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Vol. 69, No. 238

Monday, December 13, 2004

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Senior Executive Service: Membership 

of Performance Review Board

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following persons are 

members of the Performance Review 

Board for 2004. 

Members: Marilyn S. Marton, SES 

Member, Chair; James E. Painter, SES 

Member; Jessalyn L. Pendarvis, SES 

Member; Gloria D. Steele, SES Member; 

Franklin C. Moore, SES Member.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn Mason (202) 712–1286.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Lee Roussel, 

Chief, M/HR/EM.

[FR Doc. 04–27286 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Modoc Resource Advisory 

Committee, Alturas, California, USDA 

Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Modoc National Forest’s Modoc 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

Monday, January 10th, 2005, February 

7th, 2005 and March 7th, 2005 in 

Alturas, California for business 

meetings. The meetings are open to the 

public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting January 10th begins at 

4 pm., at the Modoc National Forest 

Office, Conference Room, 800 West 12th 

St., Alturas. Agenda topics will include 

the final roll-call vote for a majority of 

the projects submitted for funding in 

fiscal year 2005. Time will also be set 

aside for public comments at the 

beginning of the meeting. 

The business meeting February 7th 

begins at 4 pm; at the Modoc National 

Forest Office, Conference Room, 800 

West 12th St., Alturas. Agenda topics 

will include existing and future 

projects. Time will also be set aside for 

public comments at the beginning of the 

meeting. 

The business meeting March 7th 

begins at 4 pm; at the Modoc National 

Forest Office, Conference Room, 800 

West 12th St., Alturas. Agenda topics 

will include existing and future 

projects. Time will also be set aside for 

public comments at the beginning of the 

meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan 

Sylva, Forest Supervisor and Designated 

Federal Officer, at (530) 233–8700; or 

Public Affairs Officer Nancy Gardner at 

(530) 233–8713.

Stanley G. Sylva, 

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 04–27282 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Public Meeting With All Interested 

Parties to Comment on the Activities of 

the Resource Conservation and 

Development Program

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture’s Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) will solicit 

comments on the activities of the 

Resource Conservation and 

Development (RC&D) Program. Section 

2504 of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–

171) requires that the Secretary of 

Agriculture, in consultation with the 

National Association of Resource 

Conservation and Development 

Councils (NAR&DC), evaluate the RC&D 

Program to determine whether it is 

effectively meeting the needs of, and 

purposes identified by, States, units of 

governments, Indian tribes, non-profit 

organizations, and councils 

participating in, or served by, the 

program. The Secretary of Agriculture, 

acting through NRCS, will conduct this 

evaluation, and submit to the 

Committee on Agriculture of the U.S. 

House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry of the Senate, a report 

describing the results of the evaluation, 

together with any recommendations of 

the Secretary for continuing, 

terminating, or modifying the program 

by June 30, 2005. 

As part of this evaluation, NRCS is 

conducting an open comment period for 

all interested parties to solicit comments 

on the activities of the program. 

Comments will be solicited on, and 

should be limited to, the following 

topics: (1) RC&D Program effectiveness 

in meeting the needs of the States, units 

of government, Indian tribes, non-profit 

organizations, and RC&D councils 

served by the program; (2) RC&D 

Program effectiveness in developing 

community leadership conservation; (3) 

RC&D Program elements that best serve 

regional conservation and development 

needs; (4) RC&D Program elements that 

can be strengthened to better serve 

regional conservation and development 

needs.

DATES: Effective Dates: The comment 

period will be open from December 8, 

2004, through January 31, 2004. Written 

comments also may be submitted, no 

later than January 31, 2005, to Terry 

D’Addio, National RC&D Program 

Manager, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 6013, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry D’Addio, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, telephone: (202) 

720–0557; fax: (202) 690–0639, e-mail: 

terry.d’addio@usda.gov.

Signed in Washington, DC on December 7, 

2004. 

Bruce I. Knight, 

Chief.

[FR Doc. 04–27274 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45 am] 

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