2011-9992. Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Allegheny Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Clarendon, Pennsylvania. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343) (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 title II of the Act. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the meeting is to organize the committee, draft committee by-laws and begin the process of soliciting appropriate projects for nomination for funding.

DATES:

The meeting will be held May 11, 2011, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Mead Township Building located on Mead Blvd., in Clarendon, Pennsylvania. 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 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, Pennsylvania, 16365. Please call ahead to Kathy Mohney at [phone] to facilitate entry into the building to view comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Mohney, RAC Coordinator, Allegheny National Forest Supervisor's Office, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, Pennsylvania, 16365, phone [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

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 Standard Time, Monday through Friday. Requests for reasonable accomodation for access to the facility or procedings may be made by contacting the person listed For Further Information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following business will be conducted: organize the committee, review the Secure Rural Schools Act and Title II guidelines specific to the purpose and duties of the RAC, introduce RAC members and federal officials involved with the committee management and guidelines for the operation of the RAC, schedule future meetings and begin the process of soliciting appropriate projects for nomination for funding.

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. 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 May 6, 2011, to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, Pennsylvania, 16365, or by e-mail to [e-mail], or via facsimile to [phone].

Dated: April 20, 2011.

Kathryn Albaugh,

Acting Forest Supervisor.