93548 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: To view additional 

information related to ACVFA please 

visit https://www.usaid.gov/ 

organization/advisory-committee. 

The meeting will feature remarks by 

the USAID Administrator and the 

ACVFA Chair, and two discussion 

panels featuring ACVFA members on (1) 

development and national security, and 

(2) ongoing challenges and 

opportunities for USAID policy and 

programming. 

You may submit comments regarding 

the work of ACVFA to acvfa@usaid.gov. 

Include ‘‘Public Comment, ACVFA 

Meeting, December 12, 2024’’ in the 

subject line. All public comments and 

questions will be included in the official 

record of the meeting and posted 

publicly on the USAID website. 

American Sign Language 

interpretation will be provided during 

the public meeting. If you require a 

reasonable accommodation, please 

email reasonableaccommodations@

usaid.gov. Include ‘‘Request for 

Reasonable Accommodation, ACVFA 

Meeting, December 12, 2024’’ in the 

subject line. 

The entirety of this meeting is open to 

the public. You may register to watch 

the live public meeting at this link: 

https://usaid.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_

JQF23hAxRFmqPNJZLt1ZfQ. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Vargas, Designated Federal 

Officer for ACVFA, at kvargas@

usaid.gov or 202–705–5769. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACVFA is 

USAID’s external advisory committee, 

bringing together representatives from 

private voluntary organizations, 

nongovernmental organizations, 

academia, civil society, and the private 

sector to foster understanding, 

communication, and cooperation in the 

area of foreign aid. 

Pursuant to its charter, ACVFA is 

holding an annual public meeting on 

December 12, 2024, from 10:30 a.m.–12 

p.m. ET. This meeting is free and open 

to the public. The Committee welcomes 

public participation and comment via 

the web and/or email addresses 

provided above. 

Karen Vargas, 

ACVFA Designated Federal Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Intent To Renew the Northwest Forest 

Plan Area Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to renew the 

Charter for the Northwest Forest Plan 

Area Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces 

its intent to renew the Charter for the 

Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Charter for 

the Northwest Forest Plan Area 

Advisory Committee is being renewed 

so that the Committee may provide 

continued advice and recommendations 

on landscape management approaches 

and implementation of such approaches 

that promote sustainability, climate 

change adaptations, and wildfire 

resilience while providing for increasing 

use of and demands from National 

Forest System lands in the Northwest 

Forest Plan area. The Committee will be 

governed by the provisions of FACA. 

Duration of the Committee is for two 

years unless renewed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

ADDRESSES: USDA Forest Service, 1220 

Southwest 3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, 

Portland, OR 97204. Committee 

information can also be found on the 

Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory 

Committee website at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/ 

landmanagement/planning/ 

?cid=fseprd1076013 or by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries may be sent to Ann Eberhart 

Goode, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, by phone at (707) 562– 

8738 or email at ann.goode@usda.gov or 

Delaney Caslow, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, by phone at 

(503) 804–3545 or email at 

delaney.caslow@usda.gov. Individuals 

who use telecommunications devices 

for the hearing impaired may call 711 to 

reach the Telecommunications Relay 

Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the 

year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2), 

with the concurrence of the General 

Services Administration (GSA), and 

subject to the approval of the Secretary 

of Agriculture, the USDA Forest Service 

intends to renew the Federal Advisory 

Committee for sustainable, climateadapted, wildfire-resilient landscapes 

across the Northwest Forest Plan 

(NWFP) area. The Committee will be a 

discretionary advisory committee. The 

Committee will operate under the 

provisions of the FACA and will report 

to the Secretary of Agriculture through 

the Chief of the Forest Service. The 

purpose of the Committee is to provide 

advice and recommendations on 

landscape management approaches and 

implementation of such approaches that 

promote sustainability, climate change 

adaptations, and wildfire resilience 

while providing for increasing use of 

and demands from National Forest 

System lands in the NWFP area. 

Accordingly, the Committee will be 

asked to perform the following duties or 

fulfill other requests made by the 

Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of 

the Forest Service by offering 

recommendations on: 

1. Planning and implementation 

options that complement the national 

Wildfire Crisis Strategy to assist the 

USDA Forest Service to transition to 

greater proactive wildfire risk reduction 

and address key obstacles related to 

existing vegetation management. 

2. Approaches to address the dynamic 

nature of ecosystems, utilize adaptive 

management, monitoring, and 

integration of future uncertainty into 

land management planning. 

3. Application of the best available 

science regarding the following primary 

issues: (a) the ecological importance of 

old forests; (b) climate change, fire, and 

associated disturbance processes; (c) 

terrestrial and aquatic reserved land use 

allocations and the relationship between 

the two; (d) the climatic diversity of 

forests encompassed by the NWFP area; 

and (e) habitat connectivity at multiple 

scales in light of changed conditions. 

4. Incorporation of traditional 

ecological knowledge and indigenous 

perspectives and values into Federal 

forest planning and management. 

5. Communication tools and strategies 

to: (a) help provide greater 

understanding of landscape or 

programmatic level planning and 

implementation options and 

requirements and (b) enhance outreach 

efforts, public engagement, meaningful 

Tribal consultation and participation, 

targeted outreach to underserved 

communities, and stakeholder 

collaboration within the scope of the 

Committee. 

6. Issue preliminary discrete 

recommendations in sequence with 

Forest Service NWFP planning and 

implementation timelines. 


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All deliverables will be submitted to 

the Designated Federal Official (DFO) at 

USDA Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 

3rd Avenue, Ste. G015, Portland, OR 

97204. 

The Committee will meet 

approximately four to six times 

annually or as often as necessary and at 

such times as designated by the DFO. 

Subcommittees may meet more 

frequently. Attendance may be inperson, by telephone, or by other 

electronic means. Meetings of the 

Committee whether in person, by 

telephone or electronic means shall be 

announced 15 calendar days in advance 

in the Federal Register. As required by 

the FACA, the Committee will hold 

open meetings unless the Secretary 

determines that a meeting or a portion 

of a meeting may be closed to the public 

in accordance with subsection C of 

section 522(b) of title 5, United States 

Code. All proceedings and relevant 

documents will be posted and made 

accessible to the public. No individual 

who is currently registered as a Federal 

lobbyist is eligible to serve as a member 

of the Committee. 

Overview and Membership 

The Committee will be comprised of 

up to 23 members approved by the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and each will 

serve a two-year term. The Committee 

membership will be fairly balanced in 

terms of the points of view represented 

and functions to be performed. Members 

of the Committee will serve without 

compensation but may be reimbursed 

for travel expenses while performing 

duties on behalf of the Committee, 

subject to approval by the DFO and the 

Department. The Committee should 

represent to the extent possible, a 

balance across the three states covered 

by the NWFP (Oregon, Washington, and 

California) and reflect the demographic 

diversity of the NWFP area. The 

Committee shall include representation 

from experts in the following interest 

areas: 

(1) Science: Up to 9 members who 

represent the scientific community, and 

have an understanding in the following 

disciplines and how they relate to the 

NWFP area: 

(a) Forest ecology 

(b) Vegetation management 

(c) Fire ecology 

(d) Terrestrial wildlife ecology 

(e) Aquatic and riparian ecosystems and 

species 

(f) Climate change 

(g) Social science 

(h) Adaptive management and planning 

(i) Indigenous Traditional Ecological 

Knowledge (ITEK) practitioners 

(2) Organizations: Up to 8 members 

who represent a broad array of 

organizations with an interest in NWFP 

forests: 

(a) National, regional, or local 

conservation organizations with staff 

and active programs in the Pacific 

Northwest 

(b) Forest products industry 

(c) Recreation organization 

(d) Organization involved in outreach 

with underserved communities 

(e) Forest collaborative groups 

(f) Wildlife organization 

(g) Watershed organization 

(3) Government and public: Up to 6 

members who represent governmental 

entities or the public at large: 

(a) Member of the affected public at 

large 

(b) Represent state governments 

(c) Represent counties 

(d) Represent American Indian Tribes 

Meeting locations will be 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 policies shall be 

followed in all membership 

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. Persons with disabilities 

who require alternative means of 

communication for program information 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, 

American Sign Language, etc.) should 

contact the responsible agency or 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA 

through the Federal Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339. Additionally, program 

information may be made available in 

languages other than English. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Colorado Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

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 a monthly 

virtual business meeting on Wednesday, 

December 18, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Mountain Time. The purpose of the 

meeting is to review the final version of 

its report on public school attendance 

zones in Colorado. The committee will 

vote on the report and discuss next 

steps. 

DATES: Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 

at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom. 

Meeting Link (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 by 

phone at 202–539–8246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

interested member of the public may 

attend the meeting via the link above. 

Before adjourning the meeting, the 

committee chair will announce that any 

member of the public may make a brief 


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