News Release

US Forest Service
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 
35 College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Public Affairs (530) 543-2627
Fax: (530) 543-2743

Date: October 28, 2008
Contact: Arla Hains (530) 543-2773

Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to Meet at the Chateau at Incline Village, Nevada

Incline Village, NV. --The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., November 6, 2008 at The Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village, NV 89451. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe.

The primary topics on the agenda include introduction of the new LTFAC Chairman and updates on the Total Maximum Daily Load and Aquatic Invasive Species.

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 August 2008. 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, US 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 www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/local/ltfac/.

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