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Vol. 75, No. 37 

Thursday, February 25, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

South Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Central Idaho RAC 

will meet in Twin Falls, Idaho. The 

committee is meeting as authorized 

under the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act 

(Pub. L. 110–343) and in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the meeting is to 

begin the processes of starting the RAC 

and develop protocols the RAC will use 

as an Advisory Council. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

18, 2010 from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Red Lion Canyon Springs Hotel, 

1357 Blue Lakes Blvd. North, Twin 

Falls, Idaho 83301. Written comments 

should be sent to Sawtooth National 

Forest, Attn: Julie Thomas, 2647 

Kimberly Road East, Twin Falls, Idaho 

83301. Comments may also be sent via 

e-mail to jathomas@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 208–737–3236. 

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 

Sawtooth National Forest Supervisors 

Office at 2647 Kimberly Road East, 

Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to 208–737– 

3200 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Thomas, Designated Federal Official, 

Sawtooth National Forest, 208–737– 

3200. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

This Resource Advisory Council 

meeting will specifically deal with 

procedures that the RAC will use to 

implement the business of the RAC. The 

agenda for the meeting can be found at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/. 

Persons who wish to bring related 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by March 8, 2010 will 

have the opportunity to address the 

Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Julie Thomas, 

Designated Forest Official. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3648 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Public Meetings on the Development of 

the Forest Service Land Management 

Planning Rule 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service is 

committed to developing a new Forest 

Service Land Management Planning 

Rule (planning rule) through a 

transparent and participatory process. 

To facilitate public participation, 

dialogue, and active collaboration, the 

Forest Service will host a national 

science forum, three national 

roundtables, and nine regional 

roundtables. Summaries of each session 

will be produced and posted on the 

planning rule Web site as part of the 

public record. 

While public participation in the 

forum and roundtables will be a 

valuable source of information for the 

rule-writing process, this participation 

is not a substitute for the submission of 

written comments through the formal 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

Administrative Procedure Act (NEPA/ 

APA) processes. Any comments you 

wish to be considered as part of the 

formal NEPA/APA process must be 

made by you in writing during the 

appropriate comment period. 

DATES:

• The national science forum will 

take place March 29 and 30, 2010, in 

Washington, DC. 

• The national roundtables are 

scheduled for April 1 and 2, April 20 

and 21, and May 11 and 12, 2010, in 

Washington, DC. 

• The nine regional roundtables will 

take place in the following locations: 

Æ Pacific Northwest Region (Region 

6), Portland, OR on April 6, 2010; 

Æ Pacific Southwest Region (Region 

5),Sacramento, CA on April 6, 2010; 

Æ Intermountain Region (Region 4), 

Salt Lake City, UT on April 8, 2010; 

Æ Rocky Mountain Region, (Region 2), 

Lakewood, CO on April 12, 2010; 

Æ Northern Region (Region 1), 

Missoula, MT on April 13, 2010; 

Æ Alaska Region (Region 10), Juneau, 

AK on April 13, 2010; 

Æ Southern Region (Region 8), 

Atlanta, GA during the week of April 

12, 2010 (exact date to be determined); 

Æ Eastern Region (Region 9), Chicago, 

IL during the week of April 28 (exact 

date to be determined); and 

Æ Southwestern Region (Region 3), 

Albuquerque, NM on April 28, 2010. 

Æ Region 2 will host additional 

meetings on April 14 in Cheyenne, WY 

and on April 21 meeting in Rapid City, 

SD. 

• Several Forest Service regions will 

videoconference their regional meeting 

to Forest Service offices in other 

locations: 

Æ Region 5 will videoconference to 

Forest Service offices in San 

Bernandino, CA and Redding, CA with 

the April 6 Sacramento, CA meeting; 

Æ Region 1 will videoconference with 

Forest Service offices in Couer d’Alene, 

ID and Billings, MT with the April 13 

meeting in Missoula, MT; 

Æ Additional videoconference 

locations are also possible; please check 

the planning rule Web site, at http:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule, for the 

most up-to-date information. 

• A more detailed schedule of these 

planning rule public meetings, 

including information on meeting times 

and specific locations, will be available 

on the planning rule Web site at 

http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule. 

The exact dates for the meetings in 

Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL will be 

posted to the planning rule Web site as 

soon as the information is available. 


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