80 FR 195 pgs. 60875-60876 - National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 195Pages: 60875 - 60876
Pages: 60875, 60876FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-25611 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Forest Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY:
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) will meet in Denver, Colorado. The Council is authorized under section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, as amended by title XII, section 1219 of Public Law 101-624 (the Act) (16 U.S.C. 2105g) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II). Additional information concerning the Council, can be found by visiting the Council's Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT or until Council business is completed. All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .
ADDRESSES:
[top] The meeting will be held at the Webb Municipal Office Building, Conference Room 1.D.1, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Written comments concerning this meeting should be submitted as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, by telephone at 202-205-7829, or by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us, or by cell phone at 202-309-9873, or via facsimile at 202-690-5792.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Introduce new members;
2. Develop the 2016 Work Plan;
3. Develop the 2017 grant categries;
4. Listen to local constituents urban forestry concerns;
5. Prepare to present the 10-year action plan (2016-2026);
6. Receive Forest Service budget and program updates; and
7. Finalize the 2015 Accomplishments/Recommendations report.
The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request in writing by November 2, 2015, to be scheduled on the agenda. Council discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Council members, however anyone who would like to bring urban and community forestry matters to the attention of the Council may file written statements with the Council's staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be sent to Nancy Stemple, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, Sidney Yates Building, Room 3SC-01C, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, or by email at nstremple@fs.fed.us.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings 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: October 2, 2015.
Patti Hirami,
Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2015-25611 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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