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Budget. The 30-day comment period for these 

directives began October 15, 2020, and closed 

November 15, 2020. A total of 269 comments 

were received and can be viewed at https:// 

cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ 

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2688. The final 

directives were issued October 29, 2021, and 

can be viewed at the following websites: 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

2400/wo_2400_Amend%202021-1-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

2400/wo_2430_Amend%202021-2-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

2400/wo_2440_Amend%202021-3-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

2400/wo_2450_Amend%202021-4-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

2400/wo_2460_Amend%202021-5-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.15/wo_2409.15_Zero_Amend%202021- 

5-508x.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.15/wo_2409.15_10_Amend%202021-1- 

508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.15/wo_2409.15_30_Amend%202021-2- 

508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.15/wo_2409.15_50_Amend%202021-3- 

508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.15/wo_2409.15_70_Amend%202021-4- 

508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.18a/wo_2409.18a_0_Amend%202021- 

1-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.18a/wo_2409.18a_10_Amend%202021- 

2-508.docx. 

https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/ 

2409.18a/wo_2409.18a_20_Amend%202021- 

3-508.docx. 

2. FSH 5509.11, Chapter 20, Section 21, 

Small Tracts Act Adjustments. The Forest 

Service revised this directive to implement 

the Small Tracts Act, as required by the 2018 

Farm Bill. These revisions implement the 

intent of the 2018 Farm Bill and related 

regulatory changes that updated land values 

established in the original Small Tracts Act, 

which dates to 1983, increasing the value of 

lands the Agency can sell or exchange to 

keep up with increasing land values. 

Proceeds generated from eligible sales made 

under the Small Tracts Act may be deposited 

in a Sisk Act account, allowing the Agency 

to acquire lands that improve the health and 

productivity of National Forests while 

simultaneously disposing small, problematic 

parcels. The 30-day comment period for this 

directive began June 4, 2021, and closed July 

6, 2021. Four comments were received, three 

from members of the public and one from a 

State government, which can be viewed at 

https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/ 

Public/ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2755. 

The final directive was issued November 19, 

2021, and can be viewed at https://

www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsh/5509.11/ 

FSH%205509.11,%2020_Amend%202021- 

1.docx. 

3. FSM 1820, Public Lands Corps and 

Resource Assistants Program. The Forest 

Service has updated the Public Lands Corps 

and Resource Assistants Program, which 

utilizes partnerships to employ America’s 

youth, young adults, emerging professionals, 

and others in paid work on public lands, 

research, and natural resources projects. 

Upon meeting certain requirements, 

participants achieve eligibility for pathways 

to federal employment. The proposal reflects 

changes in legislation and policy and 

incorporates new requirements, streamlined 

administration, programming, and reporting, 

and improves customer service. The 30-day 

comment period for this directive began June 

4, 2021, and closed July 6, 2021. Six 

comments were received, which can be 

viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ReadingRoom?

project=ORMS-2661. The final directive was 

issued December 7, 2021, and can be viewed 

at https://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/ 

1800/wo_1820_Amend%202021-1.docx. 

Dated: January 25, 2022. 

Ann Goode, 

Branch Chief, Directives and Regulations, 

Strategic Planning, Budget, & Accountability. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01772 Filed 1–27–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Final Record of Decision for the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of approval for the 

Revised Land Management Plan for the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest. 

SUMMARY: Mary Erickson, the Forest 

Supervisor for the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest, Northern Region, 

signed the record of decision (ROD) for 

the Revised Land Management Plan 

(Land Management Plan) for the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest. The ROD 

documents the rationale for approving 

the Land Management Plan and is 

consistent with the Reviewing Official’s 

response to objections and instructions. 

DATES: The Revised Land Management 

Plan for the Custer Gallatin National 

Forest will become effective 30 days 

after the publication of this notice of 

approval in the Federal Register (36 

CFR 219.17(a)(1)). 

ADDRESSES: To view the final ROD, final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS), 

Land Management Plan, and other 

related documents, please visit the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest Plan 

Revision website at: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/custergallatin/ 

landmanagement/planning/ 

?cid=FSEPRD897383. A legal notice of 

approval is also being published in the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest’s 

newspapers of record: Bozeman Daily 

Chronicle, Billings Gazette, and Rapid 

City Journal. A copy of this legal notice 

will be posted on the website listed 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Kelly, Project Leader, 

weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Mountain Standard Time, at 406–587– 

6701. Written requests for information 

may be sent to Custer Gallatin National 

Forest, Attn: Plan Revision, P.O. Box 

130, Bozeman, MT 59771. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf/ 

hard-of-hearing (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

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

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Land 

Management Plan describes the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest’s distinctive 

roles and contributions within the 

broader landscape and details 

forestwide and geographic area desired 

conditions, objectives, standards, and 

guidelines. It identifies suitable uses of 

National Forest System lands and 

provides estimates of the planned 

timber sale quantity. The Land 

Management Plan identifies priority 

watersheds for restoration and includes 

recommended wilderness areas and 

eligible wild and scenic rivers. This 

Land Management Plan provides for 

efficient and effective management of 

the Custer Gallatin National Forest with 

desired conditions for coordination, 

partnerships, and shared stewardship 

with State, local, and Tribal 

governments, other federal agencies, 

adjacent landowners, and stakeholders. 

The development of the Land 

Management Plan was shaped by the 

best available scientific information, 

current laws, and public input. 

The Custer Gallatin National Forest 

initiated plan revision in winter 2016 

with public meetings held at multiple 

locations across the planning area. The 

Forest invited Tribal governments, 

State, local and other federal agencies 

from around the region to participate in 

the process to revise the Land 

Management Plan. An interagency 

working group met regularly throughout 

the plan revision effort. After two years 

of public engagement the Forest 

released the Proposed Action in January 

2018. Comments received on the 

Proposed Action were used in 

development of the draft Land 

Management Plan and draft 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

which were released in March 2019. 

The Forest received over 21,000 public 

comments on the draft Land 

Management Plan. The Land 

Management Plan, FEIS, and draft ROD 

were released in July 2020, initiating a 

60-day opportunity to object. The Forest 


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Service received 677 eligible objections. 

The Regional Forester, Reviewing 

Official, issued a written response to the 

objection issues on April 15, 2021. 

The final ROD to approve the Revised 

Land Management Plan has now been 

signed by the Responsible Official and 

is available at the website listed above. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for 

approving the Land Management Plan is 

Mary Erickson, Forest Supervisor, 

Custer Gallatin National Forest. 

Dated: January 21, 2022. 

Barnie Gyant, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01727 Filed 1–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket # RBS–21–BUSINESS–0026] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 

Biofuel Producer Program for Fiscal 

Year 2021; Amendment 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; amendment. 

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

an agency of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

published a Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal 

Register on December 13, 2021, entitled 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 

Biofuel Producer Program for Fiscal 

Year 2021, to announce the application 

window, application requirements and 

the availability of up to $700 million in 

payments to eligible biofuel producers 

for unexpected market losses as a result 

of COVID–19 in order to maintain a 

viable and significant biofuels market 

for agricultural producers that supply 

biofuel producers. This notice will 

amend Sections A, D and E of the NOFO 

to include production to meet marketing 

obligations or fulfill or maintain 

essential markets in the calculations of 

a biofuel producer’s market losses as a 

result of COVID–19. 

DATES: Applications for the Biofuel 

Producer Program must be received by 

11:59 p.m. EST on February 11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Noty, USDA Rural Development, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service. 

Telephone: (712) 254–4366, email: 

lisa.noty@usda.gov. Persons with 

disabilities that require alternative 

means for communication should 

contact the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Target Center at 

(202) 720–2600 (voice). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Amendments 

In FR Doc 2021–26876 of December 

13, 2021 (86 FR 70818), the following 

amendments are being made to include 

production to meet marketing 

obligations or fulfill or maintain 

essential markets in the calculations of 

a biofuel producer’s market losses as a 

result of COVID–19. 

1. On page 70818, column 2, under 

Section A. ‘‘Program Description,’’ 

subsection 1. ‘‘Purpose of the program,’’ 

the first paragraph should be amended 

to read as follows: 

The Biofuel Producer Program will 

make payments to eligible producers of 

eligible biofuel for unexpected market 

losses as a result of COVID–19. These 

payments to biofuel producers support 

the maintenance and viability of a 

significant market for agricultural 

producers of products such as corn, 

soybean or biomass that supply biofuel 

production. Payment to a biofuel 

producer will be based upon the volume 

of market loss the biofuel producer 

experienced in calendar year 2020. The 

producer’s volume of market loss will 

be calculated by comparing the amount 

of fuel (gallons of eligible biofuel) they 

produced in calendar year 2020 to the 

amount of fuel (gallons of eligible 

biofuel) produced in calendar year 2019. 

Eligible biofuel (gallons of biofuel) 

produced by the eligible producer in 

2020 to meet required contractual 

commitments, marketing obligations, or 

fulfill or maintain essential markets, 

resulting in a gross profit loss will be 

deducted from 2020 production by the 

Agency’s calculation of program 

payments. Gross profit loss related to 

required production can be based on 

either the entire 2020 year, or a period 

in 2020 specified by the applicant. 

Quantities of gaseous biofuel will be 

converted into gallons based on the 

British Thermal Unit (BTU) equivalent 

of one gallon of biodiesel using factors 

published by the Energy Information 

Administration (EIA). 

2. On page 70818, column 3, under 

Section A. ‘‘Program Description,’’ 

subsection 3. ‘‘Definitions,’’ a definition 

for essential market should be added in 

alphabetical order as follows: 

Essential market means markets for 

biofuel, co-products, and byproducts 

where there are limited alternative 

replacement buyers and a biofuel 

producer’s failure to maintain supply 

has the potential to result in current 

buyers moving to other suppliers. 

Essential markets also include critical 

supply markets to the buyer and local 

and regional markets are dependent on 

the supply of products provided by the 

biofuel producer. Limited alternative 

near-term supply markets exist and the 

loss of supply has the potential to have 

an adverse impact on buyers’ viability. 

3. On page 70820, column 1, under 

Section D ‘‘Application Submission 

Information,’’ subsection 4.i.g. 

‘‘Contracts and Financial Information,’’ 

the heading and subsection should be 

amended to read as follows: 

g. Contracts, Evidence of Market 

Obligations, or Evidence of Fulfilling 

Essential Markets, and Financial 

Information. Include copies of contracts, 

description, and documentation of 

marketing obligations or essential 

markets, as appropriate, and financial 

statements and supporting 

documentation for payment requests 

that include production in 2020 that 

was required to meet contractual 

commitments, marketing obligations, or 

fulfill or maintain essential markets, and 

resulted in a gross profit loss. The 

financial information submitted must be 

sufficient to support the gross profit loss 

for the period of the related production. 

For example, if an applicant is 

requesting assistance for required 

production for April and May 2020 that 

resulted in a gross profit loss, the related 

financial information must be in 

sufficient detail to demonstrate the gross 

profit loss for such period. 

4. On page 70821, column 1, under 

section E. ‘‘Application Review 

Information,’’ subsection 3.i.c. should 

be amended to read as follows: 

c. Amount of eligible biofuel (gallons 

of biofuel) reported under (b), above, 

produced by the eligible producer in 

2020 to meet required contractual 

commitments, marketing obligations, or 

fulfill or maintain essential markets, 

resulting in a gross profit loss. 

Karama Neal, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01797 Filed 1–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the New 

York Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 


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