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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 67, No. 1

Wednesday, January 2, 2002

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice, renewal of charter, and 

request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to renew the charter of the Lake 

Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, to provide advice to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on 

implementing the terms of the Federal 

Interagency Partnership on the Lake 

Tahoe Region. Nominations of persons 

to serve on the Committee are invited.

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received in 

writing by February 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations and 

applications with telephone numbers 

for membership on the Committee to: 

FACA Nomination, Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit, 870 Emerald Bay 

Road, South Lake Tahoe, California 

96150.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribeth Gustafson, Forest Supervisor, 

or Jeannie Stafford, Environmental 

Improvement Program and Partnership 

Liaison, Lake Tahoe Basin Management 

Unit, telephone (530) 573–2773.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of Agriculture intends 

to renew the charter of the Lake Tahoe 

Basin Federal Advisory Committee. The 

purpose of the Committee is to provide 

advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on 

implementing the terms of the Federal 

Interagency Partnership on the Lake 

Tahoe Basin and other matters raised by 

the Secretary. 

The Secretary has determined that the 

work of the Committee is in the public 

interest and relevant to the duties of the 

Department of Agriculture. 

The Committee will meet on a 

quarterly basis, conducting public 

meetings to discuss management 

strategies, gather information and 

review federal agency accomplishments, 

and prepare a progress report every six 

months for submission to regional 

federal executives. Representatives will 

be selected from the following sectors: 

(1) Gaming, (2) environmental, (3) 

national environmental, (4) ski resorts, 

(5) North Shore economic/recreation, (6) 

South Shore economic/recreation, (7) 

resort associations, (8) education, (9) 

property rights advocates, (10) memberat-large, (11) member-at-large, (12) 

science and research, (13) local 

government, (14) Washoe Tribe, (15) 

State of California, (16) State of Nevada, 

(17) Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 

(18) labor, (19) transportation, and (20) 

member-at-large. Nominations to the 

Committee should describe and 

document the proposed member’s 

qualifications for membership on the 

Lake Tahoe Basin Advisory Committee. 

The Committee Chair will be 

recommended by the Committee and 

approved by the Secretary. Vacancies on 

the Committee will be filled in the 

manner in which the original 

appointment was made. 

Appointments to the Committee will 

be made by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all appointments to the Committee. To 

ensure that the recommendations of the 

Committee have taken into account the 

needs of the diverse groups served by 

the Department, membership should 

include to the extent practicable 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women, persons 

with disabilities, and senior citizens.

Dated: December 21, 2001. 

Maribeth Gustafson, 

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–32138 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

South Deep Management Project, 

Colville National Forest, Stevens 

County, WA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, USDA, 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to conduct 

vegetation and road management, and 

implement riparian and wetlands 

management. The Proposed Action will 

be in compliance with the 1988 Colville 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan (Forest Plan) as 

amended, which provides the overall 

guidance for management of this area. 

The Proposed Action is within portions 

of the South Deep Creek, Little 

Smackout Creek, Meadow Creek, Rocky 

Creek, Kolle Creek, Clinton Creek, 

Rogers Creek, Kenny Creek, and Scott 

Creek subwatersheds on the Three 

Rivers Ranger District and scheduled for 

implementation in fiscal year 2003. The 

Colville National Forest invites written 

comments and suggestions on the scope 

of the analysis. The agency will give 

notice of the full environmental analysis 

and decision making process so 

interested and affected people may be 

able to participate and contribute in the 

final decision.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis should be postmarked by 

February 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and 

suggestions concerning the management 

of this area to Sherri Schwenke, District 

Range, 255 West 11th, Kettle Falls, 

Washington, 99141. Comments may also 

be sent by FAX (509–738–7701). Include 

your name and mailing address with 

your comments so documents 

pertaining to this project may be mailed 

to you.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the Proposed Action 

and EIS should be directed to Sherri 

Schwenke, District Ranger, or to Tom 

Pawley, Planning Assistant, 255 West 

11th Ave, Kettle Falls, Washington 

99141 (phone: 509–738–7700).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action includes vegetation 

management using commercial and 

precommercial thinning on 

approximately 6,100 acres. Prescribed 

Fire may be applied on up to 6,500 

acres. The road management projects 

will include local governments and 

adjacent landowners in the evaluation 

and development of a road strategy for 

these drainages. Part of that strategy will 

include both building and closing roads.