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# Notices Federal Register 

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Vol. 76, No. 29

Friday, February 11, 2011

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 

**[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0057]**

**National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Reestablishment** 

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of reestablishment.

**SUMMARY :**  We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture will reestablish the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mrs. Joanne P. Garrett, Director, Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7921.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The purpose of the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (the Committee) is to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services program. The Committee also serves as a public forum enabling those affected by the Wildlife Services program to have a voice in the program’s policies.

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of February 2011. Pearlie S. Reed, Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–3143 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE** 

**Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** 
**[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0060]**
**National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Solicitation for**  **Membership**

**AGENCY :**  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of solicitation for membership.

**SUMMARY :**  We are giving notice that we have reestablished the Secretary’s National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee for a 2-year period. The Secretary is soliciting nominations for membership on this Committee.

**DATES :**  Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before April 12, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Nominations should be addressed to the person listed under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mrs. Joanne Garrett, Director, Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–7921.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture on policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the Wildlife Services program. The Committee also serves as a public forum enabling those affected by the Wildlife Services program to have a voice in the program’s policies. The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the Committee from among its members.

We are soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals. An organization may nominate individuals from within or outside of its membership. The Secretary will select members to obtain the broadest possible representation on the Committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulations 1041–1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA 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 the Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

Done in Washington, DC this 7th day of February 2011. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–3141 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Forest Service**

**Thorne Bay Ranger District; Alaska; Big Thorne Project Environmental**  **Impact Statement**

**AGENCY :**  Forest Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Big Thorne Project located on Prince of Wales Island, part of the Thorne Bay Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest. This proposal is the multi-year timber sale component of a larger stewardship effort that will include opportunities such as restoration and enhancement activities that will be identified through other environmental analyses. The overall effort will be implemented through the use of various contracting authorities available to the Forest Service, including timber sale, service, and stewardship contracts, by combining some of the timber harvest activities of this project with restoration and enhancement activities to be analyzed separately. This EIS will consider the cumulative effects of the timber harvest activities and reasonably foreseeable stewardship activities in the area.

**DATES :**  Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by March 14, 2011. The draft environmental impact statement is expected in August 2011 and the final environmental impact statement is expected in February 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send written comments to: Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, Attn: Big Thorne Project EIS, P.O. Box 19001, Thorne