Land Uses; Special Uses; Cost Recovery, Strict Liability Limit, and Insurance
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The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States Department of Agriculture, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 9, 2023, initiating a 60-day comment period on the proposed rule to amend its special use regulations to update the processing and monitoring fee schedules based on current Agency costs; to provide for recovery of costs associated with processing special use proposals, as well as applications; and to remove the exemption for commercial recreation special use applications and authorizations that involve 50 hours or less to process or monitor. In addition, the Forest Service is proposing to amend its special use regulations to increase the strict liability limit consistent with the strict liability limit established by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and to expressly provide for requiring holders of a special use authorization to obtain insurance, as needed. The comment period for the original document closed May 8, 2023. The Agency is reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days from the date of publication of this document.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32166-32167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10436]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 251
RIN 0596-AD35
Land Uses; Special Uses; Cost Recovery, Strict Liability Limit,
and Insurance
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States
Department of Agriculture, published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register on March 9, 2023, initiating a 60-day comment period on the
proposed rule to amend its special use regulations to update the
processing and monitoring fee schedules based on current Agency costs;
to provide for recovery of costs associated with processing special use
proposals, as well as applications; and to remove the exemption for
commercial recreation special use applications and authorizations that
involve 50 hours or less to process or monitor. In addition, the Forest
Service is proposing to amend its special use regulations to increase
the strict liability limit consistent with the strict liability limit
established by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, and to expressly provide for requiring holders of a
special use authorization to obtain insurance, as needed. The comment
period for the original document closed May 8, 2023. The Agency is
reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days from the date of
publication of this document.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published at 88 FR
14517 on March 9, 2023, is reopened. Comments must be received in
writing by June 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by RIN 0596-AD35, should be sent via
one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for sending comments;
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2. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df8c92f1998cf188908093beb1bb8cabbeb9b99faaacbbbef1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="184b55365e4b364f57475479767c4b6c797e7e586d6b7c79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>;
3. Mail: Director, Lands, Minerals, and Geology Staff, 201 14th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20250-1124; or
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Director, Lands, Minerals, and Geology
Staff, 1st Floor Southeast, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20250-
1124.
Comments should be confined to issues pertinent to the proposed
rule, should explain the reasons for any recommended changes, and
should reference the specific section and wording being addressed,
where possible. All comments, including names and addresses when
provided, will be placed in the record and will be available for public
inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received on
this proposed rule at the Office of the Director, Lands, Minerals, and
Geology Staff, 201 14th Street SW, 1st Floor Southeast, Sidney R. Yates
Federal Building, Washington, DC 20024, on business days between 8:30
a.m. and 4 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead at 202-205-1680
to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elrand Denson, Assistant Director,
Washington Office Lands, Minerals, and Geology Staff, 202-644-5974 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfaaa3bdaea1abe1abaaa1bca0a18fbabcabaee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caafa6b8aba4aee4aeafa4b9a5a48abfb9aeabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service at 800-877-8339 24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service is proposing to amend its
special use regulations to update the processing and monitoring fee
schedules based on current Agency costs; to provide for recovery of
costs associated with processing special use proposals, as well as
applications; and to remove the exemption for commercial recreation
special use applications and authorizations that involve 50 hours or
less to process or monitor. In addition, the Forest Service is
proposing to amend its special use regulations to increase the strict
liability limit consistent with the strict liability limit established
by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, and to expressly provide for requiring holders of a special
use authorization to obtain insurance, as needed.
To provide further opportunity for the public to comment, the
Agency is reopening the comment period on the proposed rule for an
additional 30 days.
The proposed rule can be found at <a href="http://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/09/2023-04180/land-uses-special-uses-cost-recovery-strict-liability-limit-and-insurance">www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/09/2023-04180/land-uses-special-uses-cost-recovery-strict-liability-limit-and-insurance</a>.
After the comment period closes, the Forest Service will consider
timely and relevant comments in the development of the final rule.
Dated: May 11, 2023.
Andrea Delgado,
Chief of Staff, Natural Resources and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2023-10436 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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