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Vol. 89, No. 213 

Monday, November 4, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Virginia Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Virginia 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 (FACA). 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 George 

Washington and Jefferson National 

Forests, consistent with the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. 

DATES: A virtual meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 1 p.m. to 

4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide virtual oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 

November 11, 2024. Written public 

comments will be accepted by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 

November 11, 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 

virtually. The public may join via 

TEAMS virtual meeting at: meeting ID 

225 975 140 125 and passcode: 

RqCG7H. Dial in by phone: +1 202–650– 

0123, 642630862#. Committee 

information and meeting details can be 

found at the following website: https:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/main/gwj/ 

workingtogether/advisorycommittees by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent to the George Washington 

and Jefferson National Forests Public 

Affairs email box SM.FS.GWJNF-PA@

usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to 

Gwen Mason, Public Affairs Officer, 

George Washington and Jefferson 

National Forest, 5163 Valleypointe 

Parkway, Roanoke, Virginia 24019. 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. Eastern Standard Time on 

November 11, 2024, and speakers can 

only register for one speaking slot. Oral 

comments must be sent by email to 

SM.FS.GWJNF-PA@usda.gov or via mail 

(postmarked) to Gwen Mason, Public 

Affairs Officer, George Washington and 

Jefferson National Forest, 5163 

Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke, 

Virginia 24019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gwen Mason, Designated Federal 

Officer, by phone at (540) 265–5173 or 

email at gwendolyn.mason@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Elect a Chairperson; 

2. Hear a presentation on the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act; 

3. Review Title II fund balances and 

projects; and 

4. Ethics training review. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24410 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

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