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Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Interested candidates may 

nominate themselves. Individuals who 

wish to be considered for membership 

on the Secure Rural Schools Advisory 

Committee must submit a nomination 

with information, including a 

background disclosure form (Form AD– 

755). Nominations should be typed and 

include the following: 

(1) If nominating an individual, a brief 

summary, no more than two pages, 

explaining the nominee’s qualifications 

to serve on the Secure Rural Schools 

Advisory Committee and addressing the 

membership composition and criteria 

described above. 

(2) A resume providing the nominee’s 

background, experience, and 

educational qualifications. 

(3) A completed background 

disclosure form (Form AD–755) signed 

by the nominee. https://www.usda.gov/ 

sites/default/files/documents/ad755.pdf. 

(4) Letters of endorsement are 

optional. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA policies shall be 

followed in all appointments to the SRS 

RACs. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the SRS RACs have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership will, to the extent 

practicable, include individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent all 

racial and ethnic groups, women and 

men, and persons with disabilities. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27745 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Intent To Reestablish the Black Hills 

National Forest Advisory Board and 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Membership for the Black Hills 

National Forest Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice to reestablish the Black 

Hills National Forest Advisory Board 

and solicit nominations for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Forest 

and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act of 1974 (RPA), the 

National Forest Management Act of 

1976 (NFMA), the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), the United States Department 

of Agriculture announces its intent 

through its Secretary to reestablish the 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board. The Black Hills National Forest 

Advisory Board will advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on 

programmatic forest issues and project 

level issues that have forest-wide 

implications. The Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board will be governed 

by the provisions of FACA. Duration of 

the Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board is for two years unless renewed 

by the Secretary, USDA. This notice also 

solicits nominations for membership on 

the Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board. 

DATES: Nominations must be submitted 

via email or postmarked 30 days from 

the date of publishing this notice in the 

Federal Register. Once approved by the 

Secretary, the charter will be valid on 

the date of filing by the USDA 

Committee Management Officer and 

once the filing requirements are met. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations 

and resumes to Scott Jacobson, 

Committee Coordinator, 8221 Mount 

Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South 

Dakota 57702. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Strauss, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by phone at 605–673–9201 or 

email at toni.strauss@usda.gov, or Scott 

Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, by 

phone at 605–440–1409 or email at 

scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

U.S.C. 1600 et.seq.), the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 

1612), the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 108–447), 

and the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (5 U.S.C. 10), notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of Agriculture intends 

to establish the charter. 

Scope and Structure 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of forest issues such as 

forest plan revisions or amendments, 

forest health including fire and 

mountain pine beetle epidemics, travel 

management, forest monitoring and 

evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest-wide 

implications. The Board will meet 

approximately nine times per year and 

will attend one summer field tour. 

The Black Hills National Forest 

Advisory Board consists of 16 members. 

The members represent the following 

areas of interest: 

• Developed outdoor recreation, OffHighway Vehicle (OHV) use, or 

commercial recreation 

• Economic development 

• Energy and mineral development 

• Forest products industry 

• Nationally recognized sportsmen’s 

group such as anglers or hunters 

• Archaeological, cultural, and 

historical interests 

• Nationally recognized environmental 

organization 

• Regionally recognized environmental 

organization 

• Dispersed recreation 

• Hold federal grazing permits or other 

land use permits 

• Tribal government elected or 

appointed official 

• Hold state, county, local-elected or 

appointed office in South Dakota or 

Wyoming 

• State Natural Resource Agency official 

from South Dakota 

• State Natural Resource Agency official 

from Wyoming 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Interested candidates may 

nominate themselves. Individuals who 

wish to be considered for membership 

on the Black Hills National Forest 

Advisory Board must submit a 

nomination with information, including 

a background disclosure form (Form 

AD–755). Nominations should be typed 

and include the following: 

1. If nominating an individual, a brief 

summary, no more than two pages, 

explaining the nominee’s qualifications 

to serve on the Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board and addressing 

the membership composition and 

criteria described above. 

2. A resume providing the nominee’s 

background, experience, and 

educational qualifications. 

3. A completed background disclosure 

form (Form AD–755) signed by the 

nominee. https://www.usda.gov/sites/ 

default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf 

4. Letters of endorsement are optional. 

USDA programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 


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Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA’s policies will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

Board. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Board have 

taken in account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women 

and persons with disabilities. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: December 12, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27669 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders Survey 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on July 18, 

2023, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of Commerce. 

Title: Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0008. 

Form Number(s): M–3(SD). 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 20,000. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting an extension of the 

currently approved collection for the 

Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey 

collects monthly data from domestic 

manufacturers on Form M–3 (SD), 

which is mailed at the end of each 

month. Data requested are shipments, 

new orders, unfilled orders, and 

inventories by stage of fabrication. It is 

currently the only survey that provides 

broad-based monthly statistical data on 

the economic conditions in the 

domestic manufacturing sector. The 

survey is designed to measure current 

industrial activity and to provide an 

indication of future production 

commitments. The value of shipments 

measures the value of goods delivered 

during the month by domestic 

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders 

serve as an indicator of future 

production commitments and represent 

the current sales value of new orders 

received during the month, net of 

cancellations. Substantial accumulation 

or depletion of backlogs of unfilled 

orders measures excess (or deficient) 

demand for manufactured products. The 

level of inventories, especially in 

relation to shipments, is frequently used 

to monitor the business cycle. 

The M3 survey has been conducted 

monthly by the U.S. Census Bureau 

since 1957. The Advance Report on 

Durable Goods, Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories and Orders is an 

advance snapshot of the current value of 

manufacturing in the U.S. It is available 

about 18 working days after each month. 

The M3 survey also produces the Full 

Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories and Orders. This report 

details information on the durable goods 

industries and includes the non-durable 

goods industries. In addition, the Full 

Report captures late receipts, and is 

available about 23 working days after 

each month. 

In October 2021, we accelerated total 

manufacturing and the nondurable 

manufacturing aggregate estimates to the 

same time as the Advance Report on 

Durable Goods Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories and Orders by 

creating an advance high-level report of 

total manufacturing. This exception to 

the normal procedure was initially 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) in September 2021 

and has been subsequently extended 

annually through means of a separately 

submitted memo. This exception has 

permitted the public release of 

preliminary monthly data on shipments 

and inventories of total manufacturing 

under the provisions of the OMB’s 

Statistical Policy Directive No. 3 on the 

Compilation, Release and Evaluation of 

Principal Federal Economic Indicators. 

The Census Bureau requests that 

provisions for the early release of total 

manufacturing shipments and 

inventories be included in this 

clearance, thereby eliminating the need 

for a separate memo requesting annual 

re-approval from OMB for the early 

release. Accelerating the nondurable 

release provides data users with early 

access to total manufacturing estimates 

ahead of the Full Report, giving them an 

early snapshot of the direction of this 

critical indicator. 

Additionally, in September 2024, we 

plan to include additional nondurable 

goods industry level data, to provide 

more detailed estimates at the advance 

time. 

The M3 survey provides an essential 

component of the current economic 

indicators needed for assessing the 

evolving status of the economy and 

formulating economic policy. The Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has designated this 

survey as a principal federal economic 

indicator. The shipments and 

inventories data are essential inputs to 

the gross domestic product (GDP). The 

orders data are direct inputs to The 

Conference Board Leading Economic 

Index (LEI), which is a composite index 

of ten key elements designed to monitor 

the business cycle (https://

www.conference-board.org/data/

bcicountry.cfm?cid=1). The GDP and the 

LEI would be incomplete without these 

data. Businesses and consumers 

generally place orders for durable goods 

when they are confident the economy is 

improving. A durable goods report 

showing an increase in orders is a sign 

that the economy is trending upwards. 

Durable goods orders tell investors what 

to expect from the manufacturing sector, 

a major component of the economy. The 

M3 survey also provides valuable and 

timely domestic manufacturing data for 

economic planning and analysis to 

business firms, trade associations, 

research and consulting agencies, and 

academia. 

The data are used for analyzing shortand long-term trends, both in the 

manufacturing sector and as related to 

other sectors of the economy. The data 

on the value of shipments, especially 

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