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Notices Federal Register

83073 

Vol. 88, No. 227 

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by December 28, 

2023 will be considered. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota 

Licensing Regulation. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0001. 

Summary of Collection: The Dairy 

Tariff-Rate Import Quota regulation (7 

CFR 6.20–6.37) governs the 

administration of the import licensing 

system applicable to most dairy 

products subject to tariff-rate quotas 

(TRQs). The importation of most cheese 

made from cow’s milk and certain 

noncheese dairy articles (butter, dried 

milks, and butter substitutes) are subject 

to TRQs and must be accompanied by 

an import license issued by the 

Department to enter at the lower tariff. 

Importers without licenses may enter 

these dairy articles, but are required to 

pay the higher tariff. 

Each quota year, applicants for 

historical, non-historical and designated 

licenses must certify their eligibility for 

the following quota year through the 

online Agricultural Trade License 

Administration System (ATLAS) 

platform. The ATLAS application 

process requires applicants to: (1) certify 

they are an importer, manufacturer, or 

exporter of certain dairy products; and 

(2) certify they meet the eligibility 

requirements of § 6.23 of the Regulation. 

Applicants for non-historical licenses 

must request licenses in descending 

order of preference for specific products 

and countries listed on the form. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected will be used by 

the Foreign Agricultural Service, Dairy 

Import Licensing Group, in the 

administration of the tariff-rate import 

quota licensing system for certain dairy 

products and the issuance of licenses in 

accordance with the Regulation. The 

Regulation requires records pertaining 

to an applicant’s eligibility to be 

retained for 5 years after the end of a 

quota year. 

Description of Respondents: Importers 

and manufacturers of cheese and noncheese dairy products, and exporters of 

non-cheese dairy products. 

Number of Respondents: 700. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 394. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26164 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Service Manual 2000 National 

Forest Resource Management; Chapter 

2040 National Forest System 

Monitoring 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service (Forest 

Service or Agency), United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), is 

proposing to establish a new chapter 

and new direction for all types of 

monitoring activities across the National 

Forest System to track conditions and 

inform evidence-based decision-making 

and adaptive management. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by December 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically to https://

cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ 

CommentInput?project=ORMS-3585. 

Written comments may be mailed to 

Mara Alexander, National Adaptive 

Management Program Lead, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination, 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.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ 

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mara Alexander, National Adaptive 

Management Program Lead, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination, at 202–597– 

1245 or by electronic mail to 

mara.alexander@usda.gov. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf and hard of hearing (TDD) may 

call the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed new Forest Service Manual 


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Chapter 2040 on National Forest System 

Monitoring will improve the Agency’s 

ability to make evidence-based 

decisions, as required by the 2012 

Planning Rule and the Foundations for 

Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 

2018. The proposed directive creates a 

framework that clearly defines the 

Forest Service’s monitoring principles, 

what those principles are intended to 

accomplish, and the roles and 

responsibilities for leaders at all levels 

to implement the policy. An analysis of 

existing agency policy in Forest Service 

Handbooks and Manuals was conducted 

to evaluate monitoring requirements to 

inform the development of a National 

Forest System monitoring policy. 

The Forest Service has determined 

that the proposed new directive sets 

forth policy and responsibilities, with 

the goal of providing current direction 

applicable to the Forest Service 

monitoring program. Therefore, the 

Forest Service is publishing the 

proposed directive for public comment 

in accordance with 36 CFR part 216. 

The Forest Service is seeking public 

comment on the proposed directive, 

including the sufficiency of the 

proposed directive in meeting its stated 

objectives, ways to enhance the utility 

and clarity of information within the 

direction, or ways to streamline 

processes outlined. The proposed 

directive location of this new chapter 

has the potential to change. It is 

expected that Chapter 2040 will replace 

Chapter 1940—Inventory, Monitoring, 

and Assessment Activities which 

established direction associated solely 

for land management planning. 

Forest Service National 

Environmental Policy Act procedures 

exclude from documentation in an 

environmental assessment or impact 

statement ‘‘rules, regulations, or policies 

to establish service wide administrative 

procedures, program processes, or 

instructions’’ 36 CFR 220.6(d)(2). The 

Agency’s conclusion is that these 

proposed directives fall within this 

category of actions and that no 

extraordinary circumstances exist as 

currently defined that require 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or an environmental impact 

statement. 

After the public comment period 

closes, the Forest Service will consider 

timely comments that are within the 

scope of the 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.usda.gov/aboutagency/regulations-policies/commenton-directives. 

Dated: November 9, 2023. 

Gregory Smith, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26161 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests; 

Idaho; Land Management Plan 

Revision for the Nez Perce-Clearwater 

National Forests 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to object 

to the revised land management plan 

and Regional Forester’s list of species of 

conservation concern for the Nez PerceClearwater National Forests. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is revising 

the Nez Perce and Clearwater National 

Forests’ 1987 Land and Resource 

Management Plans. The Forest Service 

has prepared a final environmental 

impact statement (EIS) for the revised 

land management plan and a draft 

record of decision (ROD). 

This notice is to inform the public 

that the Nez Perce-Clearwater National 

Forests are initiating a 60-day period 

where individuals or entities with 

specific concerns about the revised land 

management plan and the associated 

final EIS may file objections for Forest 

Service review prior to the approval of 

the revised land management plan. This 

is also an opportunity to object to the 

Regional Forester’s list of species of 

conservation concern on the Nez PerceClearwater National Forests. 

DATES: The publication date of the legal 

notice in the Nez Perce-Clearwater 

National Forests’ newspaper of record, 

Lewiston Morning Tribune, initiates the 

60-day objection filing period and is the 

exclusive means for calculating the time 

to file an objection (36 CFR 

219.52(c)(5)). An electronic scan of the 

legal notice with the publication date 

will be posted at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/nezperceclearwater. 

ADDRESSES: The Nez Perce-Clearwater 

National Forests’ revised land 

management plan, final EIS, draft ROD, 

and other supporting information will 

be available for review at: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/nezperceclearwater 

and click on Nez Perce-Clearwater 

Forest Plan Revision. The Nez PerceClearwater National Forests’ list of 

species of conservation concern and 

other supporting information will be 

available for review at: http://bit.ly/ 

NorthernRegion-SCC. These web 

addresses include an objection template 

as an aid to providing the required 

information. Please be explicit as to 

whether the objection is for the land 

management plan or the species of 

conservation concern. 

Objections must be submitted to the 

Objection Reviewing Officer by one of 

the following methods: 

• Electronically: Electronic objections 

must be submitted to the Objection 

Reviewing Officer via the objection 

webform at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/ 

Public//CommentInput?Project=44089. 

Electronic submissions must be 

submitted in a format that is readable 

with optical character recognition 

software (e.g., Word, PDF, Rich Text) 

and be searchable. 

• Regular mail, private carrier, or 

hand delivery: Address to the Objection 

Reviewing Officer, USDA Forest 

Service, Northern Region, 26 Fort 

Missoula Road, Missoula, MT 59804. 

Office hours are Monday through 

Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Objections can be faxed to the 

Objection Reviewing Officer at (406) 

329–3411. The fax coversheet must 

include a subject line with ‘‘Nez PerceClearwater Forest Plan Objection’’ or 

‘‘Nez Perce-Clearwater Species of 

Conservation Concern’’ and should 

specify the number of pages being 

submitted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Public and Government Relations Staff 

Officer Zach Peterson, 1008 Highway 

64, Kamiah, Idaho 83536, 208–935– 

4239. Additional information 

concerning the draft ROD may be 

obtained on the internet at the websites 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339, 

24 hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

decision to approve the revised land 

management plan for the Nez PerceClearwater National Forests and the 

Regional Forester’s identification of 

species of conservation concern is 

subject to the objection process 

identified in 36 CFR part 219 subpart B 

(219.50 to 219.62). Per 36 CFR 219.53, 

only individuals and entities who have 

submitted substantive formal comments 

related to a plan revision during the 

opportunities for public comment that 

are attributable to the objector may file 

an objection unless the objection 


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