[Federal Register: March 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Tree-Marking Paint Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Tree-marking Paint Committee will meet in
Manchester, New Hampshire, on May 6-8, 2003. The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss activities, improvements, and concerns related to the
handling and use of tree-marking paint by personnel of the Forest
Service and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management.
DATES: The meeting will be held May 6-8, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Executive Court
Inn,
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13500 South Willow Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03109. Written
comments may be mailed before or after the meeting until June 8, 2003,
to Bob Monk, Chair, National Tree-marking Paint Committee, Forest
Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology and Development Center, 444 East
Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, California 91773, or sent via e-mail to:
rmonk@fs.fed.us <mailto:
rmonk@fs.fed.us>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Monk, Project Leader, San Dimas
Technology and Development Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909) 599-
1267, extension 267; e-mail: rmonk@fs.fed.us <mailto:rmonk@fs.fed.us>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Tree-marking Paint Committee
comprises representatives from the Forest Service national
headquarters, each of the nine Forest Service Regions, the Forest
Products Laboratory, the Forest Service San Dimas Technology and
Development Center, and the Bureau of Land Management. The General
Services Administration and the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health are ad hoc members and provide technical advice to
the committee.
A field trip will be held on May 6 and is designed to supplement
information related to tree-marking paint. This trip is open to any
member of the public participating in the public meeting on May 7-8.
However, transportation is provided only for committee members.
The main session of the meeting, which is open to public
attendance, will be held on May 7-8.
Closed Sessions
While certain segments of this meeting are open to the public,
there will be two closed sessions during the meeting. The first closed
session is planned for approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 7. This
session is reserved for individual paint manufacturers to present
products and information about tree-marking paint for consideration in
future testing and use by the agency. Paint manufacturers also may
provide comments on tree-marking paint specifications or other
requirements. This portion of the meeting is open only to paint
manufacturers, the committee, and committee staff to ensure that trade
secrets will not be disclosed to other paint manufacturers or to the
public. Paint manufacturers wishing to make presentations to the
National Tree-marking Paint Committee during the closed session should
contact the Chair at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. The second closed session is planned for
approximately 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on May 8. This session is reserved for
Federal Government employees only.
Any person with special access needs should contact the Chair to
make those accommodations. Space for individuals who are not members of
the National Tree-marking Paint Committee is limited and will be
available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dated: March 24, 2003.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 03-7684 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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