FACA Committee Purpose ;amp;amp; Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Other Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee USDA 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/USDAFACA70505.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.usda.gov:agency:67:committee:70505:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Agriculture) ][ Agency Acronym : (USDA) ][ Agency Domain : (www.usda.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.usda.gov/) ][ Committee Name : (Fremont and Winema Resource Advisory Committee) ][ Committee Type : (Other) ][ Committee Web Site : (https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/secure_rural_schools.nsf/RAC/9CAF8472DA888285882574F900774FCA?OpenDocument) ][ Goal? : (yes) ][ Vision? : (yes) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/ https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/secure_rural_schools.nsf/RAC/9CAF8472DA888285882574F900774FCA?OpenDocument The committee is comprised of 15 members, five in each of three categories prescribed in the Act. Within each category, the Act identifies specific interests members are to represent. Committees are formed in geographic areas to ensure each national forest located within a participating county or counties has access to a resource advisory committee. The Act requires members to be residents of the state or states within which the committee has jurisdiction. The purpose of a Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act resource advisory committee is to improve collaborative relations and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service consistent with Division C, Title VI of Public Law 110-343.The Act describes the duties of the committees as follows: to review projects proposed by counties and other interested parties; to recommend projects and funding; to provide early and continuous coordination with Forest Service officials; to provide frequent opportunities for citizens, organizations, tribes, land management agencies and other interested parties to participate openly and meaningfully, beginning in the early stages of project development; to monitor projects approved under the Act; to advise the designated federal official on the progress of monitoring; and to make recommendations for any appropriate changes or adjustments to projects being monitored. 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 By recommending projects that maintain and improve the health of national forest ecosystems and improve cooperative relationships among the people who use and care for the national forests, the Secure Rural Schools resource advisory committees support the Forest Service mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The committees specifically support Forest Service strategic goals to 1. Restore, sustain, and enhance the national forests; and 2. Provide and sustain benefits to the American people. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 This resource advisory committee is mandated by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act as reauthorized in Public Law 110-343 for four years, 2008 through 2011. e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com