[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 226 (Monday, November 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 67678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25888]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Directive Publication Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 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 three months and 
notice of final directives issued in the last three months. No 
directives are planned for publication for public comment between 
October 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. No proposed or interim 
directives that were previously published for public comment have been 
issued since July 1, 2021.

DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that were 
published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued, and 
final directives that have been issued since July 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, Mailstop 
1132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hector Ortiz at 703-236-2617 or 
[email protected].
    Individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf/hard-
of-hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
    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 October 1, 2021 to December 31, 
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. Region 10 Supplement to Forest Service Manual 2720, Special 
Uses; Management of Point-To-Point Transport Under Special Use 
Authorization to National Forest System Lands within the Visitor 
Center Subunit of Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area.

Directives That Have Been Issued Since July 1, 2021

    No proposed or interim directives that were previously published 
for public comment have been issued since July 1, 2021.

    Dated: November 23, 2021.
Hector Ortiz,
Branch Chief (Acting), Directives and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2021-25888 Filed 11-26-21; 8:45 am]
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