05-6769. Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Meeting, Northwest Forest Plan

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC), Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), has scheduled a meeting on April 21, 2005 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Washington Conference Room, Jantzen Beach DoubleTree Hotel, 909 N Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217, 503-283-4466. The purpose of the meeting is to review key findings and trends from the April 19-20, 2005 Science and the Northwest Forest Plan, Knowledge Gained Over a Decade conference (see http://outreach.cof.orst.edu/​nwforestplan/​index.php) and collect advice regarding the findings and how they may be used to improve NWFP implementation.

The meeting is open to the public and fully accessible for people with disabilities. A 15-minute time slot is reserved for public comments at 8:30 a.m. Interpreters are available upon request at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Written comments may be submitted for the meeting record. Interested persons are encouraged to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this meeting may be directed to Kath Collier, Management Analyst, Regional Ecosystem Office, 333 SW., First Avenue, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, OR 97208 (telephone: [phone]).

Dated: March 31, 2005.

Anne Badgley,

Designated Federal Official.