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[FR Doc No: 94-24172]
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[Federal Register: September 30, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 189
Friday, September 30, 1994
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Provincial Interagency Executive Committees (PIEC) Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish a Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: In response to the need of the United States Department of
Agriculture and the United States Department of the Interior for advice
on coordination and implementation of the Record of Decision of April
13, 1994 for management of habitat for late-successional and old-growth
forest related species within the range of the Northern Spotted Owl,
the Departments have agreed to establish twelve advisory committees.
The purpose of the Advisory Committees is to provide advice on
coordinating the implementation of the Record of Decision. The Advisory
Committees will provide advice and recommendations to promote better
integration of forest management activities among Federal and non-
Federal entities to ensure that such activities are complementary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Yonts-Shepard, Staff Assistant for National Forest System
Operations, Forest Service, USDA, (202) 205-1519.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the United States
Department of Agriculture in consultation with the Department of the
Interior intends to establish twelve Advisory Committees to the
Provincial Interagency Executive Committees (PIECs) The purpose of the
PIECs is to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the Record of
Decision (ROD) of April 13, 1994. The PIECs consist of representatives
of some or all of the following Federal Agencies; the Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose of the PIEC Advisory
Committees is to advise the PIECs on coordinating the implementation of
the ROD. Each PIEC Advisory Committee also will provide advice
regarding implementation of a comprehensive ecosystem management
strategy for Federal land within a province (provinces are defined in
the ROD at E-19). The PIEC Advisory Committees will provide advice and
recommendations to promote better integration of forest management
activities among Federal and non-Federal entities to ensure that such
activities are complementary.
The PIEC Advisory Committees are necessary and in the public
interest in connection with the duties and responsibilities of the
United States Department of Agriculture and of the United States
Department of the Interior. The ROD provides direction to the Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management for developing an ecosystem
management approach that is consistent with statutory authority for
land use planning. Ecosystem management at the province level requires
improved coordination among governmental entities responsible for land
management decisions and the public they serve.
The Chairperson of each PIEC Advisory Committee will alternate
annually between the Forest Service representative and the Bureau of
Land Management representative in provinces where both agencies
administer land. When the Bureau of Land Management is not represented
on the PIEC, the Forest Service representative will serve as
Chairperson. The Chairperson will serve as the Executive Secretary and
as the designated Federal official under sections 10 (e) and (f) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. APP.).
Appointments to the PIEC Advisory Committees will be made by the
Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region after consultation with the
State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, when
appropriate (in provinces where the Bureau of Land Management
administers land), and the Regional Interagency Executive Committee.
The Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region, also shall consult
with the Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, when appropriate.
The Bureau of Land Management State Director, Oregon State Office,
shall consult with the Bureau of Land Management State Director,
California State Office, when appropriate.
The action of establishing the Advisory Committees does not require
amendment of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service
planning documents because these explanatory statements that appear in
the ROD (Attachment A, E-17) are not standards and guidelines or land
allocations, which would require an amendment process to change. The
BLM and Forest Service will provide further notices, as needed, for
additional actions or adjustments when implementing interagency
coordination, public involvement, and other aspects of the ROD.
Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to
the Advisory Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the
Advisory Committee have taken into account the needs of the diverse
groups served by the Departments, membership should include individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons
with disabilities.
Dated: September 8, 1994.
Wardell C. Townsend,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-24172 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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