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Vol. 73, No. 163 

Thursday, August 21, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Southern Region 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee will hold its fourth meeting 

in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on September 

24–25, 2008. The purpose of the 

meeting is to receive recommendations 

concerning recreation fee proposals on 

areas managed by the Forest Service in 

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, 

Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and the 

territory of Puerto Rico; and to discuss 

other items of interest related to the 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

Act of 2004. 

A final detailed agenda, with any 

additions/corrections to agenda topics, 

location, field trips and meeting times, 

will be sent to regional media sources at 

least 14 days before the meeting, and 

hard copies can also be mailed or sent 

via FAX. Individuals who need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, or who wish a hard 

copy of the agenda, should contact 

Caroline Mitchell at P.O. Box 1270, Hot 

Springs, AR 71902 or by phone at 501– 

321–5318 no later than 10 days prior to 

the meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 24–25, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hampton Inn, 85 Univ. Blvd., 1–81 

@Exit 247–A in Harrisonburg, Virginia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Cheryl Chatham, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 

1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before the meeting. A public input 

session will be provided and 

individuals who make written requests 

by September 15, 2008, will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

the meeting. Send written comments to 

Cheryl Chatham, Designated Federal 

Official for the Southern Recreation 

RAC, U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 

1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902. 

The Recreation RAC is authorized by 

the Federal Land Recreation 

Enhancement Act, which was signed 

into law by President Bush in December 

2004. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

Cheryl G. Chatham, 

Designated Federal Officer, Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–19251 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations 

for Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committees. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for certain positions to serve on the 

Pacific Northwest Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committees (Recreation RAC). 

New members will be appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) and 

serve three-year terms. Appointments 

will begin in February 2009 when 

current member appointments expire. 

One member is being sought to 

represent each of the following interests: 

Winter Non-motorized, Summer Nonmotorized, Local Environmental, State 

Tourism, and Affected Local 

Governments. The public is invited to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the Recreation RAC. Current members 

who have only served one term may 

also apply. Application packets for 

Recreation RACs can be obtained from 

the Forest Service Pacific Northwest 

Regional Office listed below or on the 

Web at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

passespermits/rrac. All nominations 

must include a completed application 

packet that includes background 

information and other information that 

addresses a nominee’s qualifications. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the Pacific Northwest 

Regional Office on or before September 

30, 2008. This timeframe may be 

extended if officials do not receive 

applications for needed positions. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations to the Pacific Northwest 

Recreation RAC by: U.S. Mail: Shandra 

Terry, Regional Public Involvement 

Coordinator, Public Affairs, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, PO Box 

3623, Portland, OR 97208, (503) 808– 

2242. 

Express Delivery: Shandra Terry, 

Regional Public Involvement 

Coordinator, Public Affairs, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, 333 SW 1st 

Ave., Portland, OR 97204, (503) 808– 

2242. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anyone wanting further information 

regarding this request for nominations 

may contact Jocelyn Biro, Recreation 

Fee Coordinator, Pacific Northwest 

Regional Office, PO Box 3623, Portland, 

OR 97208, (503) 808–2411. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA), signed 

December 2004, requires that the Forest 

Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) provide Recreation 

RACs with an opportunity to make 

recommendations to the two agencies 

on certain types of proposed recreation 

fee changes. 

REA allows the agencies to use 

existing advisory councils, such as BLM 

Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), or 

to establish new committees as 

appropriate. The Forest Service and 

BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM 

RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the 

Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest 

Service chartered new Recreation RACs 

for the states of California and Colorado, 

and for the Forest Service Pacific 

Northwest, Eastern and Southern 

Regions. The Forest Service is using an 

existing advisory board for the Black 

Hills National Forest in South Dakota. 

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