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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice
Proposed or Interim Directives
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and
36 CFR part 216, Public Notice and
Comment for Standards, Criteria and
Guidance Applicable to Forest Service
Programs, the Forest Service publishes
for public notice and comment Agency
directives that formulate standards,
criteria, or 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 Forest Service has no proposed or
interim directives planned for
publication for public comment from
July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
AGENCY:
Previously Published Directives That
Have Not Been Finalized
The USDA Forest Service
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 3
months and notice of final directives
issued in the last 3 months. No
directives are planned for publication
for public comment between July 1,
2021, and September 30, 2021.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed
and interim directives that were
published for public comment since
The following proposed or interim
directives have been published for
public comment but not yet finalized:
1. Proposed Forest Service Manual
(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; Forest Service Handbook
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 Forest Service
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY:
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January 1, 2020, and final directives that
have been issued since April 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may
be provided by email to
SM.FS.Directives@usda.gov or in writing
to 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC
20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations
staff, Mail 1132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Goode at 202–740–6286 or ann.goode@
usda.gov. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the
hearing-impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339 between
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.
You may sign up to receive email alerts
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/aboutagency/regulations-policies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Handbook 2209.16, Allotment
Management Handbook, Chapter 10,
Allotment Management and
Administration.
2. Interim Forest Service Manual
2719, Special Use Authorizations
Involving Storage and Use of Explosives
and Magazine Security, and Forest
Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses
Handbook, Chapter 50, Standard Forms
and Supplemental Clauses.
3. Forest Service Manual 7700, Travel
Management, Chapters Zero and 10,
Travel Planning.
4. Forest Service Manual 2400,
Timber Management, Chapters Zero,
2430, Commercial Timber Sales; 2440,
Designating, Cruising, Scaling, and
Accountability; 2450, Timber Sale
Contract Administration; and 2460,
Uses of Timber Other Than Commercial
Timber Sales; Forest Service Handbook
2409.15, Timber Sale Administration,
Chapters Zero, 10, Fundamentals of
Timber Sale Contracting; 30, Change in
Status of Contracts; 50, Specified
Transportation Facilities; and 70,
Contract Claims and Disputes; Forest
Service Handbook 2409.18a, Timber
Sale Debarment and Suspension
Procedures, Chapters Zero, 10, Nonprocurement Debarment and
Suspension; and 20, Debarment and
Export Violations.
5. Forest Service Manual 3800,
Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
6. Forest Service Manual 2700,
Special Uses Management, Chapter 40,
Vegetation Management Pilot Projects,
and Forest Service Handbook 2709.11,
Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50,
Standard Forms and Supplemental
Clauses.
7. Forest Service Handbook 2709.11,
Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 80,
Operating Plans and Agreements for
Powerline Facilities.
8. Forest Service Manual 2400,
Timber Management, Chapter 2420,
Timber Appraisal; Forest Service
Handbook 2409.19, Renewable
Resources Handbook, Chapters 10,
Knutson-Vandenberg Sale Area Program
Management Handbook; 20, KnutsonVandenberg Forest and Regional
Program Management; 60, Stewardship
Contracting; and 80, Good Neighbor
Authority.
9. Forest Service Manual 1820, Public
Lands Corps and Resource Assistants
Program.
10. Forest Service Handbook 5509.11,
Chapter 20, Section 21, Small Tracts Act
Adjustments.
11. Forest Service Manual 2720,
Alaska Region Supplement, Section
2721.53, Outfitting and Guiding Service.
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Directives That Have Been Issued Since
April 1, 2021
1. Closure of National Forest System
Lands to Hunting, Fishing, or
Recreational Shooting, Forest Service
Handbook 5309.11, Law Enforcement
Handbook, Chapter 30, Violations,
Section 34. This directive implements,
in part, the John D. Dingell Jr.
Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act to facilitate access to
hunting, fishing and recreational
shooting on National Forest System
lands. These updates include a greater
role for public participation,
codification of the national policy that
federal lands are open unless closed to
hunting, fishing or recreational
shooting, and establish a process for
temporarily or permanently closing
areas on National Forest System lands to
hunting, fishing, or recreational
shooting. The revisions also include a
new definition for emergency closures,
which are exempt from the procedural
requirements for hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting closure orders.
The 30-day comment period for this
directive began August 17, 2021, and
closed September 16, 2020. Thirty
public comments were received, which
can be viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/
ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2312. The
final directive and a document
summarizing public comments and the
agency’s responses are included in the
list of documents below. The final
directive was issued April 8, 2021 and
can be viewed at https://www.fs.fed.us/
im/directives/fsh/5309.11/wo_5309.11_
30_Amend-2021-1%20-%
20Violations.doc.
2. Providing Notice and Opportunity
to Comment on Directives, Forest
Service Handbook 1109.12, Directive
System, Chapter 30. This directive sets
forth direction for providing public
notice of and opportunity to comment
on Forest Service directives.
Specifically, this chapter provides
direction for determining whether a
directive requires public notice and
opportunity for comment, procedures
for providing public notice and
opportunity to comment on directives,
strategies for engaging the public in
development of Forest Service
directives, interagency and
intergovernmental communication,
including tribal consultation,
consideration of public comments, and
finalizing directives.
The comment period for the proposed
directive began January 16, 2020, and
closed March 16, 2020. The Forest
Service received 10 comments on the
proposed directive. The comments can
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be viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/
ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016. The
directive was designated as significant
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and was reviewed by
OMB prior to publication for public
comment and issuance as a final
directive. The final directive was issued
April 15, 2021, and can be viewed at
https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/
1109.12/1109.12-ch30%20(216%20
Directive)-final%20(004).docx.
3. Operation and Maintenance of
Developed Recreation Sites, Forest
Service Handbook 2309.13, Chapter 50.
This directive establishes a new chapter
and revised direction for Forest Service
operation and maintenance of
developed recreation sites in the
Recreation Site Handbook. The new
chapter contains direction that was
previously set out in Forest Service
Manual 2330 and new direction
governing national quality standards for
Forest Service operation and
maintenance of developed recreation
sites. The comment period for the
directive began July 9, 2020 and ended
August 10, 2020. The Forest Service
received 5 comments, which can be
viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/
ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2572. The
final directive was issued June 25, 2021,
as amended, and can be viewed at
https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/
2309.13/wo%202309.13_50_
FS%20OM%20of%20
Developed%20Recreation%20SitesPUP.docx.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Amelia Steed,
Acting Deputy Director, Strategic Planning,
Budget, & Accountability.
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Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
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The Sensors and Instrumentation
Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC)
will meet on July 27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Time, via remote
teleconference. The Committee advises
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Export Administration on technical
questions that affect the level of export
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Public Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry
and Security Management.
3. Industry Presentations.
4. New Business.
Closed Session
5. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions
relating to public meetings found in
5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and
10(a)(3).
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference on a first come, first
serve basis. To join the conference,
submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer
at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later
than July 20, 2021.
A limited number of seats will be
available during the public session of
the meeting.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent that time permits, members of the
public may present oral statements to
the Committee. The public may submit
written statements at any time before or
after the meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that the
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meeting to Ms. Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on February 9,
2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that
the portion of the meeting dealing with
pre-decisional changes to the Commerce
Control List and the U.S. export control
policies shall be exempt from the
provisions relating to public meetings
found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 10(a)(1) and
10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the
meeting will be open to the public. For
more information contact Yvette
Springer on (202) 482–2813.
Yvette Springer,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Directive Publication Notice
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 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 3 months and notice of final directives
issued in the last 3 months. No directives are planned for publication
for public comment between July 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021.
DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that were
published for public comment since January 1, 2020, and final
directives that have been issued since April 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may be provided by email to
[email protected] or in writing to 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations staff, Mail
1132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Goode at 202-740-6286 or
[email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for
the hearing-impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through
Friday. You may sign up to receive email alerts at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed or Interim Directives
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and 36 CFR part 216, Public
Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria and Guidance Applicable to
Forest Service Programs, the Forest Service publishes for public notice
and comment Agency directives that formulate standards, criteria, or
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 Forest Service has no proposed or interim directives planned
for publication for public comment from July 1, 2021 to September 30,
2021.
Previously Published Directives That Have Not Been Finalized
The following proposed or interim directives have been published
for public comment but not yet finalized:
1. Proposed Forest Service Manual (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; Forest Service Handbook
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 Forest Service
Handbook 2209.16, Allotment Management Handbook, Chapter 10, Allotment
Management and Administration.
2. Interim Forest Service Manual 2719, Special Use Authorizations
Involving Storage and Use of Explosives and Magazine Security, and
Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50,
Standard Forms and Supplemental Clauses.
3. Forest Service Manual 7700, Travel Management, Chapters Zero and
10, Travel Planning.
4. Forest Service Manual 2400, Timber Management, Chapters Zero,
2430, Commercial Timber Sales; 2440, Designating, Cruising, Scaling,
and Accountability; 2450, Timber Sale Contract Administration; and
2460, Uses of Timber Other Than Commercial Timber Sales; Forest Service
Handbook 2409.15, Timber Sale Administration, Chapters Zero, 10,
Fundamentals of Timber Sale Contracting; 30, Change in Status of
Contracts; 50, Specified Transportation Facilities; and 70, Contract
Claims and Disputes; Forest Service Handbook 2409.18a, Timber Sale
Debarment and Suspension Procedures, Chapters Zero, 10, Non-procurement
Debarment and Suspension; and 20, Debarment and Export Violations.
5. Forest Service Manual 3800, Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
6. Forest Service Manual 2700, Special Uses Management, Chapter 40,
Vegetation Management Pilot Projects, and Forest Service Handbook
2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50, Standard Forms and
Supplemental Clauses.
7. Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses Handbook, Chapter
80, Operating Plans and Agreements for Powerline Facilities.
8. Forest Service Manual 2400, Timber Management, Chapter 2420,
Timber Appraisal; Forest Service Handbook 2409.19, Renewable Resources
Handbook, Chapters 10, Knutson-Vandenberg Sale Area Program Management
Handbook; 20, Knutson-Vandenberg Forest and Regional Program
Management; 60, Stewardship Contracting; and 80, Good Neighbor
Authority.
9. Forest Service Manual 1820, Public Lands Corps and Resource
Assistants Program.
10. Forest Service Handbook 5509.11, Chapter 20, Section 21, Small
Tracts Act Adjustments.
11. Forest Service Manual 2720, Alaska Region Supplement, Section
2721.53, Outfitting and Guiding Service.
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Directives That Have Been Issued Since April 1, 2021
1. Closure of National Forest System Lands to Hunting, Fishing, or
Recreational Shooting, Forest Service Handbook 5309.11, Law Enforcement
Handbook, Chapter 30, Violations, Section 34. This directive
implements, in part, the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act to facilitate access to hunting, fishing and
recreational shooting on National Forest System lands. These updates
include a greater role for public participation, codification of the
national policy that federal lands are open unless closed to hunting,
fishing or recreational shooting, and establish a process for
temporarily or permanently closing areas on National Forest System
lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting. The revisions also
include a new definition for emergency closures, which are exempt from
the procedural requirements for hunting, fishing, and recreational
shooting closure orders. The 30-day comment period for this directive
began August 17, 2021, and closed September 16, 2020. Thirty public
comments were received, which can be viewed at https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2312. The final
directive and a document summarizing public comments and the agency's
responses are included in the list of documents below. The final
directive was issued April 8, 2021 and can be viewed at https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/5309.11/wo_5309.11_30_Amend-2021-1%20-%20Violations.doc.
2. Providing Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Directives,
Forest Service Handbook 1109.12, Directive System, Chapter 30. This
directive sets forth direction for providing public notice of and
opportunity to comment on Forest Service directives. Specifically, this
chapter provides direction for determining whether a directive requires
public notice and opportunity for comment, procedures for providing
public notice and opportunity to comment on directives, strategies for
engaging the public in development of Forest Service directives,
interagency and intergovernmental communication, including tribal
consultation, consideration of public comments, and finalizing
directives.
The comment period for the proposed directive began January 16,
2020, and closed March 16, 2020. The Forest Service received 10
comments on the proposed directive. The comments can be viewed at
https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016. The directive was designated as significant by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and was reviewed by OMB prior to
publication for public comment and issuance as a final directive. The
final directive was issued April 15, 2021, and can be viewed at https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/1109.12/1109.12-ch30%20(216%20Directive)-final%20(004).docx.
3. Operation and Maintenance of Developed Recreation Sites, Forest
Service Handbook 2309.13, Chapter 50. This directive establishes a new
chapter and revised direction for Forest Service operation and
maintenance of developed recreation sites in the Recreation Site
Handbook. The new chapter contains direction that was previously set
out in Forest Service Manual 2330 and new direction governing national
quality standards for Forest Service operation and maintenance of
developed recreation sites. The comment period for the directive began
July 9, 2020 and ended August 10, 2020. The Forest Service received 5
comments, which can be viewed at https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2572. The final directive was issued
June 25, 2021, as amended, and can be viewed at https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/2309.13/wo%202309.13_50_FS%20OM%20of%20Developed%20Recreation%20Sites-PUP.docx.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Amelia Steed,
Acting Deputy Director, Strategic Planning, Budget, & Accountability.
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