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The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss current and emerging
recommendation efforts and develop a
briefing-paper for incoming
Administration;
2. Meet partners to hear concerns and
opportunities to collaborate; and
3. Conduct Work Group break out
sessions.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should submit a request
in writing by November 3, 2016 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
staff before November 3, 2016. Written
comments and time requests for oral
comments must be sent to Scott Stewart,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop
1123, Washington, DC 20250; or by
email to sstewart@fs.fed.us. A summary
of the meeting will be posted at https://
www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc within 21
days after 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 accommodations for
access to the facility or proceedings by
contacting the person listed under the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All
reasonable accommodation requests are
managed on a case by case basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: October 21, 2016.
Patricia Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private
Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Allegheny Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Allegheny Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Warren, Pennsylvania. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
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the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. Additional RAC information
can be found at the following Web site:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/allegheny/
workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 10:00
a.m. EST.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The meeting will be held at
the Allegheny National Forest
Supervisor’s Office, 4 Farm Colony
Drive, Warren, Pennsylvania.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. 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 Allegheny
National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
Please call ahead at 814–728–6100 to
facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Sutton, RAC Coordinator by phone
at 814–728–6100, or via email at
rsutton@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. 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 above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to review and
approve project submissions.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by November 30, 2016, 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 staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time to make
oral comments must be sent to Ruth
Sutton, RAC Coordinator, Allegheny
National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 4
Farm Colony Drive, Warren,
Pennsylvania 16365; by email to
rsutton@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
814–726–1465.
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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: October 24, 2016.
Sherry A. Tune,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet in Washington, DC
The Council is authorized under Section
9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act, as amended by Title XII, Section
1219 of Public Law 101–624 (the Act)
(16 U.S.C. 2105g) and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. II). Additional information
concerning the Council, can be found by
visiting the Council’s Web site at: https://
www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The meeting will be held on the
following dates and times:
• Monday, November 13, 2016, from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time or
until Council business is completed. All
meetings are subject to cancellation. For
an updated status of meeting prior to
attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Santa Fe Room, Indianapolis Marriot
Downtown, 350 West Maryland Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Written comments concerning this
meeting should 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, Sidney
Yates Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201
14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Please call ahead at 202–205–7829 to
facilitate entry into the building.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney
Yates Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201
14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024
by telephone at 202–205–7829, or by
email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or by cell
phone at 202–309–9873, or via facsimile
at 202–690–5792. 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 the meeting is to:
1. Introduce new members;
2. Finalize the 2016 Accomplishment
and Recommendations;
3. Update status of the 2017 grant
review;
4. Listen to local constituents urban
forestry concerns;
5. Provide updates on the 10-year
action plan (2016–2026);
6. Receive Forest Service budget and
program updates; and
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should submit a request
in writing by November 1, 2016, to be
scheduled on the agenda. Council
discussion is limited to Forest Service
staff and Council members, however
anyone who would like to bring urban
and community forestry matters to the
attention of the Council may file written
statements with the Council’s staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and time requests for oral
comments must be sent to Nancy
Stemple, Executive Staff, National
Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
Building, Room 3SC–01C, 201 14th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, or
by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
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: October 25, 2016.
Steven W. Koehn,
Director, Cooperative Forestry.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Invitation for Nominations to
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Solicitation of Nominations to
the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces an
invitation from the Office of the
Secretary of Agriculture for nominations
to the Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics.
On August 15, 2016, the Secretary of
Agriculture renewed the Advisory
Committee charter for a two-year term to
expire on August 15, 2018. The purpose
of the Committee is to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on the scope,
timing, content, etc., of the periodic
censuses and surveys of agriculture,
other related surveys, and the types of
information to obtain from respondents
concerning agriculture. The Committee
also prepares recommendations
regarding the content of agriculture
reports and presents the views and
needs for data of major suppliers and
users of agriculture statistics.
DATES: The nomination period for
interested candidates will close 30 days
after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations by any of the following
methods:
• Email: Scan the completed form
and email to: HQOA@nass.usda.gov.
• eFax: 855–493–0445.
• Mail: Nominations should be
mailed to Renee Picanso, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 5041 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–2010.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: Renee Picanso, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 5041 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
(202) 720–2707.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each
person nominated to serve on the
committee is required to submit the
following form: AD–755 (Advisory
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Committee Membership Background
Information, OMB Number 0505–0001),
available on the Internet at https://
www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/
Advisory_Committee_on_Agriculture_
Statistics/AD-755.pdf. This form may
also be requested by telephone, fax, or
email using the information above.
Completed forms may be faxed to the
number above, mailed, or completed
and emailed directly from the Internet
site. For more information on the
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics, see the NASS Web site at
https://www.nass.usda.gov/About_
NASS/Advisory_Committee_on_
Agriculture_Statistics/index.php. The
Committee draws on the experience and
expertise of its members to form a
collective judgment concerning
agriculture data collected and the
statistics issued by NASS. This input is
vital to keep current with shifting data
needs in the rapidly changing
agricultural environment and keeps
NASS informed of emerging issues in
the agriculture community that can
affect agriculture statistics activities.
The Committee, appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture, consists of 20
members representing a broad range of
disciplines and interests, including, but
not limited to, producers,
representatives of national farm
organizations, agricultural economists,
rural sociologists, farm policy analysts,
educators, State agriculture
representatives, and agriculture-related
business and marketing experts.
Members serve staggered 2-year terms,
with terms for half of the Committee
members expiring in any given year.
Nominations are being sought for 10
open Committee seats. Members can
serve up to 3 terms for a total of 6
consecutive years. The Chairperson of
the Committee shall be elected by
members to serve a 1-year term.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with USDA policies, will be followed in
all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent the needs of all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
The duties of the Committee are
solely advisory. The Committee will
make recommendations to the Secretary
of Agriculture with regards to the
agricultural statistics programs of NASS,
and such other matters as it may deem
advisable, or which the Secretary of
Agriculture; Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics; or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will meet in Washington, DC The Council is authorized under
Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by
Title XII, Section 1219 of Public Law 101-624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C.
2105g) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
II). Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by
visiting the Council's Web site at: https://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES: The meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Monday, November 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Central Time or until Council business is completed. All meetings are
subject to cancellation. For an updated status of meeting prior to
attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Santa Fe Room, Indianapolis
Marriot Downtown, 350 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Written comments concerning this meeting should 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, Sidney Yates Building,
Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please call
ahead at 202-205-7829 to facilitate entry into the building.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024 by
telephone at 202-205-7829, or by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or by
cell phone at 202-309-9873, or via facsimile at 202-690-5792.
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 the meeting is to:
1. Introduce new members;
2. Finalize the 2016 Accomplishment and Recommendations;
3. Update status of the 2017 grant review;
4. Listen to local constituents urban forestry concerns;
5. Provide updates on the 10-year action plan (2016-2026);
6. Receive Forest Service budget and program updates; and
The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by
November 1, 2016, to be scheduled on the agenda. Council discussion is
limited to Forest Service staff and Council members, however anyone who
would like to bring urban and community forestry matters to the
attention of the Council may file written statements with the Council's
staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests
for oral comments must be sent to Nancy Stemple, Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates
Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, or
by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
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: October 25, 2016.
Steven W. Koehn,
Director, Cooperative Forestry.
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