Notice2024-08299

Notice of Issuance of Final Permanent Prairie Dog Hunting Order in the Wall Ranger District of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland

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April 19, 2024

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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service

Abstract

The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States Department of Agriculture, is issuing a final permanent order prohibiting prairie dog hunting in part of the Conata Basin area of the Wall Ranger District in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland covering approximately 80,694 acres in Jackson and Pennington Counties, South Dakota.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 28716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08299]


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 77 / Friday, April 19, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Issuance of Final Permanent Prairie Dog Hunting Order 
in the Wall Ranger District of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States 
Department of Agriculture, is issuing a final permanent order 
prohibiting prairie dog hunting in part of the Conata Basin area of the 
Wall Ranger District in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland covering 
approximately 80,694 acres in Jackson and Pennington Counties, South 
Dakota.

ADDRESSES: The final permanent prairie dog hunting order, map and 
justification for the final permanent order, and the response to 
comments on the proposed permanent order are posted on the Nebraska 
National Forests and Grasslands web page at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nebraska/alerts-notices">https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nebraska/alerts-notices</a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Johndreau, Resource Staff 
Officer, 308-432-0330, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1dbc4ddd8d49fdbded9dfd5c3d4d0c4f1c4c2d5d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f79d829b9e92d99d989f999385929682b782849396d9909881">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use 
telecommunication devices for the hearing impaired may call 711 to 
reach the Telecommunications Relay Service, 24 hours a day, every day 
of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    The final permanent order prohibiting prairie dog hunting in part 
of the Conata Basin area of the Wall Ranger District in the Buffalo Gap 
National Grassland has completed the public notice and comment process 
required under the Dingell Act. The Forest Service is issuing the final 
permanent prairie dog hunting order. The final permanent prairie dog 
hunting order, map and justification for the final permanent order, and 
the response to comments on the proposed permanent order are posted on 
the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands web page at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nebraska/alerts-notices">https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/nebraska/alerts-notices</a>.

    Dated: March 29, 2024.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2024-08299 Filed 4-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-15-P


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