Notice2021-25888
Directive Publication Notice
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Published
November 29, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 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 three months and notice of final directives issued in the last three months. No directives are planned for publication for public comment between October 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. No proposed or interim directives that were previously published for public comment have been issued since July 1, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 226 (Monday, November 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 67678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25888]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 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 three months and
notice of final directives issued in the last three months. No
directives are planned for publication for public comment between
October 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. No proposed or interim
directives that were previously published for public comment have been
issued since July 1, 2021.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that were
published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued, and
final directives that have been issued since July 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may be provided by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d7e60036b7e0369445f484e59445b485e6d585e494c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91c2dcbfd7c2bfd5f8e3f4f2e5f8e7f4e2d1e4e2f5f0bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a> or in writing to 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations staff, Mailstop
1132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hector Ortiz at 703-236-2617 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533b3630273c217d3c21273a2913262037327d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="69010c0a1d061b47061b1d0013291c1a0d08470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf/hard-
of-hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
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 October 1, 2021 to December 31,
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. Region 10 Supplement to Forest Service Manual 2720, Special
Uses; Management of Point-To-Point Transport Under Special Use
Authorization to National Forest System Lands within the Visitor
Center Subunit of Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.
Directives That Have Been Issued Since July 1, 2021
No proposed or interim directives that were previously published
for public comment have been issued since July 1, 2021.
Dated: November 23, 2021.
Hector Ortiz,
Branch Chief (Acting), Directives and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2021-25888 Filed 11-26-21; 8:45 am]
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