7066 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 10, 2016 / Notices 

ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking 

nominations for the National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council 

(Council) pursuant to Section 9 of the 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as 

amended by Title XII, Section 1219 of 

Public Law 101–624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 

2105g) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 

II). Additional information on the 

Council can be found by visiting the 

Council’s Web site at: http://

www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by March 11, 2016. 

Nominations must contain a completed 

application packet that includes the 

nominee’s name, resume, cover letter, 

and completed Form AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee or Research and Promotion 

Background Information). The package 

must be sent to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Nancy Stremple, USDA 

Forest Service, Office of Cooperative 

Forestry, Sidney Yates Federal Building, 

201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1123, 

Washington DC 20024, or by email at 

nstremple@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to the 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney 

Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street 

SW., Mail Stop 1123, Washington, DC 

20024, or by phone at (202) 205–0929 or 

by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us. 

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 Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with the provisions of 

FACA, the Secretary of Agriculture is 

seeking nominations to fill four 

positions that will occur when current 

appointments expire in December 2015. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

continue: (a) Developing a National 

Urban and Community Forestry Action 

Plan; (b) evaluating the implementation 

of that plan; and (c) developing criteria 

for, and submitting recommendations 

with respect to the National Urban and 

Community Forestry Challenge CostShare Grant Program. 

The Council was created to draw 

representative members from all levels 

of government, citizen action groups, 

industry and trade associations, 

educational institutions, and national 

non-profit organizations to advise the 

Secretary. 

Vacancy 

Members appointed to the Council 

will be fairly balanced in terms of the 

points of view represented, functions to 

be performed, and will represent a 

broad array of expertise, leadership and 

relevancy to a membership position. 

Geographic balance and a balanced 

distribution among the positions are 

also important. Representatives from the 

following positions will be appointed by 

the Secretary for a term of 3 years: 

(1) One of two members representing 

a national non-profit forestry and/or 

conservation citizen organization; 

(2) A member representing city or 

town government; 

(3) A member representing academic 

institutions with an expertise in urban 

and community forestry activities (first 

of two); and 

(4) A member representing 

populations less than 50,000 who have 

experience and are active in urban and 

community forestry. They may not be 

officers or employees of any government 

body. 

Vacancies will be filled in the manner 

in which the original appointment was 

made. 

Nominations and Application 

Instructions 

The appointment of members to the 

Council will be made by the Secretary 

of Agriculture from a list of qualified 

applicants. The public is invited to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the Council, either as a self-nomination 

or a nomination of any qualified and 

interested person. Any individual or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified persons to represent the above 

vacancies on the Council. To be 

considered for membership, nominees 

must provide the following: 

1. Resume describing qualifications 

for membership to the Council; 

2. Cover letter with a rationale for 

serving on the Council and what you 

can contribute; and 

3. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information. The Form AD–755 may be 

obtained from the Forest Service point 

of contact or from the Council’s Web 

site. 

Letters of recommendation are 

welcome. All nominations will be 

vetted by USDA. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to submit nominations via 

overnight mail or delivery to ensure 

timely receipt by the USDA. Members of 

the Council will serve without 

compensation, but may be reimbursed 

for travel expenses while performing 

duties on behalf of the Council, subject 

to approval by the Designated Federal 

Officer. Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies shall be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Council. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Council have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership will, to the extent 

practicable, include individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent all 

racial and ethnic groups, women and 

men, and persons with disabilities. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02623 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Resource Coordinating 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Resource 

Coordinating Committee (Committee) 

will meet via teleconference. The 

Committee is established consistent 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), 

and the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). 

Committee information can be found at 

the following Web site: http://

www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. 

DATES: The teleconference will be held 

on March 9, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 

1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

All meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via teleconference. For anyone who 

would like to attend the teleconference, 

please visit the Web site listed in the 

SUMMARY section or contact Andrea 

Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for 

further details. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 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 placed on the Committee’s 

Web site listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated 

Federal Officer, at 202–205–1190. 

Individuals who use 

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1See ‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India and the 

People’s Republic of China and Countervailing 

Continued 

(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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Landscape Scale Forest 

Stewardship Plans; 

2. Future of forest nurseries; and 

3. Finalize April agenda. 

The teleconference is open to the 

public. However, the public is strongly 

encouraged to RSVP prior to the 

teleconference to ensure all related 

documents are shared with public 

meeting participants. The agenda will 

include time for people to make oral 

statements of three minutes or less. 

Individuals wishing to make an oral 

statement should submit a request in 

writing 10 days before the planned 

meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Anyone who would like to bring related 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Written comments and 

time requests for oral comments must be 

sent to Laurie Schoonhoven, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 

1123, Washington, DC 20250; or by 

email to lschoonhoven@fs.fed.us. A 

summary of the meeting will be posted 

on the Web site listed above within 21 

days after the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices, 

or other reasonable accommodation. For 

access to the facility or proceedings, 

please contact the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

James E. Hubbard, 

Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02642 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Hamilton, Montana. 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. RAC information can be found 

at the following Web site: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/bitterroot/

workingtogether/advisorycommittees. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 23, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of meeting prior 

to attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Bitteroot National Forest (NF) 

Supervisor’s Office, 1801 North 1st 

Street, Hamilton, Montana. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 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 at the Bitteroot NF 

Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead to 

facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Domsalla, Designated Federal 

Officer, by phone at 406–821–3269 or 

via email at rdomsalla@fs.fed.us; or Joni 

Lubke, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 

406–363–7182 or via email at jmlubke@

fs.fed.us. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is for: 

1. Project presentations; and 

2. To review monitoring reports. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral statements of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 

oral statement should request in writing 

by February 19, 2016, to be scheduled 

on the agenda. Anyone who would like 

to bring related matters to the attention 

of the committee may file written 

statements with the committee staff 

before or after the meeting. Written 

comments and requests for time to make 

oral comments must be sent to Joni 

Lubke, RAC Coordinator, 1801 N. 1st 

Street, Hamilton, Montana 59840; by 

email to jmlubke@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 406–363–7159. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices 

or other reasonable accommodation for 

access to the facility or proceedings by 

contacting the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Julie K. King, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02702 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–870, C–570–035, C–542–801] 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires From India, the People’s 

Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective date: February 10, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Spencer Toubia at (202) 482–0123 

(India); Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482– 

4243 (People’s Republic of China); and 

Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) 482–3874 

(Sri Lanka); AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On January 8, 2016, the Department of 

Commerce (Department) received 

countervailing duty (CVD) petitions 

concerning imports of certain new 

pneumatic off-the-road tires (off road 

tires) from India, the People’s Republic 

of China (PRC), and Sri Lanka, filed in 

proper form on behalf of Titan Tire 

Corporation (Titan) and the United 

Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 

Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC 

(USW) (collectively, Petitioners).1 The 


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