[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00668]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Service Handbook 1109.12; Directive System Handbook; 
Providing Notice and Opportunity To Comment on Forest Service 
Directives

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United 
States Forest Service (Forest Service), is issuing proposed directives 
on providing notice and opportunity to comment on Forest Service 
directives. The proposed directives would implement recently revised 
Forest Service regulations governing public notice and comment on 
Forest Service directives.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by March 16, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically to https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-2016. 
Written comments may be mailed to Michael Migliori, Program Analyst, 
Office of Regulatory and Management Services, 201 14th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20024. All timely received 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 
at https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Migliori, Program Analyst, 
202-205-2496 or [email protected]. Individuals using 
telecommunication devices for the deaf may call the Federal Information 
Relay Service at 800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed directive would set 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.
    After the public comment period closes, the Forest Service will 
consider timely comments that are within the scope of this 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.fed.us/about-agency/regulations-policies/comment-on-directives.

    Dated: January 13, 2020.
Claudette Fernandez,
Deputy Chief, Business Operations.

[FR Doc. 2020-00668 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]
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