84522 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2024 / Notices 

communities. USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22688 Filed 10–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hood-Willamette 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will hold a public meeting according to 

the details shown below. The committee 

is authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with Title II of 

the Act, as well as make 

recommendations on recreation fee 

proposals for sites on the Mt. Hood and 

Willamette National Forests within 

Clackamas, Douglas, Hood River, 

Jefferson, Lane, Linn, Marion, 

Multnomah, and Wasco Counties, 

consistent with the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act. 

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting 

will be held on November 7, 2024, 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide in-person or virtual 

oral comments must pre-register by 

11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 

November 3, 2024. Written public 

comments will be accepted by 11:59 

p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 

November 5, 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 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 Keizer Civic Center, 

located at 930 Chemawa Road 

Northeast, Keizer, Oregon 97303. The 

public may also join virtually via 

videoconference. Committee 

information and details about the 

meeting, including a link to access the 

meeting, can be found on the advisory 

committee website at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/ 

workingtogether/advisorycommittees/ 

?cid=stelprdb5048434 or by contacting 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to 

eileen.kitayama@usda.gov or via mail 

(postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 3106 

Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, Springfield, OR 

97477. 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 Standard Time on 

November 3, 2024, and speakers can 

only register for one speaking slot. Oral 

comments must be sent by email to 

eileen.kitayama@usda.gov or via mail 

(postmarked) to Eileen Kitayama, 3106 

Pierce Pkwy, Suite D, Springfield, OR 

97477. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meta Loftsgaarden, Designated Federal 

Officer, by phone at 971–378–9704 or 

email at meta.loftsgaarden@usda.gov; or 

Eileen Kitayama, RAC Coordinator, by 

phone at 458–245–0170 or email at 

eileen.kitayama@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Elect a Chairperson; 

2. Hear from Title II project 

proponents and discuss Title II project 

proposals; 

3. Make funding recommendations on 

Title II projects; 

4. Approve meeting minutes; and 

5. 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 

committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the committee have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 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. 

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