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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90260-90261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26608]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Northwest Forest Plan Advisory Committee will hold a 
public meeting according to the details shown below. The Committee is 
authorized under the National Forest Management Act (the Act) and 
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice and pragmatic 
recommendations regarding potential regional scale land management 
planning approaches and solutions within the Northwest Forest Plan Area 
within the context of the 2012 planning rule.

DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on December 10, 
2024, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), December 11, 
2024, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PST, and December 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 
p.m. PST.
    Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral 
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST on December 2, 2024. 
Written public comments will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. PST on 
December 2, 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 Hotel Leo, 1224 
Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225. Committee information and meeting 
details can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd1076013 or by contacting 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to 
[email protected] or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Delaney 
Caslow, USDA Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, 
Portland, OR 97204. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be 
submitted electronically.
    Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make in-person 
oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST, December 2, 2024, 
and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Requests to pre-
register for oral comments must be sent by email to 
[email protected] or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Delaney 
Caslow, USDA Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, 
Portland, OR 97204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Buchanan, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 303-275-5452 or email at 
[email protected] or Delaney Caslow, NWFP FAC Coordinator, 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Provide recommendations for updates to the Northwest Forest Plan 
to the Forest Service.
    2. Schedule the next meeting.
    The agenda will include time for individuals to make in-person oral 
statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an 
oral statement should make a request in writing by 11:59 p.m. PST on 
December 2, 2024. 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

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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 in 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.

JoLynn Anderson,
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26608 Filed 11-14-24; 8:45 am]
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