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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 64363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25640]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Tongass Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Tongass Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in Sitka, 
Alaska. The Committee is established consistent with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The most up-to-date 
information concerning the Committee, including meeting times and 
agendas can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/TAC. The meeting is open to the 
public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on:
     November 19, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (AKDT).
     November 20, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (AKDT).
     November 21, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (AKDT).
    All meetings are subject to change and cancellation. For status of 
the meetings prior to attendance, please visit the Web site listed in 
the SUMMARY section, or contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheet'ka Kwa[aacute]n Naa 
Kah[iacute]di, The Community House, 200 Katlian Street, Sitka, Alaska 
99835. For more information on the meeting or to attend please visit 
the Web site listed in the Summary section, or contact Nicole McMurren 
at [email protected] 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 available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect 
comments received at the Tongass National Forest Office. Please call 
ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole McMurren, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 907-772-5875, or by email at 
[email protected]. 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 to provide 
advice and recommendations on ecologically, socially, and economically 
sustainable forest management strategy on the Tongass National Forest 
with an emphasis on young growth management. Recommendations and advice 
may directly inform the development of a proposed action for 
modification of the 2008 Tongass Land Management Plan.
    Agenda: On November 19-21, the Committee is scheduled to begin 
development and evaluation of recommendation options and establish 
expectations for subcommittee work in December. In addition, there will 
be time allotted for oral public comment. Those interested in providing 
comment orally can register at the meeting. Anyone who would like to 
bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may file 
written statements with the Committee's staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments should be sent to Jason Anderson, Designated 
Federal Officer, Tongass National Forest, P.O. Box 309, Petersburg, 
Alaska 99833; by email to [email protected], or via facsimile to 
907-772-5895. Summary/minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Web 
site listed above within 45 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 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: October 21, 2014.
Jason Anderson,
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2014-25640 Filed 10-28-14; 8:45 am]
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