Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2023 / Notices 75539 

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. 

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/alertsnotices/ 

?cid=stelprdb5139680&width=full. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Romero, District Ranger, 307– 

745–2337 or frank.e.romero@usda.gov. 

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 BowRoutt 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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[DOCKET #: RBS–23–BSINESS–0010] 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and 

Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2024; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice, correction. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), 

an agency of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

published a Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications in the Federal Register 

(FR) on September 14, 2023, entitled 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and Grant 

Programs for Fiscal Year 2024, to 

announce that it was accepting 

applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 24 and 

the availability of an estimated 

$90,000,000 in available funding. In 

addition, the Notice described 

requirements that are determined at the 

time a funding announcement is 

published as outlined in the program 

regulation. This notice will amend 

Section E.2.(c) of the notice to add a 

third option to request Priority Points 

under the Addressing Climate Change 

and Environmental Justice category. RD 

will work with any applicants that have 

previously submitted an application for 

FY 2024 funding to ensure they have the 

opportunity to utilize this option. 

DATES: The deadlines for completed 

applications to be received in the USDA 

Rural Development (RD) State Office for 

quarterly funding competitions is no 

later than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on: 

Second Quarte—December 31, 2023, 

Third Quarter—March 31, 2024, and 

Fourth Quarter—June 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Mason, Program Management 

Division, Business Programs, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, MS 3226, 

Room 5160–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

3226, cindy.mason@usda.gov, or call 

(202) 720–1400. For further information

on this Notice, please contact the USDA

RD State Office in the State in which the

applicant’s headquarters is located. A

list of RD State Office contacts is

provided at the following link: https://

www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In FR Doc. 2023–19925 of September 

14, 2023 (88 FR 63057), on page 63060, 

in column 1, under Section E.2.(c) the 

details on how to receive priority points 

under reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities is being 

expanded. There will now be a third 

way to receive priority points. The 

paragraph and following bullets are 

being replaced to now read: 

‘‘(3) Reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities. Using the 

Disadvantaged Community and Energy 

Community Look-Up Map (available at 

https://www.rd.usda.gov/prioritypoints), applicants may receive priority 

in three ways: 

• If the project is located in or serves

a Disadvantaged Community as defined 

by the Climate and Economic Justice 

Screening Tool (CEJST), from the White 

House Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ); 

• If the project is located in or serves

an Energy Community as defined by the 

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA); and 

• If applicants can demonstrate

through a written narrative how the 

proposed climate-impact projects will 

improve the livelihoods of community 

residents and meet pollution mitigation 

or clean energy goals. 

See the website, https://

www.rd.usda.gov/priority-points, for 

options.’’ 

Karama Neal, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24314 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

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