Department of Agriculture November 3, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Addition of Belarus to the List of Regions Affected With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Document Number: 2023-24347
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
We are advising the public that we added Belarus to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This action follows our imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting Belarus, as a result of reports of HPAI in that country.
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2024; Correction
Document Number: 2023-24314
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications in the Federal Register (FR) on September 14, 2023, entitled Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2024, to announce that it was accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 24 and the availability of an estimated $90,000,000 in available funding. In addition, the Notice described requirements that are determined at the time a funding announcement is published as outlined in the program regulation. This notice will amend Section E.2.(c) of the notice to add a third option to request Priority Points under the Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice category. RD will work with any applicants that have previously submitted an application for FY 2024 funding to ensure they have the opportunity to utilize this option.
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program for Fiscal Year 2024; Correction
Document Number: 2023-24313
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications in the Federal Register (FR) on September 14, 2023, entitled Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program for Fiscal Year 2024, to announce that it was accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 24 and the availability of an estimated $18,889,000 in available funding. In addition, the Notice described requirements that are determined at the time a funding announcement is published as outlined in the program regulation. This notice will amend Section E.1.(a)(3) of the notice to add a third option to request Priority Points under the Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice category. RD will work with any applicants that have previously submitted an application for FY 2024 funding to ensure they have the opportunity to utilize this option.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2023-24264
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Notice of Issuance of Final Permanent Seasonal Recreational Shooting Order in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland
Document Number: 2023-24330
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), United States Department of Agriculture, is issuing a final permanent seasonal order prohibiting recreational shooting annually from March 31 to September 10 in the Pole Mountain area of the Laramie Ranger District in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, an area which covers approximately 55,714 acres in Albany County, Wyoming.
Land Uses; Special Uses; Carbon Capture and Storage Exemption
Document Number: 2023-24341
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-11-03
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), is proposing to amend its special use regulations, which prohibit authorizing exclusive and perpetual use and occupancy of National Forest System lands, to provide an exemption for carbon capture and storage. The Forest Service is also proposing to add a definition for ``Carbon capture and storage.''
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