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Vol. 79, No. 39 

Thursday, February 27, 2014 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of March 5 Advisory Committee 

on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Voluntary 

Foreign Aid (ACVFA). 

DATES: Wednesday, March 5, 2013. 

Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Location: Horizon Room, Ronald 

Reagan Building. 

Agenda 

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will 

make opening remarks, followed by 

panel discussions among ACVFA 

members and USAID leadership on our 

vision and core values. The full meeting 

agenda is available on the ACVFA Web 

site at http://www.usaid.gov/who-weare/organization/advisory-committee. 

Stakeholders 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. Persons wishing to attend 

should register online at http://www.

usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/

advisory-committee/get-involved. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

logistical difficulties associated with the 

meeting, this notice is provided less 

than 15 calendar days prior to the 

meeting (see 41 CFR 102–3.150(b)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jayne Thomisee, 202–712–5506. 

Dated: February 20, 2014. 

Jayne Thomisee, 

Executive Director (A), Advisory Committee 

on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), U.S. 

Agency for International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04316 Filed 2–26–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Assessment Report of Ecological/

Social/Economic Sustainability, 

Conditions, and Trends for the Carson 

National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of initiating the 

assessment phase of the forest plan 

revision for the Carson National Forest. 

SUMMARY: The Carson National Forest, 

located in northern New Mexico, is 

initiating the forest plan revision 

process pursuant to the 2012 National 

Forest System Land Management 

Planning Rule (36 CFR Part 219). This 

process results in a revised forest land 

management plan (forest plan), which 

describes the strategic direction for 

management of forest resources on the 

Carson National Forest over the next ten 

to fifteen years. The first phase of the 

process, the assessment phase, is just 

beginning. The public is invited to 

contribute information that can be used 

in the development of the assessment 

(36 CFR § 219.6). To gather relevant 

information about conditions and trends 

in and around the Carson National 

Forest, the Forest Service will be 

hosting a series of public forums in late 

spring/early summer of 2014. 

Information about public engagement 

opportunities during the assessment 

phase and the entire plan revision 

process will be posted on the Carson 

National Forest’s Web site, which will 

be continuously updated as the 

planning process progresses. 

DATES: A draft of the assessment report 

for the revision of the Carson National 

Forest’s forest plan is anticipated to be 

posted on the following Web site at 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/carsonforestplan 

in the fall/early winter 2014. The final 

assessment is projected to be completed 

in late winter 2014/2015. 

Public forums and meetings 

associated with the development of the 

assessment will be announced on the 

Web site cited above. 

It is expected the notice of intent to 

initiate the forest plan revision for the 

Carson National Forest will be 

published in the Federal Register in 

spring 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

questions concerning this notice should 

be addressed to Carson National Forest, 

Attn: Plan Revision, 208 Cruz Alta 

Road, Taos, New Mexico, 87571. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

carsonplan@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Naranjo, Forest Planner, 575– 

758–6221. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

More information on the planning 

process can also be found on the Carson 

National Forest Web site at 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/carsonforestplan. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) of 1976 requires every National 

Forest System (NFS) unit to develop a 

forest plan. On April 9, 2012, the Forest 

Service finalized its land management 

planning rule (2012 Planning Rule), 

which describes requirements for the 

planning process and the content of 

forest plans. Forest plans describe the 

strategic direction for managing forest 

resources over ten to fifteen years, and 

are adaptive and amendable as 

conditions change over time. 

Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the 

assessment of ecological, social, and 

economic trends and conditions is the 

first phase of the planning framework or 

process. The second phase is guided, in 

part, by the National Environment 

Policy Act (NEPA). It includes the 

preparation of a draft environmental 

impact statement and revised forest plan 

for public review and comment, 

followed by a final environmental 

impact statement and revised forest 

plan. The third phase of the process is 

monitoring and feedback, which is 

ongoing over the life of the revised 

forest plan. 

This notice announces the start of the 

first phase of the planning process, 

which is an assessment to rapidly 

evaluate existing information about 

relevant ecological, economic, cultural, 

and social conditions, trends, and 

sustainability and their relationship to 

the Carson National Forest’s current 

forest plan, within the context of the 

broader landscape. 

With this notice, the agency invites 

other governments, non-governmental 

parties, and the public to contribute to 

the development of the assessment. The 

intent of public participation in the 

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