2024-10893. Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (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 title II of the Act for the Maricopa, Cochise, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties in Arizona.

DATES:

An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on June 17, 2024, at 8 a.m. Pacific standard time (PST) and will end when all business is concluded.

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person and virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST on June 12, 2024. Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. PST on June 12, 2024. Comments submitted after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the committee, but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting.

All committee meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be held in-person at the Santa Catalina Ranger District, located at 5700 North Sabino Canyon Road, Tucson, Arizona 85750. The public may also join the meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams at: Meeting ID: 230310191174 Passcode: ke94Rv or dial in by phone at [phone] Phone conference ID: 563900529#. More information and meeting details can be found on the Advisory Committees website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/​main/​coronado/​workingtogether/​advisorycommittees or by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to [e-mail] or via mail (postmarked) to USDA Forest Service, Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, Robyn Abeyta, 300 West Congress Street, 6th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically.

Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. PST, June 12, 2024, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to [e-mail] or via mail (postmarked) to USDA Forest Service, Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, Robyn Abeyta, 300 West Congress Street, 6th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kerwin Dewberry, Designated Federal Officer, by phone at 520-388-8300 or email at [e-mail] or Robyn Abeyta, Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, by phone at 520-388-8424 or email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Add, remove, or edit the below agenda items, as needed;

2. Hear from title II project proponents and discuss title II project proposals;

3. Make funding recommendations on title II projects;

4. Approve meeting minutes; and

5. Other.

The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 14 days after the meeting date listed under DATES .

Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. 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 upon request.

Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's 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 shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Dated: May 14, 2024.

Cikena Reid,

USDA Committee Management Officer.