Notice2022-23858
Directive Publication Notice
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Published
November 3, 2022
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 66258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23858]
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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.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that will
be published for public comment between October 1, 2022, and December
31, 2022; proposed and interim directives that were previously
published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and
final directives that have been issued since July 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may be submitted by email to the
contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoLynn Anderson, 971-313-1718 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117b7e7d687f7f3f707f757463627e7f51646275703f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d171211041313531c1319180f0e12133d080e191c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunications
devices for the deaf or hard of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 800-877-8339 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays. You may register 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 and 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
comment Agency directives that formulate standards, criteria, and
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, 2022, to December
31, 2022.
Previously Published Directives That Have Not Been Finalized
The following proposed and interim directives have been published
for public comment but have not yet been finalized:
1. 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; FSH 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 FSH 2209.16, Allotment Management Handbook, Chapter 10,
Allotment Management and Administration.
2. FSM 3800, Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
3. FSH 2409.12, Timber Cruising Handbook, Chapters 30, Cruising
Systems; 40, Cruise Planning, Data Recording, and Cruise Reporting; 60,
Quality Control; and 70, Designating Timber for Cutting.
4. FSH 2409.15, Timber Sale Administration Handbook, Chapters 20,
Measuring and Accounting for Included Timber; 40, Rates and Payments;
and 60, Operations and Other Provisions.
Final Directives That Have Been Issued Since July 1, 2022
No proposed or interim directives that were previously published
for public comment have been issued since July 1, 2022.
JoLynn D. Anderson,
Branch Chief, Directives & Regulations, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2022-23858 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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