Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2024 / Notices 14627 

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 

will hold public meetings 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 

(PNT) as described in the Act. 

DATES: A virtual meeting will be held 

April 9, 2024, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Pacific 

daylight time (PDT). 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide virtual oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. PDT on April 2, 2024. Written 

public comments will be accepted by 

11:59 p.m. PDT on April 2, 2024. 

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. The public may join 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/workingtogether/advisory-committees/ 

?cid=fseprd505622. 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 

jeffrey.kitchens@usda.gov or via mail 

(i.e., postmarked) to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 

Deschutes Market Road, Bend, Oregon 

97701. 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. PDT, April 2, 2024, and speakers 

can only register for one speaking slot. 

Oral comments must be sent by email to 

jeffrey.kitchens@usda.gov or via mail 

(i.e., postmarked) to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 

Deschutes Market Road, Bend, Oregon 

97701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Kitchens, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by email at jeffrey.kitchens@

usda.gov or by phone at (458) 899–6185. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Approve meeting minutes; 

2. Discuss implementation of the 

comprehensive plan for the PNT; and 

3. Discuss and identify future PNT 

Advisory Council activity. 

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 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: February 22, 2024. 

Egypt Simon, 

Acting USDA Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04058 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Colorado Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Colorado Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will convene monthly 

virtual business meetings on 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, both at 3 

p.m. mountain time. The purpose of the 

meetings is to continue working on its 

project on public school attendance 

zones in Colorado. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 20 2024, and 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 3 p.m. 

mountain time. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

via Zoom. 

Meeting Link for Both Meetings 

(Audio/Visual): https://tinyurl.com/ 

279fjudv; password: USCCR-CO. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833 

435 1820; Meeting ID: 160 614 2807#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Delaviez, Designated Federal 

Official at bdelaviez@usccr.gov or (312) 

353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

committee meetings are available to the 

public through the meeting link above. 

Any interested member of the public 


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