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<br /> <br />OUT WITWER & FREEMAN <br /> <br />FAX NO. 3038324465 <br /> <br />P. 07 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PROCEEDINGS OF THE TASK FORCE <br /> <br />Section 389(d)(3) ofP.L. 104-127 Provided that the members Oflhe Task Force were to <br />be appointed by the Majority Leader in the ~enate (2), the Speaker of the House of . <br />Representatives,(2), the Minority Leader in the Senate (I), the Minority Leader in the House of <br />Representatives (I). and the Secretary of Agriculture (I). The Task Force was directed to sIDdy a <br />list of topics (See Appendix A for Section 389 of Public Law 104-127 selting forth the list of <br />topics 10 be studied and the Joint Explanatoiy Staternent of the Comminee of Come renee, House <br />Conference Report No. 104-494 (March 25, 1996)) and report to the Secretary of Agriculture <br />and the Congress by August 25, 1997. <br /> <br />The Task Force held ils initial meeting on September 24, 1996. II held a total of 12 <br />meetings. including meetings in Reno, San Francisco, Boise, Denver, Portland and Washington, <br />D:C. All meetings were open to the public, and public testimony was accepted at many onhe <br />meetings. Wrinen testimony was also accepted. A list of items submitted for the record has been <br />maintained by the Forest SeMee. The meetings were conducted in accordance with the Federal <br />Advisory Committee Act. The Designated Federal Offieer was Eleanor Towns, Lands Director, <br />USPA Forest SeMee, 201 14111 Street, S.W., Lands, 4" Floor, South Wing, Washington, D.C. <br />.20250, (phone) 202-205-1248. (F~) 202.205-1604. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />. <br />