Notice2025-06098

Directive Publication Notice

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Published
April 9, 2025

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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service

Abstract

The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), 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 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; proposed and interim directives that were previously published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and notice of final directives issued in the last three months.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06098]


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 67 / Wednesday, April 9, 2025 / 
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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 (Forest Service or Agency), 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 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; proposed and interim directives that were previously 
published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and 
notice of final directives issued in the last three months.

DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that have 
been published for public comment between January 1, 2025, and March 
31, 2025; 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, 2024.

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#2a404546534444044b444e4f585945446a5f594e4b044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee4e1e2f7e0e0a0efe0eaebfcfde1e0cefbfdeaefa0e9e1f8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunications 
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. You may register to receive email alerts 
regarding Forest Service directives at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies/national-directives">https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies/national-directives</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed and Interim Directives

    Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and 36 CFR part 216, the Forest 
Service publishes notice of the opportunity for public comment on 
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.
    No Directives were published for comment between January 1, 2025, 
to March 31, 2025. Additionally, there are no proposed or final 
Directives scheduled to be published for comment in Fiscal Year 2025 
Quarter 3.
    The following Directives have been published in previous quarters:

Final Directives That Have Been Issued in Fiscal Year 2025 Quarter 1

    1. FSM 2040 National Forest System Monitoring.

Final Directives That Have Been Issued in Fiscal Year 2025 Quarter 2

    1. FSH 2209.16-chapter 10 Allotment Management Handbook;
    2. FSM 3800 Landscape Scale Restoration.

Stephen Morse,
Program Analyst, Policy Office, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2025-06098 Filed 4-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-15-P


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