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: November 25, 2008
Contact: Arla Hains (530) 543-2773

Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to Meet at US Forest Service Office,
South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe, CA. --The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., December 15, 2008 at the US Forest Service, Emerald Bay Room, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe.

Items on the agenda include:

• Committee operations.
• Status and updates on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Regional Plan and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Plan Revision.
• Status of two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) which includes the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board and TRPA, and the Forest Service and TRPA on hazardous and vegetation projects.
• Post Angora fire restoration efforts.
• Status of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (LTRA) reauthorization.

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. If you have questions concerning special needs for this public meeting, or to request sign language interpretation, contact Linda Lind, no later than December 8, 2008 at (530)543-2787 or TTY (530)543-0956, or via email at LLind@fs.fed.us.

For more information on the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, visit the Forest Service web site at www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/

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