White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting with an option to join 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 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within White Pine, Nye, Lander and Eureka Counties, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Secure Rural Schools program information can be found at the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/secure-rural-schools.

DATES:

The meeting will be held virtually on October 14, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

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

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams with an option to join by conference call. Click here to join the meeting or join by telephone: 1-202-650-0123, Access Code: 495272996#.

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:

Jose Noriega, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 775-289-0176 or email at jose.noriega@usda.gov.

Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the hearing-impaired (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. Provide an overview of the Title II project approval process;

2. Review Title II project proposals and make recommendations on those proposals;

3. Provide an overview of what happens next on project proposals; and

4. Discuss the current status of the The Act RAC Charter and what to expect over the next year.

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 make their request in writing by October 8, 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 Jose Noriega, DFO, Ely Ranger District, 825 Avenue E, Ely, NV 89301 or by email to jose.noriega@usda.gov.

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, 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.