Forest Service Manual 2300-Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resource Management, Chapter 2350-Trail, River, and Similar Recreation Opportunities, Section 2355-Climbing Opportunities; Extension of Comment Period, 1518-1519 [2024-00312]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Region 5 and Region 6; California,
Oregon, and Washington; Forest Plan
Amendment for Planning and
Management of Northwest Forests
Within the Range of the Northern
Spotted Owl; Correction
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Federal Register
published a correction in the Federal
Register of January 2, 2024, which
corrected the date in notice document
2023–27742 [88 FR 87393] from January
29, 2024, to February 1, 2024, as the due
date for comments to be received.
However, the due date needs to match
the date sent out in the associated
scoping letters to the public and tribes,
a date which was set to coordinate with
the closing date of the national old
growth amendment Notice of Intent.
Correction
In the Federal Register of December
18, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023–27742, on
page 87393, in the second column
toward the end under DATES, is listed
‘‘Comments concerning the scope of the
analysis are most valuable to the Forest
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Service if received by January 29, 2024.’’
In the Federal Register of January 2,
2024, in FR Doc. C1–2023–27742, on
page 43, in the first column, January 29,
2024, is corrected to February 1, 2024.
The DATES caption should read instead:
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis are most valuable to the
Forest Service if received by February 2,
2024.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Service Manual 2300—
Recreation, Wilderness, and Related
Resource Management, Chapter
2350—Trail, River, and Similar
Recreation Opportunities, Section
2355—Climbing Opportunities;
Extension of Comment Period
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability for public
comment; extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
The Forest Service (Forest
Service or Agency) published a notice in
the Federal Register on November 17,
2023, initiating a 60-day comment
period on the proposed directive Forest
Service Manual 2300—Recreation,
Wilderness, and Related Resource
Management, chapter 2350—Trail,
River, and Similar Recreation
Opportunities, section 2355, Climbing
Opportunities. The closing date of the
original notice is scheduled for January
16, 2024. The Agency is extending the
comment period for an additional 14
days from the previous closing date.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice published November 17, 2023, at
88 FR 80269, is extended. Comments
must be received in writing by January
30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically to https://
cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/
CommentInput?project=ORMS-3524.
Written comments may be mailed to
Peter Mali, National Wilderness
Program Manager, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
1124. All timely comments, including
names and addresses, will be placed in
the record and will be available for
public inspection and copying. The
public may inspect comments received
SUMMARY:
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at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/
ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3524.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Mali, National Wilderness
Program Manager, SM.FS.ClimbDir@
usda.gov, (202) 823–0773. Individuals
who use telecommunications devices
for the hearing impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339,
24 hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Climbing
is a growing sport in the United States.
According to the Outdoor Industry
Association’s 2022 Report on Outdoor
Participation Trends, there were nearly
10.3 million climbers in the United
States in 2021. Approximately 30
percent of outdoor climbing in the
United States occurs on NFS lands. In
recent years, line officers have
expressed concerns about climbingrelated impacts on resources and
conflicts among uses. Current Forest
Service directives do not provide
guidance for climbing opportunities on
NFS lands. The Joint Explanatory
Statement accompanying the 2021
Consolidated Appropriations Act directs
the Forest Service to issue general
guidance on climbing opportunities on
NFS lands, including the application of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131–
1136) to climbing opportunities and
appropriate use of fixed anchors and
fixed equipment in wilderness. To
address impacts associated with
increased climbing on NFS lands and
consistent with the Joint Explanatory
Statement, the Forest Service is
proposing revisions to its directives to
provide guidance on climbing
opportunities on NFS lands.
The proposed directive would
provide guidance on climbing
opportunities inside and outside
wilderness on NFS lands and would
provide for climbing opportunities that
serve visitor needs; meet land
management and recreation policy
objectives; emphasize the natural setting
of NFS lands; align with natural and
cultural resource protection and the
Agency’s responsibility to Indian Tribes;
and are consistent with applicable law,
directives, and the applicable land
management plan.
The proposed directive would add a
new section, 2355, to Forest Service
Manual (FSM) 2300—Recreation,
Wilderness, and Related Resource
Management, chapter 2350—Trail,
River, and Similar Recreation
Opportunities, which would provide
that climbing is an appropriate use of
NFS lands (proposed FSM 2355.03,
para. 1)—including in wilderness—
when conducted in accordance with
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applicable law and Forest Service
directives and consistent with the
applicable land management plan
(proposed FSM 2355.03, para. 4); that a
climbing management plan be
developed, as funding and resources
allow, for climbing opportunities in
wilderness, and for climbing
opportunities outside wilderness where
the District Ranger determines that
climbing is causing adverse resource
impacts or use conflicts (proposed FSM
2355.21); that fixed anchors and fixed
equipment are installations for purposes
of section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(c)) (proposed FSM 2355.32,
para. 1); that a Forest Supervisor may
authorize the placement or replacement
of fixed anchors and fixed equipment in
wilderness based on a case-specific
determination that they are the
minimum necessary for administration
of the area for Wilderness Act purposes,
including primitive or unconfined
recreation and preservation of
wilderness character (proposed FSM
2355.32, para. 1); that existing fixed
anchors and fixed equipment in
wilderness may be retained pending
completion of a Minimum Requirements
Analysis, as funding and resources
allow, that determines they are the
minimum necessary to facilitate
primitive or unconfined recreation or
otherwise preserve wilderness character
(FSM 2355.32, para. 5);); and that the
issuance and administration of special
use permits are encouraged to enhance
visitor access to climbing opportunities
and visitor education concerning low
impact climbing practices (proposed
FSM 2355.03, para. 9).
To allow for enforcement of
restrictions and prohibitions in climbing
management plans as needed, the Forest
Service will be proposing revisions via
a separate Federal Register notice to its
regulations at 36 CFR part 261, subpart
A, General Prohibitions.
The minimum 120-day Tribal
consultation for the proposed directive
was initiated November 8, 2021, and
will conclude at the end of the comment
period for the proposed directive.
To ensure that all members of the
public who have an interest in NFS
climbing opportunities have the
opportunity to provide comment, we are
extending the comment period on the
proposed directive to January 30, 2024.
After the public comment period
closes, the Forest Service will consider
timely comments that are within the
scope of the proposed directive in the
development of the final directive. A
notice of the final directive, including a
response to timely comments, will be
posted on the Forest Service’s web page
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-
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agency/regulations-policies/commenton-directives.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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Lithion Battery, Inc. submitted a
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the requirements of the Board’s
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subsequently authorized by the Board.
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The proposed finished products
include: battery packs also known as
(aka) modules; controllers for battery
management systems; housing units for
controllers and battery cells aka
compacts; and, metal cabinets for
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for storing battery modules; cables of
copper wiring and plastic rubber
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(section 301), depending on the country
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forest Service Manual 2300--Recreation, Wilderness, and Related
Resource Management, Chapter 2350--Trail, River, and Similar Recreation
Opportunities, Section 2355--Climbing Opportunities; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability for public comment; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency) published a
notice in the Federal Register on November 17, 2023, initiating a 60-
day comment period on the proposed directive Forest Service Manual
2300--Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resource Management, chapter
2350--Trail, River, and Similar Recreation Opportunities, section 2355,
Climbing Opportunities. The closing date of the original notice is
scheduled for January 16, 2024. The Agency is extending the comment
period for an additional 14 days from the previous closing date.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published November 17, 2023,
at 88 FR 80269, is extended. Comments must be received in writing by
January 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically to https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-3524. Written
comments may be mailed to Peter Mali, National Wilderness Program
Manager, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1124. All
timely comments, including names and addresses, will be placed in the
record and will be available for public inspection and copying. The
public may inspect comments received
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at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3524.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Mali, National Wilderness
Program Manager, [email protected], (202) 823-0773. Individuals
who use telecommunications devices for the hearing impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Climbing is a growing sport in the United
States. According to the Outdoor Industry Association's 2022 Report on
Outdoor Participation Trends, there were nearly 10.3 million climbers
in the United States in 2021. Approximately 30 percent of outdoor
climbing in the United States occurs on NFS lands. In recent years,
line officers have expressed concerns about climbing-related impacts on
resources and conflicts among uses. Current Forest Service directives
do not provide guidance for climbing opportunities on NFS lands. The
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the 2021 Consolidated
Appropriations Act directs the Forest Service to issue general guidance
on climbing opportunities on NFS lands, including the application of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) to climbing opportunities and
appropriate use of fixed anchors and fixed equipment in wilderness. To
address impacts associated with increased climbing on NFS lands and
consistent with the Joint Explanatory Statement, the Forest Service is
proposing revisions to its directives to provide guidance on climbing
opportunities on NFS lands.
The proposed directive would provide guidance on climbing
opportunities inside and outside wilderness on NFS lands and would
provide for climbing opportunities that serve visitor needs; meet land
management and recreation policy objectives; emphasize the natural
setting of NFS lands; align with natural and cultural resource
protection and the Agency's responsibility to Indian Tribes; and are
consistent with applicable law, directives, and the applicable land
management plan.
The proposed directive would add a new section, 2355, to Forest
Service Manual (FSM) 2300--Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resource
Management, chapter 2350--Trail, River, and Similar Recreation
Opportunities, which would provide that climbing is an appropriate use
of NFS lands (proposed FSM 2355.03, para. 1)--including in wilderness--
when conducted in accordance with applicable law and Forest Service
directives and consistent with the applicable land management plan
(proposed FSM 2355.03, para. 4); that a climbing management plan be
developed, as funding and resources allow, for climbing opportunities
in wilderness, and for climbing opportunities outside wilderness where
the District Ranger determines that climbing is causing adverse
resource impacts or use conflicts (proposed FSM 2355.21); that fixed
anchors and fixed equipment are installations for purposes of section
4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)) (proposed FSM 2355.32,
para. 1); that a Forest Supervisor may authorize the placement or
replacement of fixed anchors and fixed equipment in wilderness based on
a case-specific determination that they are the minimum necessary for
administration of the area for Wilderness Act purposes, including
primitive or unconfined recreation and preservation of wilderness
character (proposed FSM 2355.32, para. 1); that existing fixed anchors
and fixed equipment in wilderness may be retained pending completion of
a Minimum Requirements Analysis, as funding and resources allow, that
determines they are the minimum necessary to facilitate primitive or
unconfined recreation or otherwise preserve wilderness character (FSM
2355.32, para. 5);); and that the issuance and administration of
special use permits are encouraged to enhance visitor access to
climbing opportunities and visitor education concerning low impact
climbing practices (proposed FSM 2355.03, para. 9).
To allow for enforcement of restrictions and prohibitions in
climbing management plans as needed, the Forest Service will be
proposing revisions via a separate Federal Register notice to its
regulations at 36 CFR part 261, subpart A, General Prohibitions.
The minimum 120-day Tribal consultation for the proposed directive
was initiated November 8, 2021, and will conclude at the end of the
comment period for the proposed directive.
To ensure that all members of the public who have an interest in
NFS climbing opportunities have the opportunity to provide comment, we
are extending the comment period on the proposed directive to January
30, 2024.
After the public comment period closes, the Forest Service will
consider timely comments that are within the scope of the proposed
directive in the development of the final directive. A notice of the
final directive, including a response to timely comments, will be
posted on the Forest Service's web page at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies/comment-on-directives.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2024-00312 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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