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Vol. 82, No. 169 

Friday, September 1, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Ketchikan, Alaska. 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 the Act. 

RAC information can be found at the 

following Web site: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 21, 2017, at 5:00 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 Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger 

District, 3101 Tongass Avenue, 

Ketchikan, Alaska. For participants that 

would like to attend via teleconference, 

please contact the person listed under 

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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 Ketchikan Misty 

Fiords Ranger District. Please call ahead 

to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Penny Richardson, Acting RAC 

Coordinator, by phone at 907–228–4105 

or via email at prichardson@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 to: 

1. Introduce new Acting District 

Ranger, 

2. Review post RAC projects, and 

3. Update members on status of 

approved RAC projects. 

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 September 15, 2017, 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 Penny 

Richardson, Acting RAC Coordinator, 

Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

3101 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, 

Alaska 99901; by email to prichardson@

fs.fed.us; or via facsimile to 907–225– 

8738. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you 

require 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: August 8, 2017. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18554 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forestry Research Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking 

nominations for the Forestry Research 

Advisory Council of the Agriculture and 

Food Act of 1981 (the Act), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Additional information on the FRAC 

can be found by visiting the FRAC Web 

site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/research/ 

about/forestry-research-council/. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by October 16, 2017. 

Nominations must contain a completed 

application packet that includes the 

nominee’s name, resume, and 

completed Form AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information). The package must be sent 

to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Tracy C. Hancock, USDA 

Forest Service, Office of the Deputy 

Chief, Research and Development, 201 

14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1120, 

Washington, DC 20250–11 by express 

mail or overnight courier service. If sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service, they must be 

sent to the following address: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, 

Research and Development, Mail Stop 

1120, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1120. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracy C. Hancock, FRAC Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), USDA Forest 

Service, Office of the Deputy Chief, 

Research and Development, by 

telephone at (202) 205–1724, or by 

email at tchancock@fs.fed.us or Sharon 

Parker, Ph.D., FRAC Executive 

Secretarry, USDA Forest Service, Office 

of the Deputy Chief, Research and 

Development by telephone at (703) 340– 

7864, or by email at sparker01@

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 5 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FRAC will be comprised of no 

more than 20 members approved by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. The FRAC 

membership 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 category. Geographic 


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