Departmental
Regulation |
Number: 1043-044 |
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SUBJECT: ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
DATE: August 5, 2008 |
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1. Purpose
and Scope
a. This
charter renews the Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463).
b. The purpose
of the Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and to
the Federal Interagency Partnership (Partnership), established by Executive
Order 13057, on how the Partnership can best fulfill its duties pursuant to
that order to protect the extraordinary natural, recreational, and ecological
resources in the Lake Tahoe Region, as defined by An Act To Grant the Consent
of the Congress to the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact of December 18, 1969
(Pub. L No. 91-148), an Act of December
19, 1980 (Pub. L. No 96-551) (Tahoe Regional Planning Compact), the
c. The advice
of the Committee shall consist of the consensus of its members, representing
the broad array of local, regional, state, tribal and national interests
concerned with the environmental, economic, and cultural health of the
2. Special
Instructions
a. This
regulation will expire 2 years from the date of filing.
b. This
regulation supersedes DR-1043-44, dated June 7, 2006.
3. Officers and Membership
a. The
advisory committee will consist of no more than 20 members.
b. The
advisory committee members will represent a broad array of interests in the
(1) Gaming;
(2) Environmental;
(3) National
environmental;
(4) Ski
resorts;
(5)
(6)
(7) Resort
associations;
(8) Education;
(9) Property
rights advocates;
(10) Science
and research;
(11)
(12) Washoe
Tribe;
(13) State
of
(14) State
of
(15) Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency;
(16) Labor;
(17) Transportation;
(18)
(19) Member
at large (2) positions.
c. If a
Committee member fails to attend (in person or by telephonic or electronic
means) three consecutive official meetings, the Secretary or DFO may remove
that member from the Committee.
d. A vacancy
on the Committee will be filled in the manner in which the original appointment
was made.
e. The Lake
Tahoe Basin Management Unit
f. Nominations
for the Committee Chair will be submitted by the committee and selected by the
Secretary or the DFO.
g. Committee
members may create and operate subcommittees recommended by a majority of the
committee members and approved by the Secretary or the DFO.
h. Equal
opportunity practices, in line with USDA 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 Departments, membership should include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
4. Duties
a. The
Committee shall:
(1) Provide
periodic reports, prepared on a schedule to be established by the Chair of the
Partnership, recommending specific Environmental Improvement Program (EIP)
funding actions that should be taken by the agencies participating in the Partnership,
individually and collectively, to assist the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in
implementing its programs, to achieve and maintain the environmental threshold
carrying capacities as mandated by the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (Pub. L.
No. 96-551) and identified in the EIP;
(2) Advise and
recommend actions that should be taken by the agencies participating in the
Partnership to assist the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to achieve its other
goals, including economic goals for the
(3) Respond to
requests from the Partnership or its Chair for any other advice relating to the
Partnership’s fulfillment of its duties pursuant to Executive Order 13057;
(4) Advise, as
requested by the Partnership or its Chair, on the preparation of annual reports
to the President on the implementation of Executive Order 13057; and
(5) Advise on
how to facilitate the integration and coordination of appropriate Federal
programs and funds to help achieve the goals of the EIP.
b. In
providing advice the Committee may:
(1) Conduct, as
part of its review, public meetings to gather and review information relevant
to EIP funding recommendations under Public Law 106-506 and Public Law 105-263;
and
(2) Prepare
work plans that outline planned activities and timelines for accomplishing tasks
responsive to the purpose and scope of this charter.
5. Estimated
Annual Operations Costs
a. Members
of the Committee shall serve without pay, but with reimbursement of travel
expenses in accordance with Federal per diem rates for attendance at the meetings
approved by the DFO.
b. Annual estimated operating costs of the
Committee are $95,000. Expenses will be
borne by the USDA Forest Service each year.
Federal staff support is estimated at 1.5 staff year per year.
6. Number and Frequency of Meetings
a. The
advisory committee will meet as often as is necessary to complete its business,
but no less than four times a year.
b. A majority
of the members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum for a
meeting that will provide consensus direction.
a. The
advisory committee reports to the Secretary of Agriculture.
b. Clerical
and other administrative support for the advisory committee will be provided by
the USDA Forest Service.
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