Notice of Intent To Publish for Public Comment a Proposed Permanent Seasonal Order Closing Management Area 3.67 of the Thunder Basin National Grassland to Prairie Dog Hunting, 49578-49579 [2022-17269]

Download as PDF 49578 Notices Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 154 Thursday, August 11, 2022 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service RIN 0596–AD36 Notice of Intent To Publish for Public Comment a Proposed Permanent Seasonal Order Closing Management Area 3.67 of the Thunder Basin National Grassland to Prairie Dog Hunting AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA). The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is giving notice of its intent to publish for public comment a proposed permanent seasonal order closing Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger District of the Thunder Basin National Grassland, which covers approximately 42,000 acres in Campbell, Converse, and Weston Counties, Wyoming, from February 1 to August 15 to prairie dog hunting in advance of the public comment period for the proposed order. At the end of the advance notice period, the Forest Service will solicit public comments, as specified in this notice, on the proposed order. DATES: Advance notice of the opportunity to provide public comment on a proposed permanent seasonal order prohibiting prairie dog hunting in Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger District of the Thunder Basin National Grassland (Grassland) is being provided until August 18, 2022. Beginning on August 18, 2022, the Forest Service will accept comments on the proposed 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 website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and on the Forest Service’s website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ regulations-policies. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Aug 10, 2022 Jkt 256001 The proposed order and its justification are available on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and on the Forest Service’s website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ regulations-policies or can be viewed at the Douglas Ranger District, 2250 East Richards Street, Douglas, WY 82633– 8922. Please call ahead at 307–358–4690 to ensure access. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Robertson, Douglas District Ranger, 307–358–4690, robert.robertson@ usda.gov. Individuals who use telecommunications devices for the hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800–877– 8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Advance Notice and Public Comment Procedures Section 4103 of the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) (Pub L. 116–9, Title IV (Sportsmen’s Access and Related Matters)) requires that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, provide public notice and opportunity to comment before permanently or temporarily closing any National Forest System lands to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting. Section 4103 of the Dingell Act applies to the proposed permanent seasonal order prohibiting prairie dog hunting in Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger District of the Thunder Basin National Grassland from February 1 to August 15. The public notice and comment process in section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register an advance notice of intent of a proposed permanent or temporary hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting order in advance of the public comment period for the proposed order. This notice meets the requirement to publish a notice of intent in the Federal Register in advance of the public comment period for the proposed order. Following the notice period, section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires an opportunity for public comment on the proposed order. The public comment period must be at least 60 days for a proposed permanent order. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Beginning on August 18, 2022, the Forest Service will accept public comments on the proposed 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 website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and at the Forest Service’s website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ regulations-policies. Section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires the Forest Service to respond to public comments received on the proposed order before issuing a final 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 order or the justification for the proposed order. The response to comments on the proposed order, justification for the final order, and the issuance of the final order will all be posted on the Forest Service’s website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ regulations-policies. Background and Need for the Proposed Permanent Order The proposed order would implement the land management plan direction in the Thunder Basin National Grassland 2020 Plan Amendment. The shooting of black-tailed prairie dogs is a common recreational activity on the Grassland. Grassland land management direction for Management Area 3.67 provides for maintenance of short-stature vegetation communities, including prairie dog colony ecosystems. The proposed permanent seasonal order would prohibit prairie dog hunting in Management Area 3.67 from February 1 to August 15 to protect at-risk animal species associated with black-tailed prairie dog colonies during breeding, nesting, and brood-rearing seasons. Grassland land management direction does not limit prairie dog hunting at any other locations or times on the Grassland. The proposed permanent seasonal order, map of the area covered by the proposed order, and justification for the proposed order are available on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1 49579 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 154 / Thursday, August 11, 2022 / Notices alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and on the Forest Service’s website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/ regulations-policies. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Dated: August 5, 2022. Deborah Hollen, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment. AGENCY: [FR Doc. 2022–17269 Filed 8–10–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received SUMMARY: petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms’ workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. 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A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Division, Room 71030, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. These petitions are received pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 315.8 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Date received by EDA Firm name Bryan Borlik, Director. [FR Doc. 2022–17254 Filed 8–10–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Aug 10, 2022 Jkt 256001 College DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–138–2022] Foreign-Trade Zone 167—Brown County, Wisconsin, Application for Subzone Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by Brown County, Wisconsin, grantee of FTZ 167, requesting subzone status for the facility of Burger Boat Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on August 8, 2022. The proposed subzone (7.4 acres) is located at 1811 Spring Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. A notification of proposed production activity has been submitted and is being processed under 15 CFR 400.37 (Doc. B–30–2022). The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 167. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Product(s) The firm manufactures miscellaneous plastic products. The firm produces kombucha and kombucha-infused sparkling waters. The firm manufactures wood home de´cor products. The firm manufactures valves and other flow control components. The firm manufactures printed and embossed leather products. FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is September 20, 2022. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to October 5, 2022. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’ section of the FTZ Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov. Dated: August 8, 2022. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–17277 Filed 8–10–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1

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or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 154 / Thursday, August 11, 2022 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

RIN 0596-AD36


Notice of Intent To Publish for Public Comment a Proposed 
Permanent Seasonal Order Closing Management Area 3.67 of the Thunder 
Basin National Grassland to Prairie Dog Hunting

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is giving 
notice of its intent to publish for public comment a proposed permanent 
seasonal order closing Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger 
District of the Thunder Basin National Grassland, which covers 
approximately 42,000 acres in Campbell, Converse, and Weston Counties, 
Wyoming, from February 1 to August 15 to prairie dog hunting in advance 
of the public comment period for the proposed order. At the end of the 
advance notice period, the Forest Service will solicit public comments, 
as specified in this notice, on the proposed order.

DATES: Advance notice of the opportunity to provide public comment on a 
proposed permanent seasonal order prohibiting prairie dog hunting in 
Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger District of the Thunder 
Basin National Grassland (Grassland) is being provided until August 18, 
2022. Beginning on August 18, 2022, the Forest Service will accept 
comments on the proposed 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 website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and on the Forest Service's 
website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.

ADDRESSES: The proposed order and its justification are available on 
the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National 
Grassland website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices 
and on the Forest Service's website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies or can be viewed at the Douglas Ranger District, 
2250 East Richards Street, Douglas, WY 82633-8922. Please call ahead at 
307-358-4690 to ensure access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Robertson, Douglas District 
Ranger, 307-358-4690, [email protected]. Individuals who use 
telecommunications devices for the hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 (Dingell Act) (Pub L. 116-9, Title IV (Sportsmen's 
Access and Related Matters)) requires that the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, provide 
public notice and opportunity to comment before permanently or 
temporarily closing any National Forest System lands to hunting, 
fishing, or recreational shooting. Section 4103 of the Dingell Act 
applies to the proposed permanent seasonal order prohibiting prairie 
dog hunting in Management Area 3.67 in the Douglas Ranger District of 
the Thunder Basin National Grassland from February 1 to August 15. The 
public notice and comment process in section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell 
Act requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register an 
advance notice of intent of a proposed permanent or temporary hunting, 
fishing, or recreational shooting order in advance of the public 
comment period for the proposed order. This notice meets the 
requirement to publish a notice of intent in the Federal Register in 
advance of the public comment period for the proposed order. Following 
the notice period, section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires an 
opportunity for public comment on the proposed order. The public 
comment period must be at least 60 days for a proposed permanent order. 
Beginning on August 18, 2022, the Forest Service will accept public 
comments on the proposed 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 website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and at the Forest Service's 
website at www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.
    Section 4103(b)(2) of the Dingell Act requires the Forest Service 
to respond to public comments received on the proposed order before 
issuing a final 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 order or the 
justification for the proposed order. The response to comments on the 
proposed order, justification for the final order, and the issuance of 
the final order will all be posted on the Forest Service's website at 
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.

Background and Need for the Proposed Permanent Order

    The proposed order would implement the land management plan 
direction in the Thunder Basin National Grassland 2020 Plan Amendment. 
The shooting of black-tailed prairie dogs is a common recreational 
activity on the Grassland. Grassland land management direction for 
Management Area 3.67 provides for maintenance of short-stature 
vegetation communities, including prairie dog colony ecosystems. The 
proposed permanent seasonal order would prohibit prairie dog hunting in 
Management Area 3.67 from February 1 to August 15 to protect at-risk 
animal species associated with black-tailed prairie dog colonies during 
breeding, nesting, and brood-rearing seasons. Grassland land management 
direction does not limit prairie dog hunting at any other locations or 
times on the Grassland.
    The proposed permanent seasonal order, map of the area covered by 
the proposed order, and justification for the proposed order are 
available on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin 
National Grassland website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/

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alerts/mbr/alerts-notices and on the Forest Service's website at 
www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.

    Dated: August 5, 2022.
Deborah Hollen,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2022-17269 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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