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Pursuant to the Forest Service Small
Business Timber Sale Set-Aside
Program, developed in cooperation with
the Small Business Administration,
Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR
223.84 require the Forest Service bid
form used by potential timber sale
bidders include provisions for small
business concerns. The data collected
will be used by the agency to ensure
that National Forest System timber will
be sold at not less than appraised value,
that bidders will meet specific criteria
when submitting a bid, and that antitrust violations will not occur during
the bidding process.
The tax identification number of each
bidder is entered into an automated bid
monitoring system, which is used to
determine if speculative bidding or
unlawful bidding practices are
occurring and is required to process
electronic payments to the purchaser.
Respondents will be bidders on
National Forest System timber sales.
Forest Service Sale Officers will provide
bid forms to potential bidders, and
bidders will return the completed forms,
dated and signed, to the Forest Service
Sale Officer.
The data gathered in this information
collection are not available from other
sources.
Forms Associated With This
Information Collection
FS–2400–42a—National Forest
Timber and Forest Products for Sale
(Advertisement and Short-Form Bid):
This form will be used for soliciting and
receiving bids on short-notice timber
sales advertised for less than 30 days for
less than $10,000 in advertised value.
Respondents are bidders on National
Forest System timber sales.
FS–2400–14—Bid for Advertised
Timber (3 form versions: FS–2400–
14UR—Unit Rate Bidding; FS–2400–
14WA—Weighted Average Bidding; FS–
2400–14TV—Total Value Bidding):
These forms implement the same
statutes, policies, and regulations and
collect similar information from the
same applicants. Respondents are
bidders on National Forest System
timber and forest product sales.
FS–2400–14BV—Bid for Integrated
Resource Timber Contract (2 form
versions: FS–2400–14BV—Best Value,
Total Value Bidding; FS–2400–14BVU—
Best Value, Unit Rate Bidding): These
forms will be used for soliciting and
receiving bids on contracts advertised
for 30 days or longer and on contracts
greater than $10,000 in advertised value.
FS–2400–14sb—Substitute Blocks of
FS–2400–14UR, FS–2400–14WA, and
FS–2400–14TV when sale contains
specified roads to a higher standard
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than is needed to remove timber and the
specified road construction cost is
$50,000 or greater, or when sale
contains specified roads to a higher
standard than is needed to remove
timber and the specified road
construction cost is less than $50,000.
Substitution language specific for
Region 10 for small business set aside
sales is also included in FS–2400–14sb.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 31
hours per response.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,824.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 118,017 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
JoLynn D. Anderson,
Agency Federal Register Officer, Policy Office.
[FR Doc. 2024–25714 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Forestry Research
Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details
shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Agriculture and
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Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and operates
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of this committee is to make
recommendations to and advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on forestry
research. The Agriculture and Food Act
directs the Secretary to appoint the
FRAC, which advises on how to
efficiently accomplish the purposes of
the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The
FRAC focuses on developing and
utilizing the Nation’s forest resources,
forestry schools, and forest industries.
FRAC recommendations support states
in carrying out a program of forestry
research through land-grant colleges or
agricultural experiment stations and
other state-supported colleges and
universities that offer graduate training
in forestry. The FRAC also provides
advice related to the Forest Service
research program, which is authorized
by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act of 1978.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be
held on November 21, 2024, from 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. and November 22, 2024,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone
wishing to provide oral comments must
pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on November 13, 2024.
Written public comments will be
accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on November 13, 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 USDA Forest Service, Sidney
R Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250 in the Yates
Training Room. Committee information
and meeting details can be found at the
following website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac or
by contacting the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be sent by email to
arthur.a.duggan@usda.gov or via mail
(postmarked) to David Lytle, Research
and Development 2NW, USDA Forest
Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250. 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
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p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November
13, 2024, and speakers can only register
for one speaking slot. Oral comments
must be sent by email to
arthur.a.duggan@usda.gov or via mail
(postmarked) to David Lytle, Research
and Development 2NW, USDA Forest
Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arthur Duggan, Jr., Science Quality
Services Program Manager, by phone at
(510) 542–0081 or email at
arthur.a.duggan@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss questions Federal forestry
researchers are addressing and how they
are addressing them;
2. Discuss recommendations the
FRAC can make to the Secretary of
Agriculture to further forestry research
advancements, and
3. Identify topics for future meetings.
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,
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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 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. 2024–24412 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto
Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a meeting of the Puerto
Rico Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene by virtual
web conference on Tuesday, November
26, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/
Eastern Time. The purpose is to
continue discussion on their project on
the civil rights impacts of the Insular
Cases in Puerto Rico.
DATES: November 26, 2024, Tuesday, at
3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (3:30 p.m. ET).
ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via
Zoom.
Registration Link (Audio/Visual):
https://tinyurl.com/27uh96fx; Passcode,
if needed: USCCR–PR.
Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833
435 1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID:
160 059 7846 #.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Email Victoria Moreno, Designated
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Federal Officer at vmoreno@usccr.gov,
or by phone at 434–515–0204.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting will take place in Spanish with
English interpretation. This committee
meeting is available to the public
through the registration link above. Any
interested member of the public may
listen to the meeting. An open comment
period is provided to allow members of
the public to make oral statement as
time allows. Per the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, public minutes of the
meeting will include a list of persons
who are present at the meeting. If
joining via phone, callers can expect to
incur regular charges for calls they
initiate over wireless lines, according to
their wireless plan. The Commission
will not refund any incurred charges.
Callers will incur no charge for calls
they initiate over land-line connections
to the toll-free telephone number.
Closed captioning is available by
selecting ‘‘CC’’ in the meeting platform.
To request additional accommodations,
please email ebohor@usccr.gov at least
10 business days prior to the meeting.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Victoria Moreno at
vmoreno@usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Coordination Unit at
1–312–353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Coordination Unit
Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Records of
the meetings will be available via the
following websites: https://tinyurl.com/
32weekzm and https://tinyurl.com/
3df8ku76. Persons interested in the
work of this Committee are directed to
the Commission’s website, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Coordination Unit at
ebohor@usccr.gov.
Agenda
1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Committee Discussion on Project
Regarding the Civil Rights Impacts
of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico
3. Next Steps
4. Public Comment
5. Other Business
6. Adjourn
Dated: November 1, 2024.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2024–25809 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Forestry Research Advisory Committee (FRAC) will hold a
public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is
authorized under the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
purpose of this committee is to make recommendations to and advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on forestry research. The Agriculture and Food
Act directs the Secretary to appoint the FRAC, which advises on how to
efficiently accomplish the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of
1962. The FRAC focuses on developing and utilizing the Nation's forest
resources, forestry schools, and forest industries. FRAC
recommendations support states in carrying out a program of forestry
research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment
stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer
graduate training in forestry. The FRAC also provides advice related to
the Forest Service research program, which is authorized by the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on November 21, 2024, from 12
p.m. to 5 p.m. and November 22, 2024, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide oral comments
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on November 13,
2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on November 13, 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 USDA Forest Service,
Sidney R Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250 in
the Yates Training Room. Committee information and meeting details can
be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/about/frac 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 David Lytle,
Research and Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250. 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
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p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 13, 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 David Lytle,
Research and Development 2NW, USDA Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Duggan, Jr., Science Quality
Services Program Manager, by phone at (510) 542-0081 or email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss questions Federal forestry researchers are addressing
and how they are addressing them;
2. Discuss recommendations the FRAC can make to the Secretary of
Agriculture to further forestry research advancements, and
3. Identify topics for future meetings.
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 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. 2024-24412 Filed 11-5-24; 8:45 am]
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