Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting; Notice

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting;

Notice

agency: Forest Service, USDA.

action: Notice of meeting.

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summary: The Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on January 22 and 23, 1997, in Woodland, Washington, at the Oak

Tree Restaurant, near Exit No. 21 on Interstate 5. The purpose of the

meeting is to update and finalize subcommittee tasks from previous

meetings, provide information on previous meeting topics, and review

and prioritize the 1997 Watershed Restoration Program. On January 22,

the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. On

January 23, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m.

Agenda items to be covered include: January 22: (1) Subcommittee

recommendations on Advisory Committee work priorities and field trips,

(2) Response and discussion of November's topic on ``What the Forest

Looks Like,'' (3) Presentations on Partnerships and Special Forest

Products, (4) Executive Committee response to Advisory Committee vision

and role statements, (5) Subcommittee update on socioeconomic health

measures, and (6) Public Open Forum. January 23: (1) Review and

prioritize watershed restoration projects for 1997 and (2) Public open

forum. All Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee meetings

are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

The ``open forum'' provides opportunity for the public to bring issues,

concerns, and discussion topics to the Advisory Committee. The ``open

forum'' is scheduled as part of agenda item (6) for this meeting.

Interested speakers will need to register prior to the open forum

period. The committee welcomes the public's written comments on

committee business at any time.

for further information contact: Direct questions regarding this

meeting to Sue Lampe, Public Affairs, at (360) 750-5091, or write

Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, 6926 E.

Fourth Plain Blvd., P.O. Box 8944, Vancouver, WA 98668-8944.

Dated: January 2, 1997.

Tom Knappenberger,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97-465 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]

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