Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Wrangell-Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet by videoconference in Wrangell, Alaska and Petersburg, Alaska. The Committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) (Pub. L. 110-343) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. 2). 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 the title II of the Act. The meetings are open to the public. Additional information concerning the Committee can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwHAAS.

DATES:

The meetings will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016, Saturday, August 20, 2016, and Saturday, September 10, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day, or until business is concluded.

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 meetings will be held at the Wrangell Ranger District Office, 525 Bennett Street, Wrangell, Alaska, and the Petersburg Ranger District Office, 12 North Nordic Drive in Petersburg, Alaska. Interested persons may attend in person at either location, or by teleconference. For anyone who would like to attend by teleconference, please visit the Committee's Web site listed in the SUMMARY section or contact Robert Dalrymple at rdalrymple@fs.fed.us or David Zimmerman at dlzimmerman@fs.fed.us for further details. 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 at the Petersburg Ranger District Office or the Wrangell Ranger District Office, Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Zimmerman, District Ranger, Petersburg Ranger District, P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg, Alaska 99833, by phone at (907) 772-3871 or via email at dlzimmerman@fs.fed.us, or Robert Dalrymple, District Ranger, Wrangell Ranger District, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, Alaska 99929, by phone at (907) 874-2323 or via email rdalrymple@fs.fed.us. 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 meetings is to:

(1) Review progress of previously funded projects;

(2) Review new project proposals; and

(2) Conclude any business that may be remaining concerning recommendations for allocation of title II funding to projects.

The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by at least one week prior to the meeting 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 time requests for oral comments must be sent to David Zimmerman, District Ranger, Petersburg Ranger District, P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg, Alaska 99833; or Robert Dalrymple, District Ranger, Wrangell Ranger District, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, Alaska 99929; or by email to dlzimmerman@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to (907) 772-5995. Summary/minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Web site listed above within 45 days after the meeting.

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.