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Anonymous (not verified)
Monday, April 17, 2006 - 12:00am
April 17, 2006
Docket ID NO. EPA-HQ-OAR-2001-0017
Environmental Protection Agency
Mailcode: 6102T
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC 20460
Dear Sir or Madam:
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is pleased to offer the following comments on the proposed rule for revising the particulate matter national ambient air quality standards (PM NAAQS), published on January 17, 2006, in the Federal Register (71FR2620). NASF is a non-profit organization that represents the...
Anonymous (not verified)
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 1:19pm
April 4, 2006
The Honorable Conrad Burns187 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC20510-2603
Dear Chairman Burns:
The undersigned organizations strongly support the US Forest Service Forest Inventory Analysis Program (FIA) and urge Congress to fully fund the program in FY 2007 at $73.4 million. FIA is the only national inventory system that delivers current and consistent information about the status, condition and trends of America's forestland, crossing all ownerships.
Forests,...
Anonymous (not verified)
Friday, December 2, 2005 - 12:00am
December 2, 2005
House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman,
On behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, I am writing to encourage your support for the Timber Tax Act of 2005 (H.R. 3883). Tax policy has important impacts on forest management, as it influences the decisions made by the forest industry. Recent research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that the U.S. has an effective tax rate that is 16 percent above the median of other countries. Policy...
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - 11:00pm
Anonymous (not verified)
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 12:00am
September 21, 2005
The Honorable Robert Bennett, Chairman Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Herbert Kohl, Ranking MemberAppropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - U.S. SenateWashington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Henry Bonilla, ChairmanAppropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies - U.S....
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 4:43pm
January 8, 2004
The Honorable Ann M. VenemanSecretary of Agriculture200-A Jamie L. Whitten Building1400 Independence Ave., SWWashington, DC 20250
Dear Secretary Veneman:
On behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, I am writing to ask for your help in restoring funding to the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP). As part of the 2002 Farm Bill, this program provides assistance to family forest landowners to manage their lands for the benefit of all Americans.
Due to the steadily...
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, October 3, 2002 - 12:00am
ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:NASF Forest Resource Management Committee
ISSUE OF CONCERN:Implementation of the Forestry Title in the 2002 Farm Bill
BACKGROUND:The National Association of State Foresters passed Resolution No. 2001-8 last year, indicating its support for a strong Forestry Title in the 2002 Farm Bill that recognizes the important contribution of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) lands. Thankfully, this year Congress passed one of the strongest Farm Bills supportive of forestry on...
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, October 3, 2002 - 12:00am
Origin of Resolution: NASF Forest Fire Protection Committee
Issue of Concern: Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program
Background: The term "firewise", which means being knowledgeable and prepared for wildfire in residential or urban settings, was first coined in 1992 following the disastrous firestorms in Oakland (CA) and Spokane (WA) when 27 lives and more than 3,000 structures were lost. In response, an interagency group began a national, wildland urban interface initiative.
In 1996...
Anonymous (not verified)
Thursday, October 5, 2000 - 12:00am
ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:Southern Group of State Foresters
ISSUE OF CONCERN:Support for Methyl Bromide Fairness Act
BACKGROUND:Methyl bromide, a natural organic compound produced by oceans, forest fires, and some leafy plants, is used in numerous applications important to forest management, particularly nursery management. Although forest tree nurseries use only about 1 percent of the methyl bromide used annually in all applications, the value of the trees produced in nurseries far outweighs the...
Anonymous (not verified)
Friday, October 9, 1998 - 12:00am
Changing the Status of the Economic Action Committee
SITUATION: The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) has worked in partnership with the USDA Forest Service for more than a decade to implement forest-based economic assistance projects in rural communities. An ad-hoc NASF Rural Development Committee was created in the 1980's to provide national oversight and input for these activities.
Over the past two decades, the Forest Service has expanded their community assistance programs...