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2To view the notice the comments we received, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0043. 

3To view the draft EIS, final EIS, supporting 

documents, and the comments we received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0043. 

statement (EIS) in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., NEPA) to provide the Agency with 

a review and analysis of any potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the petition request. 

Following review of public 

comments, we published another 

notice 2 in the Federal Register on May 

16, 2013 (78 FR 28796–28797, Docket 

No. APHIS–2013–0043), advising the 

public of our intent to prepare an EIS for 

the potential determination of 

nonregulated status requested by the 

petitions. APHIS decided to prepare an 

EIS in order to perform a comprehensive 

environmental analysis of the potential 

environmental impacts that may occur 

as a result of granting determinations of 

nonregulated status for these two 

events. 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

Record of Decision 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of the potential environmental 

impacts associated with a determination 

of nonregulated status of MON 87708 

soybean and MON 88701cotton, an EIS 

has been prepared in accordance with: 

(1) NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

A notice of availability regarding the 

draft EIS prepared by APHIS was 

published by the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) in the Federal 

Register on August 11, 2014 (79 FR 

46799, Docket No. ER–FRL–9016–4). 

Along with the draft EIS,3 APHIS also 

made available the plant pest risk 

assessments (PPRAs) for the petitions. 

APHIS reviewed and evaluated all of the 

public comments received on the draft 

EIS and prepared formal responses to 

them as part of the final EIS. 

A notice of availability regarding the 

final EIS prepared by APHIS was 

published by EPA in the Federal 

Register on December 12, 2014 (79 FR 

73890, Docket No. ER–FRL–9018–4). 

The NEPA implementing regulations in 

40 CFR 1506.10 require a minimum 30- 

day review period between the time the 

notice of availability of a final EIS is 

published and the time an agency makes 

a decision on an action covered by the 

EIS. APHIS has reviewed and evaluated 

the comments received during the 30- 

day review period and has concluded 

that it has fully and appropriately 

analyzed the relevant environmental 

issues covered by the final EIS and 

those comments. Based on our final EIS, 

the response to public comments, and 

other pertinent scientific data, APHIS 

has prepared a record of decision for the 

final EIS. 

Determination of Nonregulated Status 

Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and 

laboratory data submitted by the 

Monsanto Company, references 

provided in the petitions, peer-reviewed 

publications, information analyzed in 

the EIS, the PPRAs, comments provided 

by the public, and APHIS’ evaluation of 

and response to those comments, APHIS 

has determined that MON 87708 

soybean and MON 88701 cotton are 

unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. 

Accordingly, the petitions requesting a 

determination of nonregulated status are 

approved and MON 87708 soybean and 

MON 88701 cotton are no longer subject 

to our regulations governing the 

introduction of certain genetically 

engineered organisms and to the plant 

pest provisions of the Plant Protection 

Act. 

Copies of the two signed 

determination document and the signed 

record of decision, as well as copies of 

the final EIS and two PPRAs are 

available as indicated in the ADDRESSES

and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

sections of this notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

January 2015. 

Michael Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lassen National Forest; California; 

Lassen National Forest Over-Snow 

Vehicle Use Designation 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) on a proposal to designate oversnow vehicle (OSV) use as allowed, 

restricted, or prohibited on National 

Forest System roads, National Forest 

System trails, and Areas on National 

Forest System lands within the Lassen 

National Forest; and to identify snow 

trails for grooming within the Lassen 

National Forest. In addition, the Forest 

Service proposes to: 

1. Formally adopt California State 

Parks’ OSV snow grooming standards 

requiring a minimum of 18 inches of 

snow depth before grooming can occur; 

2. Implement a Forest-wide snow 

depth requirement for OSV use that 

would provide for public safety and 

natural and cultural resource protection 

by allowing OSV use in designated 

Areas when there is a minimum of 12 

inches of snow covering the landscape; 

and allow OSV use on designated 

National Forest System roads and 

designated National Forest System 

Trails when there is a minimum of 6 

inches of snow covering the road or 

trail; and 

3. Prohibit OSV use in selected Areas 

and on non-motorized trails. 

This proposal would be implemented 

on all of the Lassen National Forest. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

February 19, 2015. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in October 2015 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in September 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Chris O’Brien, on behalf of Dave Hays, 

Forest Supervisor, Lassen National 

Forest, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, 

CA 96130; 530–257–2151. Comments 

may also be sent via facsimile to 530– 

252–6463. Comments may be submitted 

on the Lassen National Forest OSV 

Designation Web page: http://

data.ecosystem-management.org/

nepaweb/fs-usdapop.php?project=45832. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher O’Brien, Ph.D., Public 

Services and Ecosystems Staff Officer, 

USDA Forest Service, Lassen National 

Forest, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, 

CA 96130; 530–257–2151; cjobrien@

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 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Snow 

Trail Grooming Program: For over 30 


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years, the Forest Service, Pacific 

Southwest Region, in cooperation with 

the California Department of Parks and 

Recreation (California State Parks) Offhighway Motor Vehicle Division has 

enhanced winter recreation, and more 

specifically, snowmobiling recreation by 

maintaining National Forest System 

trails (snow trails) by grooming snow for 

snowmobile use. Most groomed snow 

trails are co-located on underlying 

National Forest System roads. Some 

grooming occurs on County roads and 

closed snow-covered highways. 

Grooming activities are funded by the 

state off-highway vehicle trust fund. 

The following summarizes how the 

Forest Service currently manages OSV 

use on the approximately 1,150,020-acre 

Lassen National Forest: 

1. Approximately 406 miles of 

National Forest System OSV trails; 

2. Of the approximately 406 miles of 

National Forest System OSV trails, 

approximately 324 miles are groomed 

OSV trails; 

3. Approximately 148 miles of 

National Forest System trail closed to 

OSV use; 

4. Approximately 976,760 acres of 

National Forest System land open to offtrail cross-country OSV use; and 

5. Approximately 173,260 acres of 

National Forest System land closed to 

OSV use. 

In 2013, the Forest Service entered 

into a Settlement Agreement with 

Snowlands Network et al., to ‘‘complete 

appropriate NEPA [National 

Environmental Policy Act] analysis(es) 

to identify snow trails for grooming’’ on 

the Lassen National Forest and four 

other national forests in California. The 

Forest Service will comply with the 

terms of the Settlement Agreement for 

the Lassen National Forest by 

completing this analysis. Other 

requirements of the Settlement 

Agreement are listed in the ‘‘Need for 

Analysis’’ section, below. 

Travel Management Rule subpart C: 

The Forest Service’s 2005 Travel 

Management Rule established new 

procedures (see 36 CFR part 212 

Subpart C), for implementing the 

requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) 

11644, as amended by E.O. 11989 on the 

National Forest System. On March 29, 

2013, the U.S. District Court of Idaho, in 

the case of Winter Wildlands Alliance v. 

U.S. Forest Service (2013 WL 1319598, 

No. 1:11–CV–586–REB (D. Idaho Mar. 

29, 2013)), ruled that subpart C of the 

2005 Travel Management Rule was 

invalid because the rule made 

designation of OSV use of roads, trails 

and Areas optional. The court ordered 

the Forest Service to produce a new rule 

that treats OSVs similar to other motor 

vehicles by requiring the designation of 

OSV use on roads, trails, and Areas, 

consistent with E.O. 11644, as amended 

by E.O. 11989. 

The revised rule was issued for a 45- 

day public comment period in the 

Federal Register on June 18, 2014 (79 

FR 34678, Jun. 18, 2014). As proposed, 

subpart C of the Travel Management 

Rule states, ‘‘Over-snow vehicle use on 

National Forest System roads, on 

National Forest System trails, and in 

Areas on National Forest System lands 

shall be designated as allowed, 

restricted, or prohibited by the 

responsible official on administrative 

units or Ranger Districts, or parts of 

administrative units or Ranger Districts, 

of the National Forest System where 

snowfall is adequate for that use to 

occur . . . ’’ (36 CFR 212.81(a)). OSV 

designations made as a result of the 

analysis in this Environmental Impact 

Statement would conform to the final 

subpart C rule. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

One purpose of this project is to 

effectively manage OSV use on the 

Lassen National Forest to provide 

access, ensure that OSV use occurs 

when there is adequate snow, promote 

the safety of all users, enhance public 

enjoyment, minimize impacts to natural 

and cultural resources, and minimize 

conflicts among the various uses. 

There is a need to provide a 

manageable, designated OSV system of 

trails and Areas within the Lassen 

National Forest, that is consistent with 

and achieves the purposes of the Forest 

Service Travel Management Rule at 36 

CFR part 212. This action responds to 

direction provided by the Forest 

Service’s Travel Management Rule at 36 

CFR part 212 and subpart C of the 

Travel Management Rule, as proposed. 

The existing system of available OSV 

trails and Areas on the Lassen National 

Forest is the culmination of multiple 

agency decisions over recent decades. 

Public OSV use of the majority of this 

available system continues to be 

manageable and consistent with current 

travel management regulations. 

Exceptions have been identified, based 

on internal and public input and the 

criteria listed at 36 CFR 212.55. These 

include needs to provide improved 

access for OSV users and formalize 

prohibitions required by Forest Plan and 

other management direction. These 

exceptions represent additional needs 

for change, and in these cases, changes 

are proposed to meet the overall 

objectives. 

Currently, the Forest Service requires 

12 or more inches of snow on the 

ground to operate an OSV on the Lassen 

National Forest. Although 12 inches of 

snow may exist at a given time in many 

higher elevation Areas, there may be 

less than 12 inches of snow at 

trailheads, which under current rules, 

would leave Areas with 12 or more 

inches of snow inaccessible to OSV use. 

To improve OSV access to Areas open 

to OSV use, the proposed action would 

allow OSV use on designated trails, as 

long as there are at least 6 inches of 

snow on the ground. 

The Forest Service has also identified 

two Areas in which OSV use should be 

prohibited, but there are no existing 

orders or directives that have formally 

prohibited OSV use within them. One 

Area is located in the southwest corner 

of the Lassen National Forest, below 

3,500 feet in elevation. Snowfall is 

typically not adequate in this Area for 

OSV use to occur. This Area is 

approximately 29,130 acres in size. The 

proposed action would prohibit OSV 

use in this Area. 

The second Area in which OSV use 

should be prohibited is the Black 

Mountain Research Natural Area (RNA). 

The Lassen National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) prohibits motorized vehicles 

within Research Natural Areas, but no 

formal directive prohibiting such use 

has been issued. This Area is 

approximately 520 acres in size. The 

proposed action would prohibit OSV 

use in the Black Mountain RNA. 

A second purpose of this project is to 

identify those designated National 

Forest System OSV trails where 

grooming for OSV use would occur as 

required by the Settlement Agreement 

between the Forest Service and 

Snowlands Network, et al. Under the 

terms of the Settlement Agreement, the 

Forest Service is required to complete 

the appropriate NEPA analysis to 

identify snow trails for grooming on the 

Lassen National Forest. This action 

would identify snow trails for grooming. 

The snow trail grooming analysis 

would also address the need to provide 

a high quality snowmobile trail system 

on the Lassen National Forest that is 

smooth and stable for the rider. 

Groomed trails are designed so that the 

novice rider can use them without 

difficulty. 

Need for Analysis 

Pursuant to the Settlement 

Agreement, the Forest Service is 

required to complete an appropriate 

NEPA analysis to identify snow trails 

for grooming. Subpart C of the Forest 

Service Travel Management Regulation 

requires the Forest Service to designate 

over-snow vehicle (OSV) use as 

allowed, restricted, or prohibited on 


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National Forest System roads, National 

Forest System trails, and Areas on 

National Forest System lands. Both 

decisions will be informed by an 

analysis as required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.). 

Subpart C of the Travel Management 

Regulation specifies that all 

requirements of subpart B of the Travel 

Management Regulations will continue 

to apply to the designation decision, 

including: 

1. Public involvement as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(36 CFR 212.52); 

2. Coordination with Federal, State, 

county, and other local governmental 

entities and tribal governments (36 CFR 

212.53); 

3. Consideration of the criteria for 

designation of roads, trails, and Areas 

(36 CFR 212.55); 

4. Identification of designated uses on 

a publicly available use map of roads, 

trails, and Areas (36 CFR 212.56); and 

5. Monitoring of effects (36 CFR 

212.57). 

Furthermore, additional terms of the 

Settlement Agreement require the Forest 

Service to: 

1. Analyze ancillary activities such as 

the plowing of related parking lots and 

trailheads as part of the effects analysis; 

2. Consider a range of alternative 

actions that would result in varying 

levels of snowmobile use; and 

3. Consider an alternative submitted 

by Plaintiffs and/or Interveners in the 

NEPA analysis so long as the alternative 

meets the purpose and need, and is 

feasible and within the scope of the 

NEPA analysis, and Plaintiffs and/or 

Interveners provide the Forest Service 

with a detailed description of that 

alternative during the scoping period for 

the NEPA analysis. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service proposes several 

actions on the Lassen National Forest to 

be analyzed as required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

actions proposed are as follows: 

1. To designate OSV use on National 

Forest System roads, National Forest 

System trails, and Areas on National 

Forest System lands within the Lassen 

National Forest where snowfall depth is 

adequate for that use to occur. The 

responsible official would designate 

OSV use as allowed, restricted, or 

prohibited on administrative units or 

Ranger Districts, or parts of 

administrative units or Ranger Districts 

of the Lassen National Forest. Areas 

where off-trail cross country OSV use 

would be allowed would cover 947,120 

acres. Trails where OSV use would be 

allowed would total 406 miles. All 

existing OSV prohibitions applying to 

Areas or trails would continue. 

2. Of the 406 miles of designated OSV 

trails, 324 miles would be groomed by 

the Forest Service on the Lassen 

National Forest. Our trail mileages are 

estimates only and we are currently 

reviewing groomed trails where there is 

uncertainty regarding Forest Service 

jurisdiction. 

3. To groom trails consistent with 

historical grooming practices, when 

there are 18 inches of snow or more, and 

formally adopt California State Parks’ 

snow grooming standards requiring a 

minimum of 18 inches of snow depth 

before grooming can occur. 

4. To implement a Forest-wide snow 

depth requirement for OSV use that 

would provide for public safety and 

natural and cultural resource protection 

by allowing OSV use in designated 

Areas when there is a minimum of 12 

inches of snow covering the landscape; 

and allow OSV use on designated 

National Forest System roads and 

designated National Forest System 

Trails when there is a minimum of 6 

inches of snow covering the road or 

trail. When the snow-depth requirement 

is not met, OSV use would be 

prohibited. All snow trails would be 

located on existing dirt, gravel, or paved 

trails or roads. These trails and roads are 

used in the summer for highway, OHV, 

and non-motorized recreation. 

5. Area Prohibitions. Over-snow 

vehicle use is currently prohibited on 

173,260 acres of the Lassen National 

Forest. The proposed action would 

continue OSV prohibitions in currently 

prohibited areas and include the 

following additional prohibitions: 

a. Prohibit OSV use in areas below 

3,500 feet in elevation in the southwest 

corner of the Lassen National Forest 

(approximately 29,130 acres). 

b. Prohibit OSV use in the Black 

Mountain Research Natural Area to be 

consistent with management area 

direction in the Forest Plan 

(approximately 520 acres). 

As a result, OSV use would be 

prohibited on a total of approximately 

202,900 acres of the 1,150,020-acre 

Lassen National Forest. 

6. Trail Prohibitions. The proposed 

action would continue OSV 

prohibitions on the following trails on 

the Lassen National Forest: 

a. Pacific Crest Trail (approximately 

106 miles). 

b. Colby Mountain Cross-country Ski 

Trails (approximately 6 miles). 

c. McGowan Lake Cross-country Ski 

Trails (approximately 5 miles). 

d. Biz Johnson Trail from Susanville 

to Westwood Junction (approximately 

17 miles). 

e. Lake Almanor Recreation Trail 

(approximately 9 miles). 

f. Eagle Lake Trail (approximately 5 

miles). 

Over-snow vehicle use that is 

inconsistent with these designations 

would be prohibited under 36 CFR part 

261 once the decision is issued. 

The use designations resulting from 

this analysis would only apply to the 

use of over-snow vehicles. An oversnow vehicle is defined in the Forest 

Service’s Travel Management 

Regulations as ‘‘a motor vehicle that is 

designed for use over snow and that 

runs on a track or tracks and/or a ski or 

skis, while in use over snow’’ (36 CFR 

212.1). 

Limited administrative use by the 

Forest Service; use of any fire, military, 

emergency, or law enforcement vehicle 

for emergency purposes; authorized use 

of any combat or combat support 

vehicle for national defense purposes; 

law enforcement response to violations 

of law, including pursuit; and oversnow vehicle use that is specifically 

authorized under a written 

authorization issued under Federal law 

or regulations would be exempt from 

these designations (36 CFR 212.81(a)). 

These actions would begin 

immediately upon the issuance of the 

record of decision, which is expected in 

October of 2016. The Forest Service 

would produce an OSV use map 

(OSVUM) that would look like the 

existing motor vehicle use map (MVUM) 

for the Lassen National Forest. Such a 

map would allow OSV enthusiasts to 

identify the routes and Areas where 

OSV use would be allowed on the 

Lassen National Forest. 

Responsible Official 

The Lassen National Forest 

Supervisor will issue the decision. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

This decision will designate OSV use 

on National Forest System roads, on 

National Forest System trails, and in 

Areas on National Forest System lands 

as allowed, restricted, or prohibited on 

the Lassen National Forest where 

snowfall is adequate for that use to 

occur. It will also identify the National 

Forest System trails where grooming 

would occur. The decision would only 

apply to the use of over-snow vehicles 

as defined in the Forest Service’s Travel 

Management Regulations (36 CFR 

212.1). The Forest Supervisor will 

consider all reasonable alternatives and 

decide whether to continue current 

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National Forest, implement the 

proposed action, or select an alternative 

for the management of OSV uses. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Written comments should be within the 

scope of the proposed action, have a 

direct relationship to the proposed 

action, and must include supporting 

reasons for the responsible official to 

consider. Therefore, comments should 

be provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. The preferred format for 

attachments to electronically submitted 

comments would be as an MS Word 

document. Attachments in portable 

document format (pdf) are not preferred, 

but are acceptable. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

The Lassen National Forest OverSnow Vehicle (OSV) Use Designation is 

an activity implementing a land 

management plan. It is not an activity 

authorized under the Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108– 

148). Therefore, this activity is subject 

to pre-decisional administrative review 

consistent with the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 

112–74) as implemented by subparts A 

and B of 36 CFR part 218. 

Dated: January 12, 2015. 

Dave Hays, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

State Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of period during which 

individuals may apply to be appointed 

to the Illinois Advisory Committee, New 

Jersey Advisory Committee, Oregon 

Advisory Committee, and Vermont 

Advisory Committee; request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: Because the terms of the 

members of the Illinois Advisory 

Committee are expiring on May 30, 

2015, the United States Commission on 

Civil Rights hereby invites any 

individual who is eligible to be 

appointed to apply. The memberships 

are exclusively for the Illinois Advisory 

Committee, and applicants must be 

residents of Illinois to be considered. 

Letters of interest must be received by 

the Midwestern Regional Office of the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights no 

later than February 15, 2015. Letters of 

interest must be sent to the address 

listed below. 

Because the terms of the members of 

the New Jersey Advisory Committee are 

expiring on May 30, 2015, the United 

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hereby invites any individual who is 

eligible to be appointed to apply. The 

memberships are exclusively for the 

New Jersey Advisory Committee, and 

applicants must be residents of New 

Jersey to be considered. Letters of 

interest must be received by the Eastern 

Regional Office of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights no later than February 

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to the address listed below. 

Because the terms of the members of 

the Oregon Advisory Committee are 

expiring on May 30, 2015, the United 

States Commission on Civil Rights 

hereby invites any individual who is 

eligible to be appointed to apply. The 

memberships are exclusively for the 

Oregon Advisory Committee, and 

applicants must be residents of Oregon 

to be considered. Letters of interest must 

be received by the Western Regional 

Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights no later than February 15, 2015. 

Letters of interest must be sent to the 

address listed below. 

Because the terms of the members of 

the Vermont Advisory Committee are 

expiring on May 30, 2015, the United 

States Commission on Civil Rights 

hereby invites any individual who is 

eligible to be appointed to apply. The 

memberships are exclusively for the 

Vermont Advisory Committee, and 

applicants must be residents of Vermont 

to be considered. Letters of interest must 

be received by the Eastern Regional 

Office of the U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights no later than February 15, 2015. 

Letters of interest must be sent to the 

address listed below. 

DATES: Letters of interest for 

membership on the Illinois Advisory 

Committee should be received no later 

than February 15, 2015. 

Letters of interest for membership on 

the New Jersey Advisory Committee 

should be received no later than 

February 15, 2015. 

Letters of interest for membership on 

the Oregon Advisory Committee should 

be received no later than February 15, 

2015. 

Letters of interest for membership on 

the Vermont Advisory Committee 

should be received no later than 

February 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send letters of interest for 

the Illinois Advisory Committee to: U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 

Midwestern Regional Office, 55 W. 

Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 

60603. Letter can also be sent via email 

to callen@usccr.gov. 

Send letters of interest for the New 

Jersey Advisory Committee to: U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, Eastern 

Regional Office, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425. Letter can also be sent via email 

to eroaa@usccr.gov. 

Send letters of interest for the Oregon 

Advisory Committee to: U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, Western 

Regional Office, 300 North Los Angeles 

Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 

90012. Letters can also be sent via email 

to atrevino@usccr.gov. 

Send letters of interest for the 

Vermont Advisory Committee to: U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, Eastern 

Regional Office, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425. Letter can also be sent via email 

to eroaa@usccr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Mussatt, Chief, Regional 

Programs Unit, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 

410, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 353–8311. 

Questions can also be directed via email 

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Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, and 

Vermont Advisory Committees (SACs) 

are statutorily mandated federal 

advisory committees of the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. 1975a. Under the charter for 

the SACs, the purpose is to provide 

advice and recommendations to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

(Commission) on a broad range of civil 

rights matters in its respective state that 

pertain to alleged deprivations of voting 

rights or discrimination or denials of 

equal protection of the laws because of 

race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, 

or national origin, or the administration 

of justice. SACs also provide assistance 

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obligation to serve as a national 

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information. 

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