United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-06-13 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c79b5881 D09002ee1c79b593d United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Forest Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Forest Service proposes regulations to impose new fees to recover the agency's costs for processing proposals related to mineral activity on National Forest System lands. This would include costs for actions such as environmental review and analysis, monitoring authorized activities, and other processing-related costs. The proposed rule would establish a fee schedule based on categories of Federal hours needed to complete processing for most mineral-related actions and charge a fixed fee for low-volume mineral material disposals. This proposal to recover costs is based on statutory authority, which authorizes Federal agencies to charge for work it performs to provide a service or benefit to identifiable entities and on policy guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) which directs charging these fees. This rulemaking also responds to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendation made in an audit report that the Forest Service recover costs for processing locatable mineral plans of operation. The Forest Service invites written comments on this proposed rule and its supporting economic analysis of impacts to small businesses. 88 FR 38416 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-13/2023-11622 2023-11622 fr13jn23-16 RIN 0596-AD47 3411-15-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-13/2023-11622 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-13/html/2023-11622.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-13/pdf/2023-11622.pdf Mineral Resources 15 p. 38416 38430 88 FR 38416 Title 36 Part 228 36 CFR Part 228 RIN 0596-AD47 Minerals Cost Recovery; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue PRORULE 2023-11622 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 2023-08-14 3411-15-P 2023-11622 Proposed rule; request for public comment.

The Forest Service proposes regulations to impose new fees to recover the agency's costs for processing proposals related to mineral activity on National Forest System lands. This would include costs for actions such as environmental review and analysis, monitoring authorized activities, and other processing-related costs. The proposed rule would establish a fee schedule based on categories of Federal hours needed to complete processing for most mineral-related actions and charge a fixed fee for low-volume mineral material disposals. This proposal to recover costs is based on statutory authority, which authorizes Federal agencies to charge for work it performs to provide a service or benefit to identifiable entities and on policy guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) which directs charging these fees. This rulemaking also responds to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendation made in an audit report that the Forest Service recover costs for processing locatable mineral plans of operation. The Forest Service invites written comments on this proposed rule and its supporting economic analysis of impacts to small businesses.

Comments concerning this proposed rule must be received by August 14, 2023. Tim Abing, Affiliate to the Minerals and Geology Management Staff at timothy.abing@usda.gov. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday. Mineral Resources Minerals Cost Recovery, SM.FS.WO_MGMStaff@usda.gov timothy.abing@usda.gov https://www.fs.usda.gov/im/directives/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/im/directives/dughtml/fsh.html https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 88, no. 113 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-06-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 368 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-13 P0b002ee1bedb75ae 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13jn23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-13/pdf/FR-2023-06-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-13/xml/FR-2023-06-13.xml fdlp 38377 38736 DGPO 2023-06-13 2024-05-29 FR-2023-06-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-06-13 88 113