Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Prince William Sound Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting by phone and/or video conference. 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 as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Chugach National Forest within boroughs associated with the Prince William Sound RAC area, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC information and virtual meeting information can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/chugach/workingtogether/advisorycommittees.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Alaska Standard Time. If business is not concluded during the first meeting, a second meeting will be held on November 21, 2021 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.

All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of a meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact .

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held virtually via telephone and/or video conference. Details for members of the public to participate in the meeting can be found at the website link listed above in the Summary . 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 upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Namitz, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 907-424-4747 or email at steven.namitz@usda.gov or Tanya Zastrow, RAC Coordinator, by phone at 907-424-4722 or email at tanya.zastrow@usda.gov.

Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf/hard-of-hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss project proposals; and

2. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;

Meetings are 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 make a request in writing by November 12, 2021, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Tanya Zastrow, Cordova Ranger District, 612 Second Street, Cordova, Alaska 99574; or by email to tanya.zastrow@usda.gov .

Meeting Accommodations: Please make a request in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation. For access to proceedings, please contact the person listed in the section titled For Further Information Contact . All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.

Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be followed in all membership appointments to the RAC. To help ensure that recommendations of the RAC 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 minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, political beliefs, income derived from a public assistance program, 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).