Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee, 84522 [2024-24257]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Forest Service

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24257]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will 
hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The 
committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination 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 the Forest Service concerning projects and funding 
consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on 
recreation fee proposals for sites on the Mt. Hood and Willamette 
National Forests within Clackamas, Douglas, Hood River, Jefferson, 
Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties, consistent with the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on November 7, 
2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or 
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard 
Time on November 3, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 
11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 5, 2024. Comments 
submitted after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the 
committee, but the committee may not have adequate time to consider 
those comments prior to the meeting.
    All committee meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of 
the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person at the Keizer Civic 
Center, located at 930 Chemawa Road Northeast, Keizer, Oregon 97303. 
The public may also join virtually via videoconference. Committee 
information and details about the meeting, including a link to access 
the meeting, can be found on the advisory committee website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=stelprdb5048434 or by contacting the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to 
[email protected] or via mail (postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 
3106 Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, Springfield, OR 97477. The Forest Service 
strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically.
    Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 
November 3, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. 
Oral comments must be sent by email to [email protected] or via 
mail (postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 3106 Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, 
Springfield, OR 97477.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meta Loftsgaarden, Designated Federal 
Officer, by phone at 971-378-9704 or email at 
[email protected]; or Eileen Kitayama, RAC Coordinator, by 
phone at 458-245-0170 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Elect a Chairperson;
    2. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss Title II 
project proposals;
    3. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;
    4. Approve meeting minutes; and
    5. Schedule the next meeting.
    The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral 
statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an 
oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days 
prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written 
comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 14 days after the 
meeting date listed under DATES.
    Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT, by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the 
meeting. 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 upon request.
    Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the 
Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable 
accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If 
you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make 
requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive 
listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person 
listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or contact 
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through 
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program 
information may be made available in languages other than English.
    USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, 
color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance 
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil 
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA 
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing 
deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will 
be followed in all appointments to the committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the committee have taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to the 
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, 
abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including 
underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 
employer, and lender.

    Dated: October 16, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24257 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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