Notice2021-14807
Directive Publication Notice
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Published
July 13, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The USDA Forest Service provides direction to employees through issuances in its Directive System, comprised of the Forest Service Manual and Forest Service Handbooks. The Agency must provide public notice of and opportunity to comment on any directives that formulate standards, criteria, or guidelines applicable to Forest Service programs. Once per quarter, the Agency provides advance notice of proposed and interim directives that will be made available for public comment during the next 3 months and notice of final directives issued in the last 3 months. No directives are planned for publication for public comment between July 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36700-36701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14807]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service provides direction to employees
through issuances in its Directive System, comprised of the Forest
Service Manual and Forest Service Handbooks. The Agency must provide
public notice of and opportunity to comment on any directives that
formulate standards, criteria, or guidelines applicable to Forest
Service programs. Once per quarter, the Agency provides advance notice
of proposed and interim directives that will be made available for
public comment during the next 3 months and notice of final directives
issued in the last 3 months. No directives are planned for publication
for public comment between July 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that were
published for public comment since January 1, 2020, and final
directives that have been issued since April 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may be provided by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c5f41224a5f2248657e696f78657a697f4c797f686d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7948ae98194e983aeb5a2a4b3aeb1a2b487b2b4a3a6e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a> or in writing to 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations staff, Mail
1132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Goode at 202-740-6286 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25444b4b0b424a4a414065505641440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25444b4b0b424a4a414065505641440b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for
the hearing-impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through
Friday. You may sign up to receive email alerts at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies">https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed or Interim Directives
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and 36 CFR part 216, Public
Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria and Guidance Applicable to
Forest Service Programs, the Forest Service publishes for public notice
and comment Agency directives that formulate standards, criteria, or
guidelines applicable to Forest Service programs. Agency procedures for
providing public notice and opportunity to comment are specified in
Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 1109.12, Chapter 30, Providing Public
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Directives.
The Forest Service has no proposed or interim directives planned
for publication for public comment from July 1, 2021 to September 30,
2021.
Previously Published Directives That Have Not Been Finalized
The following proposed or interim directives have been published
for public comment but not yet finalized:
1. Proposed Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2200, Rangeland Management,
Chapters Zero Code; 2210, Rangeland Management Planning; 2220,
Management of Rangelands (Reserved); 2230, Grazing Permit System; 2240,
Rangeland Improvements; 2250, Rangeland Management Cooperation; and
2270, Information Management and Reports; Forest Service Handbook
2209.13, Grazing Permit Administration Handbook, Chapters 10, Term
Grazing Permits; 20, Grazing Agreements; 30, Temporary Grazing and
Livestock Use Permits; 40, Livestock Use Permits; 50, Tribal Treaty
Authorizations and Special Use Permits; 60, Records; 70, Compensation
for Permittee Interests in Rangeland Improvements; 80, Grazing Fees;
and 90, Rangeland Management Decision Making; and Forest Service
Handbook 2209.16, Allotment Management Handbook, Chapter 10, Allotment
Management and Administration.
2. Interim Forest Service Manual 2719, Special Use Authorizations
Involving Storage and Use of Explosives and Magazine Security, and
Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50,
Standard Forms and Supplemental Clauses.
3. Forest Service Manual 7700, Travel Management, Chapters Zero and
10, Travel Planning.
4. Forest Service Manual 2400, Timber Management, Chapters Zero,
2430, Commercial Timber Sales; 2440, Designating, Cruising, Scaling,
and Accountability; 2450, Timber Sale Contract Administration; and
2460, Uses of Timber Other Than Commercial Timber Sales; Forest Service
Handbook 2409.15, Timber Sale Administration, Chapters Zero, 10,
Fundamentals of Timber Sale Contracting; 30, Change in Status of
Contracts; 50, Specified Transportation Facilities; and 70, Contract
Claims and Disputes; Forest Service Handbook 2409.18a, Timber Sale
Debarment and Suspension Procedures, Chapters Zero, 10, Non-procurement
Debarment and Suspension; and 20, Debarment and Export Violations.
5. Forest Service Manual 3800, Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
6. Forest Service Manual 2700, Special Uses Management, Chapter 40,
Vegetation Management Pilot Projects, and Forest Service Handbook
2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50, Standard Forms and
Supplemental Clauses.
7. Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter
80, Operating Plans and Agreements for Powerline Facilities.
8. Forest Service Manual 2400, Timber Management, Chapter 2420,
Timber Appraisal; Forest Service Handbook 2409.19, Renewable Resources
Handbook, Chapters 10, Knutson-Vandenberg Sale Area Program Management
Handbook; 20, Knutson-Vandenberg Forest and Regional Program
Management; 60, Stewardship Contracting; and 80, Good Neighbor
Authority.
9. Forest Service Manual 1820, Public Lands Corps and Resource
Assistants Program.
10. Forest Service Handbook 5509.11, Chapter 20, Section 21, Small
Tracts Act Adjustments.
11. Forest Service Manual 2720, Alaska Region Supplement, Section
2721.53, Outfitting and Guiding Service.
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Directives That Have Been Issued Since April 1, 2021
1. Closure of National Forest System Lands to Hunting, Fishing, or
Recreational Shooting, Forest Service Handbook 5309.11, Law Enforcement
Handbook, Chapter 30, Violations, Section 34. This directive
implements, in part, the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act to facilitate access to hunting, fishing and
recreational shooting on National Forest System lands. These updates
include a greater role for public participation, codification of the
national policy that federal lands are open unless closed to hunting,
fishing or recreational shooting, and establish a process for
temporarily or permanently closing areas on National Forest System
lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting. The revisions also
include a new definition for emergency closures, which are exempt from
the procedural requirements for hunting, fishing, and recreational
shooting closure orders. The 30-day comment period for this directive
began August 17, 2021, and closed September 16, 2020. Thirty public
comments were received, which can be viewed at <a href="https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2312">https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2312</a>. The final
directive and a document summarizing public comments and the agency's
responses are included in the list of documents below. The final
directive was issued April 8, 2021 and can be viewed at <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/5309.11/wo_5309.11_30_Amend-2021-1%20-%20Violations.doc">https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/5309.11/wo_5309.11_30_Amend-2021-1%20-%20Violations.doc</a>.
2. Providing Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Directives,
Forest Service Handbook 1109.12, Directive System, Chapter 30. This
directive sets forth direction for providing public notice of and
opportunity to comment on Forest Service directives. Specifically, this
chapter provides direction for determining whether a directive requires
public notice and opportunity for comment, procedures for providing
public notice and opportunity to comment on directives, strategies for
engaging the public in development of Forest Service directives,
interagency and intergovernmental communication, including tribal
consultation, consideration of public comments, and finalizing
directives.
The comment period for the proposed directive began January 16,
2020, and closed March 16, 2020. The Forest Service received 10
comments on the proposed directive. The comments can be viewed at
<a href="https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016">https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016</a>. The directive was designated as significant by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and was reviewed by OMB prior to
publication for public comment and issuance as a final directive. The
final directive was issued April 15, 2021, and can be viewed at <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/1109.12/1109.12-ch30%20">https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/1109.12/1109.12-ch30%20</a>(216%20Directive)-final%20(004).docx.
3. Operation and Maintenance of Developed Recreation Sites, Forest
Service Handbook 2309.13, Chapter 50. This directive establishes a new
chapter and revised direction for Forest Service operation and
maintenance of developed recreation sites in the Recreation Site
Handbook. The new chapter contains direction that was previously set
out in Forest Service Manual 2330 and new direction governing national
quality standards for Forest Service operation and maintenance of
developed recreation sites. The comment period for the directive began
July 9, 2020 and ended August 10, 2020. The Forest Service received 5
comments, which can be viewed at <a href="https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2572">https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2572</a>. The final directive was issued
June 25, 2021, as amended, and can be viewed at <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/2309.13/wo%202309.13_50_FS%20OM%20of%20Developed%20Recreation%20Sites-PUP.docx">https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/2309.13/wo%202309.13_50_FS%20OM%20of%20Developed%20Recreation%20Sites-PUP.docx</a>.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Amelia Steed,
Acting Deputy Director, Strategic Planning, Budget, & Accountability.
[FR Doc. 2021-14807 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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