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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Helena-Lewis and Clark Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Helena-Lewis and Clark Resource Advisory Committee will hold a
public meeting according to the details shown below. 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 Helena-Lewis
and Clark National Forest within Broadwater, Teton, Lewis and Clark, Judith Basin, and
Meagher counties, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
DATES: An in-person and virtual meeting will be held on June 26, 2024, 1 p.m. to
4 p.m., mountain daylight time (MDT).
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or virtual oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MDT on June 19, 2024. Written public
comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. MDT on June 19, 2024. Comments submitted
after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the committee, but the committee
may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting.
All committee meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person at the Helena-Lewis and Clark

National Forest, Great Falls Office, located at 1220 38th St. N., Great Falls, MT 59401.
The public may also join the meeting virtually via video conference using the Microsoft
Teams platform: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting,
Meeting ID: 293 075 016 517, Passcode: 4oPBh9. Committee information and meeting
details can be found online at
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/hlcnf/workingtogether/advisorycommittees or by contacting
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to
chiara.cipriano@usda.gov or via mail (postmarked) to Chiara Cipriano 2880 Skyway
Drive Helena, MT 59602. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted
electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must preregister by 11:59 p.m. MDT, June 19, 2024, and speakers can only register for one
speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to chiara.cipriano@usda.gov or via
mail (postmarked) to Chiara Cipriano 2880 Skyway Drive Helena, MT 59602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly Ryan, Designated Federal
Officer, at 406-949-9766 or email at molly.ryan@usda.gov; or Chiara Cipriano, Resource
Advisory Committee Coordinator, at 406-594-6497 or email at
chiara.cipriano@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Elect a chairperson;
2. Create a local charter;
3. Hear from title II project proponents and discuss title II project proposals;
4. Make funding recommendations on title II projects;
5. Approve meeting minutes; and
6. Schedule the next meeting

The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three
minutes or less. To be scheduled on the agenda, individuals wishing to make an oral
statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date.
Written comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to 14 days after the meeting
date listed under DATES.
Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. 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.
Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodation to individuals
with disabilities where appropriate. If you are a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpretation,
assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person listed under
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or contact USDA’s
TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through the Federal Relay
Service at 800-877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in
languages other than English.
USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national
origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public
assistance program, political beliefs, 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). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA’s policies will be followed
in all appointments to the committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the
Committee 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 the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities,
backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including
underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: June 5, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-12663 Filed: 6/7/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/10/2024]