Notice2023-06908
Notice of Intent To Publish Proposed Permanent Recreational Shooting Order in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests
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Published
April 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is giving notice of its intent to publish for public comment a proposed permanent order prohibiting recreational shooting in the Pole Mountain Area of the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, which covers approximately 55,000 acres in Albany County, Wyoming, from March 31 to September 10. At the end of the advance notice period, the Forest Service will seek public comments, as specified in this notice, on the proposed permanent seasonal recreational shooting order.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20118-20119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06908]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Intent To Publish Proposed Permanent Recreational
Shooting Order in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forests
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is giving
notice of its intent to publish for public comment a proposed permanent
order prohibiting recreational shooting in the Pole Mountain Area of
the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests,
which covers approximately 55,000 acres in Albany County, Wyoming, from
March 31 to September 10. At the end of the advance notice period, the
Forest Service will seek public comments, as specified in this notice,
on the proposed permanent seasonal recreational shooting order.
DATES: Advance notice of the opportunity to provide public comment on
the proposed permanent seasonal recreational shooting order is being
provided until April 12, 2023. Beginning on April 12, 2023, the Forest
Service will accept comments on the proposed permanent seasonal
recreational shooting order for 60 days. The notice of opportunity for
public comment will be posted on the Medicine Bow-Routt National
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland's web page at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices">https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices</a>.
ADDRESSES: The proposed permanent seasonal recreational shooting order,
map and the justification for the proposed permanent order are posted
on the Forest Service's Regulations and Policies web page at
<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies">www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Romero, Laramie District Ranger,
307-745-2337 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e5f1e2ede8ade6adf1eceee6f1ecc3f6f0e7e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1a7b3a0afaaefa4efb3aeaca4b3ae81b4b2a5a0efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the hearing-impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Advance Notice and Public Comment Procedures
Section 4103 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-9, Title IV (Sportsmen's Access
and Related Matters)), hereinafter ``the Dingell Act,'' requires the
Forest Service to provide advance notice and opportunity for public
comment before temporarily or permanently closing any National Forest
System lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting. Section
4103 of the Dingell Act applies to the proposed permanent order
prohibiting recreational shooting in the Pole Mountain Area of the
Laramie Ranger District in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests from
March 31 to September 10. The public notice and comment process in
section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires the Forest Service to
publish a notice of intent in the Federal Register of the proposed
permanent order in advance of the public comment period for the
proposed permanent order. This notice meets the requirement to publish
a notice of intent in the Federal Register in advance of the public
comment period.
Following the notice of intent, section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell
Act requires an opportunity for public comment on proposed temporary or
permanent hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting orders. Because
the proposed order would permanently prohibit recreational shooting in
the Pole Mountain Area of the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine
Bow-Routt National Forests from March 31 to September 10, the public
comment period must be at least 60 days. Beginning on April 12, 2023,
the Forest Service will accept public comments on the proposed
permanent order for 60 days. The notice of opportunity for public
comment will be posted on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and
Thunder Basin National Grassland's
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web page at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices">https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices</a>.
Section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires the Forest Service
to respond to public comments received on the proposed permanent order
before issuing a final permanent order, including an explanation of how
any significant issues raised by the comments were resolved and, if
applicable, how resolution of those issues affected the proposed
permanent order or the justification for the proposed permanent order.
The final permanent order, the justification for the final permanent
order, and the response to comments on the proposed permanent order
will be posted on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder
Basin National Grassland's web page at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices">https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices</a>.
Background and Need
The proposed permanent order would implement a requirement of the
2008 Allotment Management Plan Revisions for the Pole Mountain Grazing
Allotments and Limiting Firearm Use Within the Pole Mountain Area
Environmental Assessment (EA) and 2010 Decision Notice and Finding of
No Significant Impact--Limiting Firearm Use Within the Pole Mountain
Area. The proposed permanent order would prohibit discharging a
firearm, air rifle, or gas gun in the Pole Mountain Area of the Laramie
Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests from March
31 to September 10 to address public safety and natural resource
concerns. Land management plan direction does not limit recreational
shooting in any other locations of the Medicine Bow-Routt National
Forests.
The proposed permanent order and the justification for the proposed
permanent order are posted on the Forest Service's Regulations and
Policies web page at <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies">www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies</a>.
Dated: March 29, 2023.
Gregory Smith,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2023-06908 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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