2012-20132. Meeting of the South Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The South Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Stevenson, Washington. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 112-141) (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 review and recommend fiscal year 2013 Title II project nominations to the Forest Supervisor of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

DATES:

The meeting will be held Friday, September 21, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at Skamania Courthouse Annex, 170 Northwest Vancouver Avenue, Stevenson, WA 98648. 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 Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. Please call ahead to 360-891-5001 to facilitate entry into the building to view comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sue Ripp, Partnership Coordinator, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 360-891-5153, and [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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following business will be conducted: Approval of agenda and minutes; public forum opportunity; election of chair and vice chair; update on prior year Title II projects, and; review and recommendations of individual fiscal year 2013 Title II project nominations. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before 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 September 20, 2012 to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Gifford Pinchot National Forest ATTN: Sue Ripp, 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682, or by email to [e-mail], or via facsimile to 360-891-5045. A summary of the meeting will be posted at http://www.fs.usda.gov/​giffordpinchot within 21 days of the meeting.

Meeting Accommodations: If you require sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable accommodation for access to the meeting please request this in advance by contacting 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 9, 2012.

Janine Clayton,

Forest Supervisor.