available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect 
comments received at the USDA Forest Service Washington Office--Yates 
Building, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 20250-
1104. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chalonda Jasper, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 202-260-9400, or by email at 
cjasper@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 this meeting is to provide:
    1. Continued deliberations on formulating advice for the Secretary,
    2. Discussion of Committee work group findings,
    3. Dialogue with key Forest Service personel and stakeholders from 
Region 10, the Alaska Region, regarding the land management plan 
revision and plan amendment processes currently underway in the region,
    4. Hearing public comments, and
    5. Administrative tasks.
    This meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time 
for people to make oral comments of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral comment should submit a request in writing by 
July 27, 2015, 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's staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be 
sent to Chalonda Jasper, USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem Management 
Coordination, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 
20250-1104, or by email at cjasper@fs.fed.us. The agenda and summary of 
the meeting will be posted on the Committee's Web site within 21 days 
of the meeting.
    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 by contacting 
the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: June 2, 2015.
Leanne M. Marten,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2015-14146 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P

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