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Vol. 88, No. 189 

Monday, October 2, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board will hold a 

public meeting according to the details 

shown below. The Board is authorized 

under the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

1974, the National Forest Management 

Act of 1976, the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 

purpose of the Board is to provide 

advice and recommendations on a broad 

range of forest issues such as forest plan 

revisions or amendments, forest health 

including fire, insect and disease, travel 

management, forest monitoring and 

evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest-wide 

implications. 

DATES: An in-person meeting will be 

held on October 18, 2023, 1:00 p.m.– 

4:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time 

(MDT). 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide in-person oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. MDT on October 13, 2023. Written 

public comments will be accepted by 

11:59 p.m. MDT on October 13, 2023. 

Comments submitted after this date will 

be provided to the Forest Service, but 

the Board may not have adequate time 

to consider those comments prior to the 

meeting. 

All board 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 U.S. Forest Service, Mystic 

Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount 

Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South 

Dakota 57702. Board information and 

meeting details can be found at the 

following website: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/

workingtogether/advisorycommittees or 

by contacting the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to 

scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail 

(i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 

8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid 

City, South Dakota 57702. 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. MDT, October 13, 2023, and 

speakers can only register for one 

speaking slot. Oral comments must be 

sent by email to scott.j.jacobson@

usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) 

to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount 

Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South 

Dakota 57702. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivan 

Green, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by phone at 605–673–9201 or 

email at ivan.green@usda.gov, or Scott 

Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, at 

605–440–1409 or email at 

scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting agenda will include: 

1. Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) 

discussion; 

2. Mountain Planning Services Group 

presentation; and 

3. Forest Plan Revision update. 

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 seven 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 

Board. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Board have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women, 

and persons with disabilities. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21565 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] 

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