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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 


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