Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 174 / Monday, September 11, 2017 / Notices 42645 

Dated: July 17, 2017. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19108 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Secure Rural Schools Resource 

Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking 

nominations for Secure Rural School 

Resource Advisory Committees (SRS 

RACs) pursuant to the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). Additional information on SRS 

RACs can be found by visiting SRS 

RAC Web site at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/pts/. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by October 26, 2017. 

Nominations must contain a completed 

application packet that includes the 

nominee’s name, resume, and 

completed Form AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee or Research and Promotion 

Background Information). The package 

must be sent to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: See Nomination and 

Application Information under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

address of the SRS RAC Regional 

Coordinators accepting nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy McArthur, National Partnership 

Coordinator, Forest Service Secure 

Rural Schools Program, by telephone at 

(808) 744–2792, or by email at 

cmcarthur@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 

In accordance with the provisions of 

FACA, the Secretary of Agriculture is 

seeking nominations for the purpose of 

improving collaborative relationships 

among people who use and care for 

National Forests and provide advice and 

recommendations to the Forest Service 

concerning projects and funding 

consistent with Title II of the Act. The 

duties of SRS RACs include monitoring 

projects, advising the Secretary on 

progress and results of monitoring 

efforts, and making recommendations to 

the Forest Service for any appropriate 

changes or adjustments to the projects 

being monitored by the SRS RAC. 

SRS RACs Membership 

The SRS RACs will be comprised of 

15 members approved by the Secretary 

of Agriculture. SRS RAC membership 

will be fairly balanced in terms of the 

points of view represented and 

functions to be performed. SRS RAC 

members will serve 4-year terms. The 

SRS RACs shall include representation 

from the following interest areas: 

(1) Five persons who represent: 

(a) Organized Labor or Non-Timber 

Forest Product Harvester Groups, 

(b) Developed Outdoor Recreation, 

Off-Highway Vehicle Users, or 

Commercial Recreation Activities, 

(c) Energy and Mineral Development, 

or Commercial or Recreational Fishing 

Groups, 

(d) Commercial Timber Industry, and 

(e) Federal Grazing Permit or Other 

Land Use Permit Holders, or 

Representative of Non-Industrial Private 

Forest Land Owners, within the area for 

which the committee is organized. 

(2) Five persons who represent: 

(a) Nationally or Regionally 

Recognized Environmental 

Organizations, 

(b) Regionally or Locally Recognized 

Environmental Organizations, 

(c) Dispersed Recreational Activities, 

(d) Archaeology and History, and 

(e) Nationally or Regionally 

Recognized Wild Horse and Burro 

Interest, Wildlife Hunting 

Organizaitons, or Watershed 

Associations. 

(3) Five persons who represent: 

(a) Hold State-Elected Office, 

(b) Hold County- or Local-Elected 

Office, 

(c) American Indian Tribes within or 

adjacent to the area for which the 

committee is organized, 

(d) Area School Officials or Teachers, 

and 

(e) Affected Public at Large. 

In accordance with the Act, members 

of the SRS RAC shall serve without 

compensation. SRS RAC members and 

replacements may be allowed travel 

expenses and per diem for attendance at 

committee meetings, subject to approval 

of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 

responsible for administrative support 

to the SRS RAC. 

Nomination and Application 

Information 

The appointment of members to SRS 

RACs will be made by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. The public is invited to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the SRS RACs, either as a selfnomination or a nomination of any 

qualified and interested person. Any 

individual or organization may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

to represent the interest areas listed 

above. To be considered for 

membership, nominees must: 

1. Be a resident of the State in which 

the SRS RAC has jurisdiction, 

2. Identify what interest group they 

would represent and how they are 

qualified to represent that interest 

group, 

3. Provide a cover letter stating why 

they want to serve on the SRS RAC and 

what they can contribute, 

4. Provide a resume showing their 

past experience in working successfully 

as part of a group working on forest 

management activities, 

5. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory 

Committee or Research and Promotion 

Background Information. The Form AD– 

755 may be obtained from the Regional 

Coordinators listed below or from the 

following SRS RAC Web site: http://

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

specialprojects/racs. All nominations 

will be vetted by the Agency. 

Nominations and completed 

applications for SRS RACs should be 

sent to the appropriate Forest Service 

Regional Offices listed below: 

Northern Regional Office—Region 1 

Central Montana RAC, Flathead RAC, 

Gallatin RAC, Idaho Panhandle RAC, 

Lincoln RAC, Mineral County RAC, 

Missoula RAC, Missouri River RAC, 

North Central Idaho RAC, Ravalli RAC, 

Sanders RAC, Southern Montana RAC, 

Southwest Montana RAC, Tri-County 

RAC 

Jerry Drury, Northern Regional 

Coordinator (Montana), Forest Service, 

Federal Building, 26 Fort Missoula 

Road, Missoula, Montana 59804, (406) 

329–3149. 

Carol McKenzie, Northern Regional 

Coordinator, (Idaho), Forest Service, 

3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, 

Idaho 83815–8363, (406) 329–3608. 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office— 

Region 2 

Bighorn RAC, Black Hills RAC, Grand 

Mesa Uncompahgre Gunnison (GMUG) 

RAC, Medicine Bow-Routt RAC, PikeSan Isabel RAC, Saguache-Upper Rio 

Grande RAC, San Juan RAC, Shoshone 

RAC 

Jace Ratzlaff, Rocky Mountain 

Regional Coordinator, Forest Service, 

740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado 

80401, (303) 275–5357. 


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Southwestern Regional Office—Region 

3 

Coconino County RAC, Eastern Arizona 

RAC, Northern New Mexico RAC, 

Southern Arizona RAC, Southern New 

Mexico RAC, Yavapai RAC 

Mark Chavez, Southwestern Regional 

Coordinator, Forest Service, 333 

Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87102, (505) 842–3393. 

Intermountain Regional Office—Region 

4 

Ashley RAC, Bridger-Teton RAC, 

Central Idaho RAC, Dixie RAC, Eastern 

Idaho RAC, Elko RAC, Fishlake RAC, 

Humboldt (NV) RAC, Lyon-Mineral 

RAC, Manti-La Sal RAC, South Central 

Idaho RAC, Southwest Idaho RAC, 

Uinta-Wasatch Cache RAC, White PineNye RAC 

Andrew Brunelle, Intermountain 

Regional Coordinator (Idaho/Utah), 

Forest Service, Federal Building, 324 

25th Street, Ogden, Utah 84401, (208) 

344–1770. 

Cheva Gabor, Intermountain Regional 

Coordinator (Nevada), Forest Service, 35 

College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, 

California 96150, (775) 224–2777. 

Pacific Southwest Regional Office— 

Region 5 

Alpine County RAC, Amador County 

RAC, Butte County RAC, Del Norte 

County RAC, El Dorado County RAC, 

Fresno and Madera Counties RAC, 

Glenn and Colusa Counties RAC, 

Humboldt County RAC, Kern and Tulare 

Counties RAC, Lake County RAC, 

Lassen County RAC, Mendocino County 

RAC, Modoc County RAC, Nevada and 

Placer Counties RAC, Plumas County 

RAC, Shasta County RAC, Sierra County 

RAC, Siskiyou County RAC, Tehama 

RAC, Trinity County RAC, Tuolumne 

and Mariposa Counties RAC 

Marty Dumpis, Pacific Southwest 

Regional Coordinator, Forest Service, 

1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, California 

94592, (909) 599–1267. 

Pacific Northwest Regional Office— 

Region 6 

Columbia County RAC, Colville RAC, 

Deschutes and Ochoco RAC, Fremont 

and Winema RAC, Hood and Willamette 

RAC, North Gifford Pinchot RAC, North 

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie RAC, Northeast 

Oregon Forests RAC, Olympic Peninsula 

RAC, Rogue and Umpqua RAC, Siskiyou 

(OR) RAC, Siuslaw RAC, SnohomishSouth Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie RAC, 

South Gifford Pinchot RAC, Southeast 

Washington Forest RAC, WenatcheeOkanogan RAC 

Shandra Terry, Regional Public 

Involvement Coordinator, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, Forest 

Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 808– 

2242. 

Maia Enzer, Planning and Public 

Engagement Specialist, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, Forest 

Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 808– 

2320. 

Emily Biesecker, Volunteer and 

Service Program Manager, Pacific 

Northwest Regional Office, Forest 

Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 808– 

2816. 

Nicholas Goldstein, Legislative Affairs 

Specialist, Pacific Northwest Regional 

Office, Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 

3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, 

(503) 808–2220. 

Brenna White, Regional Conservation 

Education Partnership Specialist, 

Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 

Forest Service, 1220 Southwest 3rd 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 

808–2246. 

Southern Regional Office—Region 8 

Alabama RAC, Cherokee RAC, Daniel 

Boone RAC, Davy Crockett-Sam 

Houston RAC, Delta-Bienville RAC, 

DeSoto RAC, Florida National Forests 

RAC, Francis Marion-Sumter RAC, 

Holly Springs-Tombigbee RAC, 

Kisatchie RAC, Ozark-Ouachita RAC, 

Sabine-Angelina RAC, Southwest 

Mississippi RAC, Virginia RAC 

Michael Williams, Southern Regional 

Coordinator, Forest Service, 1720 

Peachtree Road, Northwest, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30309, (404) 347–7632. 

Eastern Regional Office—Region 9 

Allegheny RAC, Chequamegon RAC, 

Chippewa National Forest RAC, Eleven 

Point RAC, Gogebic RAC, Hiawatha 

RAC, Huron-Manistee RAC, Nicolet 

RAC, Ontonagon RAC, Superior RAC, 

West Virginia RAC 

David Scozzafave, Eastern Regional 

Coordinator, Forest Service, 626 East 

Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin 53202, (414) 297–3602. 

Alaska Regional Office—Region 10 

Juneau RAC, Kenai PeninsulaAnchorage Borough RAC, Ketchikan 

RAC, Lynn Canal-Icy Strait RAC, Prince 

of Wales Island RAC, Prince William 

Sound RAC, Sitka RAC, WrangellPetersburg RAC, Yakutat RAC 

Brent W. Doutt, Alaska Regional 

Coordinator, Forest Service, 709 West 

9th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801–1807, 

(907) 586–9375. 

George Schaaf, Alaska Regional 

Coordinator, Forest Service, 709 West 

9th Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801–1807, 

(907) 586–7876. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies shall be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Panel. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Panel 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: August 14, 2017. 

Malcom Shorter, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19103 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Olympic Peninsula 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Forks, Washington. The 

committee is authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination 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 


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