[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]
Federal Register / Vol. 85 , No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 /
Notices
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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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