LT Federal Advisory Committee meeting Jan. 11

NEWS RELEASE

USDA Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
35 College Drive
South Lake Tahoe CA 96150
(530) 543-2600
www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu

Date: January 7, 2008

LAKE TAHOE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET AT
SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE, INCLINE VILLAGE


Incline Village, NV…The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory
Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., January 11, 2008 at the Sierra Nevada College, Assembly Room 139, 999 Tahoe Boulevard,Incline Village, NV 89451. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe.

Items on the agenda include a review of the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 9 hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention projects, and an update on the SNPLMA Round 9 capital project nominations, followed by a Public Comment period.

LTFAC consists of 20 members representing a broad array of
constituencies. The Secretary of Agriculture chartered the first LTFAC in July 1998 to advise the Federal Partnership on programs and projects within the Lake Tahoe Basin. LTFAC’s charter has been renewed every two years with the most recent renewal occurring in June 2006. All Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend. Issues may be brought to the
attention of the committee during the open public comment period at the meeting, or by filing a written statement with the committee through Arla Hains, USDA-Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150. For more information on the Lake Tahoe
Federal Advisory Committee, visit the Forest Service web site at
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/.