Notice2022-28431
Directive Publication Notice
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Published
December 30, 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 250 (Friday, December 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80522-80523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28431]
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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
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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 January 1, 2023, and March 31,
2023; 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 October 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#99f3f6f5e0f7f7b7f8f7fdfcebeaf6f7d9eceafdf8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e2e7e4f1e6e6a6e9e6ecedfafbe7e6c8fdfbece9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunications
devices for the hard of hearing may call the Federal Relay Service at
800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including
holidays. You may register to receive email alerts regarding Forest
Service directives 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, 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 following proposed directives are planned for publication for
public comment from January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023:
1. Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2709.14, Recreation Special Uses
Handbook, Chapter 40--Federally Owned Improvements and Chapter 80--
Recreation and Other Temporary Events.
2. Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2340--Privately Provided Recreation
Opportunities.
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 October 1, 2022
No proposed or interim directives that were previously published
for public comment have been issued since October 1, 2022.
Stephen E. Morse,
Acting Branch Chief, Directives and Regulations, National Forest
System.
[FR Doc. 2022-28431 Filed 12-29-22; 8:45 am]
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