[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87840-87841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24408]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a 
public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is 
authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal 
Public Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee 
is to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest 
issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments; forest health 
including fire, insects, and disease; travel management; forest 
monitoring and evaluation; recreation fees, and site-specific projects 
having forest-wide implications.

DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on November 20, 2024, 1 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on 
November 15, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 
p.m. Mountain Standard Time on November 15, 2024. Comments submitted 
after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the 
committee, but the committee 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 USDA Forest 
Service, Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid 
City, South Dakota, 57702. Advisory board information and meeting 
details can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/workingtogether/advisorycommittees or

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by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4536262a31316b2f6b2f24262a27362a2b05303621246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4132222e35356f2b6f2b20222e23322e2f01343225206f262e37">[email protected]</span></a> or via mail (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. Mountain Standard Time, 
November 15, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking 
slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cebdada1babae0a4e0a4afada1acbda1a08ebbbdaaafe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1a2b2bea5a5ffbbffbbb0b2beb3a2bebf91a4a2b5b0ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a> 
or via mail (postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, 
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57702.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Cochran, Designated Federal 
Officer, by phone at 605-673-9201 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e99a81889e87c78a868a819b8887a99c9a8d88c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b78636a7c652568646863796a654b7e786f6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>; 
or Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, by phone at 605-440-1409 or 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94e7f7fbe0e0bafebafef5f7fbf6e7fbfad4e1e7f0f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2c1d1ddc6c69cd89cd8d3d1ddd0c1dddcf2c7c1d6d39cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include:
    1. Getting to know the committee;
    2. Elect Chair and Vice Chair;
    3. Federal Advisory Committee Act briefing;
    4. Forest recreation fee proposal review; and
    5. 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 7 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 practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, 
abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including 
underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 
employer, and lender.

    Dated: October 16, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-24408 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]
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