# 2025-05383: Ozark-Ouachita Committee to Discuss Forest Projects and Fees

2025-05383, Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Forest Service published 2025-04-01, effective 2025-04-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05383
- As of: 2026-10-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-05383
- Title: Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Forest Service
- Citation: 90 FR 14353
- Published: 2025-04-01
- Effective: 2025-04-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-06

## In one line

Ozark-Ouachita Committee to Discuss Forest Projects and Fees

## Summary

The Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee is meeting on April 16, 2025, to talk about projects and recreation fees for forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma. If you live nearby or care about these forests, you can join in person or online and share your thoughts by April 11. This is your chance to help shape how public forest lands are managed and funded!

## Abstract

The Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests within the counties of Arkansas and Oklahoma, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Public meeting—date and access: benefit, low. You can attend the Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee meeting in person or virtually on April 16, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time at the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests Supervisor's Office, 605 West Main Street, Russellville, Arkansas. Committee information and me…
- Deadlines for written public comments: benefit, low. You may submit written public comments to the Forest Service by 11:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on April 11, 2025; the notice also states written comments may be submitted up to 14 days after the meeting date listed under DATES. The Forest Service strongly prefers electronic submission (email to […
- Title II project proposal and funding review: benefit, low. Project proponents can present Title II project proposals at the April 16, 2025 meeting; the committee will hear from Title II project proponents, discuss proposals, and make funding recommendations on Title II projects for the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests operating under the Secure Rural Sc…
- Recreation fee proposals under review: mixed, low. The committee will make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests within counties of Arkansas and Oklahoma; members of the public may provide input at the meeting or via submitted comments.
- Accessibility and accommodation options: benefit, low. The meeting location is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and the USDA provides reasonable accommodations (e.g., sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices). Requests for accommodations should be made in advance to the listed contacts or via USDA's TARGET Center at (202…

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## Sources
- [2025-05383 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/01/2025-05383/ozark-ouachita-resource-advisory-committee)
- [2025-05383 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-01/pdf/2025-05383.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05383 (as of 2026-10-06).