Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on January 14, 2003, at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998, (64 FR 2876) is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region and other matters raised by the Secretary.

DATES:

The meeting will be held January 14, 2003, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the North Tahoe Conference Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribeth Gustafson or Jeannie Stafford Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest Service, 870 Emerald Bay Road Suite 1, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 573-2642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The committee will meet jointly with the Lake Tahoe Basin Executives Committee. Items to be covered on the agenda include: Proposed revision to the Committee's mission, proposed meeting with the Secretary of Agriculture, status report of USFS FY 2002 fire suppression deferrals, Lands Subcommittee update, update of the USFS forest fuels action plan, status report on the TRPA EIP update, status report on Pathway 2007, USACE update on Tahoe programs and projects, NRCS WHIP program, and public comment. All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend. Issues maybe brought to the attention of the Committee during the open public comment period at the meeting or by filing written statements with the secretary for the Committee before or after the meeting. Please refer any written comments to the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the contact address stated above.