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Vol. 88, No. 199 

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest 

National Scenic Trail Advisory Council 

(PNT) will hold a public meeting 

according to the details shown below. 

The Council is authorized under the 

National Trails System Act (the Act) and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 

purpose of the Council is to advise and 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

of Agriculture, through the Chief of the 

Forest Service, on matters relating to the 

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 

as described in the Act. 

DATES: A virtual half-day meeting will 

be held on November 2, 2023, 08:30 

a.m.–12:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone

wishing to provide virtual oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on October

27, 2023. Written public comments will

be accepted by 11:59 p.m. Pacific

Daylight Time on October 27, 2023.

Comments submitted after this date will

be provided to the Forest Service, but

the Council may not have adequate time

to consider those comments prior to the

meeting.

All council 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 

virtually via the Zoom app or the 

internet using the link posted on the 

PNT Advisory Council Meetings web 

page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ 

pnt/working-together/advisorycommittees/?cid=fseprd505622. 

The public may also join virtually via 

the Zoom app or the internet using the 

link posted above. Council information 

and meeting details can be found at the 

following website: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/workingtogether/advisory-committees/

?cid=fseprd505622 or by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to 

richard.pringle@usda.gov or via mail 

(i.e., postmarked) to Rick Pringle, 1220 

Southwest Third Avenue, Suite 1700, 

Portland, Oregon 97204. 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 Daylight Time, October 27,

2023, and speakers can only register for

one speaking slot. Oral comments must

be sent by email to richard.pringle@

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

to Rick Pringle, 1220 Southwest Third

Avenue, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon

97204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Pringle, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by phone at 503–808–2401 or 

email at richard.pringle@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Approve meeting minutes;

2. Provide information about the

status of the comprehensive plan for the 

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail; 

3. Discuss and identify future PNT

advisory council activity; and 

4. 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 

Council. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Council have 

taken in 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: October 10, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22868 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forestry Research Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

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ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

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 (FACA). 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 15, 2023, and 

November 16, 2023, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide oral comments must 

pre-register by 11:59 p.m. EST on 

November 10, 2023. Written public 

comments will be accepted by 11:59 

p.m. EST on November 10, 2023.

Comments submitted after this date will

be provided to the Forest Service, 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 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 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 

p.m. EST November 10, 2023, 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 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 the current purpose of the

Committee; 

2. Discuss questions Federal forestry

researchers are attempting to address 

and how they are addressing them; 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 

possible individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women, 

and persons with disabilities. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: October 10, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22867 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–Telecom–0012] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Electric System Emergency

Restoration Plan; OMB Control No.:

0572–0140

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

announces its’ intention to request an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection and invites 

comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 18, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and, in the ‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled 

‘‘Search for dockets and documents on 

agency actions,’’ enter the following 

docket number: (RUS–23–Telecom– 

0012), and click ‘‘Search.’’ To submit 

public comments, select the ‘‘Comment’’ 

button. Before inputting your 

comments, you may also review the 

‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). 


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