[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48868-48869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12612]


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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 (Forest Service or Agency), 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

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three months; proposed and interim directives that were previously 
published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and 
notice of final directives issued in the last three months.

DATES: This notice identifies proposed and interim directives that will 
be published for public comment between April 1, 2024, and June 30, 
2024; proposed and interim directives that were previously published 
for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and final 
directives that have been issued since January 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may be submitted by email to the 
contact listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoLynn Anderson, 971-313-1718 or 
[email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunications 
devices for the hearing impaired may call 711 to reach the 
Telecommunications Relay Service, 24 hours a day, every day of the 
year, including holidays. You may register to receive email alerts 
regarding Forest Service directives at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/regulations-policies.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed and Interim Directives

    Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and 36 CFR part 216, the Forest 
Service publishes for public comment Agency directives that formulate 
standards, criteria, and 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.
    There are no public comment directives scheduled for publication 
from April 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024.
    The following proposed directives have been published for public 
comment but have not yet been finalized:
    1. 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; FSH 2209.13, Grazing Permit Administration 
Handbook, Chapters 10, Term Grazing Permits; 20, Grazing Agreements; 
40, Livestock Use Permits; 50, other Permits; and 90, Rangeland 
Management Decision-Making; and FSH 2209.16, Allotment Management 
Handbook, Chapter 10, Allotment Management and Administration.
    2. FSM 3800, Landscape Scale Restoration Program.
    3. FSH 2409.12, Timber Cruising Handbook, Chapters 30, Cruising 
Systems; 40, Cruise Planning, Data Recording, and Cruise Reporting; 60, 
Quality Control; and 70, Designating Timber for Cutting; FSH 2409.15, 
Timber Sale Administration Handbook, Chapters 20, Measuring and 
Accounting for Included Timber; 40, Rates and Payments; and 60, 
Operations and Other Provisions.
    4. FSM 2000, National Forest Resource Management, Chapter 40, 
National Forest System Monitoring.
    5. FSM 2300, Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resource 
Management, Chapter 50, section 55, Climbing Management.

Final Directives That Have Been Issued Since January 1, 2024

    Final FSH 5509.11, Title Claims, Sales, and Grants Handbook, 
Chapter 10, Title Claims and Encroachments, has been issued since 
January 1, 2024.
    Title Claims and Encroachments, last updated August 3, 1992, has 
been updated in the final version. The contents of the 1992 handbook 
have been reorganized to be in parallel with the case processing 
activities in the Title Claims and Encroachment Management System 
Database. The revised handbook will provide a full understanding to 
land staffs regarding authorities used for title claim and encroachment 
cases. Nationwide understanding of steps for processing and resolving 
trespass and encroachment cases is needed to process these cases in a 
timely manner. Clear examples and exhibits of deeds, correspondence 
letters, and reports will help maintain consistency throughout the 
Forest Service.
    The 30-day comment period for the proposed directive began June 16, 
2023, and closed on July 15, 2023. The response to comments can be 
viewed at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3650. Final chapter 10 was issued February 6, 2024, and can be viewed 
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/im/directives/fsh/5509.11/wo_5509.11_10-Amend%202024-1,%20Title%20Claims%20and%20Encroachments.docx.

JoLynn Anderson,
Branch Lead, Directives, Information Collections and Government 
Clearance, Policy Office, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2024-12612 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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