[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 75539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24330]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


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

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

ADDRESSES: The final permanent seasonal recreational shooting order, 
map, and justification for the final permanent seasonal order are 
posted on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin 
National Grassland's web page at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/mbr/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5139680&width=full.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Romero, District Ranger, 307-
745-2337 or [email protected]. Individuals who use 
telecommunication 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: Section 4103 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-9, 
Title IV (Sportsmen's Access and Related Matters)), hereinafter ``the 
Dingell Act,'' requires the Forest Service to provide advance notice 
and opportunity for public comment before temporarily or permanently 
closing any National Forest System lands to hunting, fishing, or 
recreational shooting.
    The 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 has completed the public 
notice and comment process required under the Dingell Act. The Forest 
Service is issuing the final permanent seasonal recreational shooting 
order. The final permanent seasonal order, the justification for the 
final permanent seasonal order, and the response to comments on the 
permanent seasonal order are posted on the Medicine Bow-Routt National 
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland's web page at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/mbr/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5139680&width=full.

    Dated: October 30, 2023.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2023-24330 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
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