Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board, 12251 [2020-04160]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 41 / Monday, March 2, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (Board) will meet in Rapid City, South Dakota. The committee is established consistent with 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 the Secretary of Agriculture through the Black Hills National Forest Supervisor on a broad range of forest issues. Board information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/ minutes can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ blackhills/workingtogether/advisory committees. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. All meetings are subject to cancellation. For 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 Forest Service Center, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. 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 Black Hills National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead at 605–673–9200 to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, by phone at 605–440–1409 or by email at sjjacobson@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 the meeting is to provide: (1) Orientation Topic: FY20 Forest Budget; khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Feb 28, 2020 Jkt 250001 (2) Forest Sustainability Discussion; (3) Timber Sustainability Working Group; (4) Black Hills Fish Management Plan; and (5) Trail Rangers and Trail Maintenance Program. The meeting is open to the public. If time allows, the public may make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by March 2, 2020, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related letters to the attention of the Board may file written statements with the Board’s staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be sent to Scott Jacobson, Black Hills National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 1019 North Fifth Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730; by email to sjjacobson@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 605–673–9208. 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: February 25, 2020. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–04160 Filed 2–28–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders on Agency Services National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Request for written stakeholder input. AGENCY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is requesting written stakeholder input on agency services. The purpose of this Notice is to assist NIFA in optimizing delivery of services and better serve stakeholders’ and partners’ research, extension, and education needs. NIFA plans to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12251 consider all stakeholder input received in response to this Notice. Submission of stakeholder input to the target questions will be open upon publishing of the Notice through 5 p.m. Eastern time April 03, 2020. Comments: Written comments are due by 5 p.m. Eastern time April 03, 2020. Written comments must be emailed to NIFAProjectCAFE@usda.gov with the Subject Title, ‘‘NIFA Service Delivery Input.’’ Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hoffman, 202–401–1112 (phone), NIFAProjectCAFE@usda.gov. As NIFA enters its second decade, the agency seeks stakeholder input on how to optimize delivery of services in order to enhance NIFA’s ability to provide excellent customer service to external and internal partners. This stakeholder input opportunity informs the effectiveness and efficiency of NIFA by optimizing service delivery approaches to be aligned with current business practices and technologies in order to better meet the agency’s mission of investing in and advancing agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. Stakeholders are asked to respond to the following questions: (1.) How can NIFA improve delivery of capacity programs in order to best support research and extension? (2.) What changes should NIFA consider regarding implementation of competitive programs? (3.) How can NIFA increase transparency and effectiveness? (4.) What steps can NIFA take to enhance customer experience? NIFA welcomes stakeholder input from any group or individual interested in the agency’s delivery of services. NIFA is eager to listen to stakeholder’s comments on solutions and opportunities that will facilitate a more efficient and customer focused NIFA in the near future and beyond. This input opportunity will focus only on NIFA’s delivery of services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Done at Washington, DC, this 20th day of February 2020. Stephen L. Censky, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2020–04158 Filed 2–28–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–22–P E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04160]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board (Board) will 
meet in Rapid City, South Dakota. The committee is established 
consistent with 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 the 
Secretary of Agriculture through the Black Hills National Forest 
Supervisor on a broad range of forest issues. Board information, 
including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/minutes can be 
found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 1:00 
p.m.
    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For 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 Forest Service Center, 8221 
Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702.
    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 Black 
Hills National Forest Supervisor's Office. Please call ahead at 605-
673-9200 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, 
by phone at 605-440-1409 or by email at [email protected].
    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 provide:
    (1) Orientation Topic: FY20 Forest Budget;
    (2) Forest Sustainability Discussion;
    (3) Timber Sustainability Working Group;
    (4) Black Hills Fish Management Plan; and
    (5) Trail Rangers and Trail Maintenance Program.
    The meeting is open to the public. If time allows, the public may 
make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to 
make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by March 2, 
2020, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring 
related letters to the attention of the Board may file written 
statements with the Board's staff before or after the meeting. Written 
comments and time requests for oral comments must be sent to Scott 
Jacobson, Black Hills National Forest Supervisor's Office, 1019 North 
Fifth Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730; by email to 
[email protected], or via facsimile to 605-673-9208.
    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: February 25, 2020.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-04160 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P


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