Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices 33211 

Information Shared Between Agencies: 

187,500 hours. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection to 

help us to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond through use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms to 

technology. 

All comments in response to this 

notice, including names and addresses 

when provided, will be a matter of 

public record. Comments will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. 

Richard Flournoy, 

Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13328 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Davy Crockett-Sam Houston Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Davy Crockett-Sam 

Houston Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will conduct a virtual meeting by 

telephone conference. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with the Act. 

RAC information can be found at the 

following website: https://www.fs.usda.

gov/main/pts/specialprojects/racs. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 3:00 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time. All 

RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by 

teleconference. Please use the following 

information to access the call; dial 

1–888–844–9904 using access code 

2213326#. If you need assistance, please 

contact Michelle Rowe at 936–222–2487 

for instructions. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received at Davy Crockett 

National Forest Ranger Station. Please 

call ahead to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Rowe, RAC Coordinator, by 

phone at 936–553–3066 or via email at 

lisa.rowe@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the 

hearing-impaired (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Introduce the new Designated 

Federal Officer; 

2. Discuss project priority list; 

3. Discuss budget; 

4. Vote on new project proposals; and 

5. Discuss new RAC member 

solicitation. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral statements of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 

oral statement should request in writing 

by July 2, 2021 to be scheduled on the 

agenda. Anyone who would like to 

bring related matters to the attention of 

the committee may file written 

statements with the committee staff 

before or after the meeting. Written 

comments and requests for time to make 

oral comments must be sent to Jimmy 

Tyree, Designated Federal Officer, 

18551 State Highway 7 East, Kennard, 

Texas 75847; by email to jimmy.tyree@

usda.gov, or via facsimile to 936–655– 

2817. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices, 

or other reasonable accommodation. For 

access to the facility or proceedings, 

please contact the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case-by-case basis. 

Dated: June 21, 2021. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13538 Filed 6–22–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Alaska Region Supplement to Forest 

Service Manual 2720: Special Uses; 

Outfitting and Guiding Permit for 

Strictly Point-To-Point Commercial 

Transportation to, From, and Within 

the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center 

Subunit of the Mendenhall Glacier 

Recreation Area 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, is 

seeking public comment on a proposed 

revision to a directive supplement that 

would require an outfitting and guiding 

permit for strictly point-to-point 

commercial transportation to, from, and 

within the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor 

Center subunit of the Mendenhall 

Glacier Recreation Area (Visitor Center 

subunit) in the Alaska Region of the 

Forest Service (Alaska Region). 

Comment is also requested on the 

revision to the Forest Service’s 

approved information collection for 

outfitting and guiding permits. 

DATE: Comments must be received in 

writing by August 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed revision to 

the directive supplement is available at, 

and comments may be submitted 

electronically to, https://

cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ 

CommentInput?project=ORMS-2314. 

Written comments may be mailed to 

Jennifer Berger, Alaska Region Public 

Services Program Leader (RLM), P.O. 

Box 21628, Room 535b, Juneau, AK 

99802–1628. All timely 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-2314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Berger, Alaska Region Public 

Services Program Leader, at 907–586– 

8843 or jennifer.berger@usda.gov. 


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33212 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices 

Individuals using telecommunication 

devices for the hearing-impaired may 

call the Federal Information Relay 

Service at 800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. 

and 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service’s special use regulations require 

a special use authorization for 

commercial activities like outfitting and 

guiding (36 CFR 251.50(a), 251.51) and 

define the term ‘‘guiding’’ to include 

transporting people on National Forest 

System (NFS) lands for remuneration or 

other gain (36 CFR 251.51). The 

principal purpose of outfitting and 

guiding is to provide or facilitate an 

outdoor recreational experience 

involving NFS lands, improvements, or 

resources. In contrast, the primary 

purpose of public transportation such as 

taxi and bus service is to provide pointto-point public transportation. 

Because public transportation such as 

taxi, air taxi, and bus service in Alaska 

is often provided on NFS lands, the 

Alaska Region issued a supplement to 

Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2721.53 

that exempts strictly point-to-point 

commercial transportation from the 

requirement to obtain an outfitting and 

guiding permit. The existing FSM 

supplement also provides that in areas 

where activities are causing conflicts 

with recreational users on NFS lands, 

operators must cooperate with the 

District Ranger to reduce the conflicts. 

Since 2007, the Alaska Region has used 

this authority in the existing FSM 

supplement to require existing outfitters 

and guides to obtain an outfitting and 

guiding permit for commercial point-topoint transportation to, from, and 

within the Visitor Center subunit during 

cruise ship season to manage traffic 

congestion prompted by growing cruise 

ship tourism. 

Cruise ship visitation to the Visitor 

Center subunit has continued to grow, 

increasing by 20 percent between 2007 

and 2017. While the COVID–19 

pandemic has depressed visitation, the 

Forest Service expects it to return to 

pre-pandemic levels and continue to 

increase now that vaccines are more 

widely available. In 2015, the Alaska 

Region reassessed the commercial 

capacity of the Visitor Center subunit to 

address growing tourism demand and 

allocated all existing commercial 

capacity by means of a prospectus. Due 

to overwhelming demand, current 

permit holders could not be granted the 

level of use they had requested, and 

only five new operators could be issued 

a permit. 

Commercial point-to-point 

transportation to, from, and within the 

Visitor Center subunit increased 

substantially after 2017 when the State 

of Alaska allowed transportation 

network companies (TNCs) such as Uber 

and Lyft to begin operating in the State. 

There are 5 to 10 businesses that 

attempt to operate at the Visitor Center 

subunit without a permit each year. 

Some TNCs are known nationally (like 

Uber and Lyft), and some are local small 

businesses. Juneau is a landlocked city 

of 30,000 residents. The number of TNC 

drivers conducting business in the city 

fluctuates to accommodate residents in 

the non-cruise season (when there are 

fewer drivers) and to accommodate a 

surge of an additional 3,600 to 18,000 

cruise passengers per day during cruise 

season (when there are more drivers). 

The highest number of TNC drivers the 

Forest Service has recorded operating at 

one time within the city of Juneau is 12 

at the height of cruise season on a 5- 

ship-day, meaning 18,000 passengers 

disembarked. Although the 4 to 12 

drivers do not operate simultaneously in 

the Visitor Center subunit, they operate 

there repeatedly throughout the day 

during the 6-month cruise season, 

contributing significantly to congestion. 

Based on the number of Uber and Lyft 

trips recorded by Forest Service 

personnel and reported by permit 

holders, approximately 1,440 to 4,320 

trips occur during cruise season per 

(non-pandemic) year. This is a 

conservative estimate based on a 6- 

month cruise season and 4 to 12 Uber 

and Lyft drivers traveling to the Visitor 

Center subunit twice per day. 

Under the existing FSM supplement, 

the Alaska Region cannot require an 

outfitting and guiding permit for TNCs 

and other new operators. Consequently, 

these new operators are unfairly 

competing with existing outfitters and 

guides. In addition, the unmanaged 

commercial use in the Visitor Center 

subunit is resulting in use conflicts, 

increased risks to black bears 

frequenting the area from wildlife/ 

vehicle conflicts, greater congestion and 

public safety risks such as near-miss 

vehicle/pedestrian incidents, and a 

diminished recreational experience for 

visitors. Feedback from visitors, permit 

holders, and Forest Service personnel 

indicates that wildlife/vehicle conflicts 

average 10 to 14 per season and that 

vehicle/pedestrian near-misses average 

5 to 7 per season in the Visitor Center 

subunit. 

To address these concerns, the Alaska 

Region is proposing to revise its FSM 

supplement to require an outfitting and 

guiding permit for all strictly point-topoint commercial transportation 

(including services provided by TNCs) 

to, from, and within the Visitor Center 

subunit. Consistent with the definition 

for guiding in the Forest Service’s 

regulations, this activity involves 

transporting people and has as its 

principal purpose the facilitation of an 

outdoor recreational experience 

involving NFS lands, improvements, or 

resources. The permit requirement 

would apply only during the cruise 

season as reflected in the calendar 

published annually by Cruise Line 

Agencies of Alaska, approximately April 

1 to October 31, and only to the Visitor 

Center subunit. All other strictly pointto-point commercial transportation in 

the Alaska Region would continue to be 

exempt from the permit requirement. 

The existing exemption from the permit 

requirement and the criteria for 

applying the permit requirement in the 

Alaska Region are also being published 

for public comment. 

Environmental analysis for major 

road, trail, and other infrastructure 

upgrades is underway to accommodate 

additional outfitted and guided use in 

the Visitor Center subunit. The draft 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the infrastructure improvements at 

the Visitor Center subunit is scheduled 

to be published in the summer of 2021. 

The final EIS is expected to be 

published and site design and 

contracting are expected to begin in 

fiscal year 2022. Construction is 

anticipated to begin in fiscal year 2023 

with funding through the Great 

American Outdoors Act. Once the new 

infrastructure is in place, the Alaska 

Region will issue a new prospectus to 

allocate additional use for strictly pointto-point commercial transportation to, 

from, and within the Visitor Center 

subunit. Until then, and after allocation 

of additional use if they do not obtain 

a permit, the Alaska Region has 

identified a location on the border of the 

Visitor Center subunit where operators 

without a permit can pick up and drop 

off clients. 

The Forest Service has determined 

that the proposed FSM supplement 

formulates a standard, criterion, or 

guideline applicable to a Forest Service 

program and is therefore publishing the 

proposed FSM supplement for public 

comment in accordance with 36 CFR 

part 216. 

After the public comment period 

closes, the Alaska Region will consider 

timely and relevant comments in the 

development of the final FSM 

supplement. A notice of the final FSM 

supplement, including a response to 

timely and relevant comments, will be 

posted on the Forest Service’s web page 

at https://www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/ 

regulations-policies. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 119 / Thursday, June 24, 2021 / Notices 33213 

The Forest Service has conducted an 

economic analysis of the proposed 

directive pursuant to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 602 et seq., and 

has determined that the proposed 

directive would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The Forest 

Service invites public comment on the 

economic analysis. The Juneau 

Economic Development Council (JEDC) 

reported that in 2019 there were just 

over 1.7 million visitors to Juneau. The 

Visitor Center subunit attracted 

approximately 540,000 of these visitors 

during cruise season. This means that in 

2019 about 1.16 million visitors engaged 

in tourism activities other than Visitor 

Center subunit visitation while in 

Juneau. Under the proposed directive, 

nonpermitted operators could still 

deliver clients to a location on the 

border of the Visitor Center subunit or 

provide service to the 1.16 million 

visitors engaged in Juneau tourism 

activities other than the Visitor Center 

subunit visitation. The JEDC reported 

$103,225,389 in leisure, hospitality, and 

transportation industry earnings (i.e., 

tourism revenue) for Juneau during 

2019. Figures have not yet been 

published for 2020 calendar year. Thus, 

not doing business in the Visitor Center 

subunit does not equate to not doing 

business in Juneau, either for large or 

small entities. In 2015, all commercial 

capacity in the Visitor Center subunit 

was allocated by means of a prospectus, 

consistent with existing Forest Service 

regulations. Due to overwhelming 

demand, current permit holders could 

not be granted the level of use they had 

requested, and only five new operators 

could be issued a permit. The 2015 

prospectus resulted in distribution of 

157,179 Visitor Center subunit service 

days (1 service day = 1 client) to 15 

permit holders, all of which were small 

businesses. Of these 15 small 

businesses, 10 were allocated new use 

that was added to existing permits, 

while 5 of the small businesses became 

first-time permit holders through this 

prospectus. There were 3 small 

businesses that applied but were not 

selected. There are currently 26 permits 

issued to tourism businesses operating 

in the Visitor Center subunit. One is a 

large business (affiliated with PrincessHolland-America Cruises); the other 25 

are small businesses. Thus, most of the 

businesses currently operating in the 

Visitor Center subunit are small. There 

are 5 to 10 businesses that attempt to 

operate at the Visitor Center subunit 

without a permit each year. Some of 

these companies are known nationally 

(like Uber and Lyft), and some are local 

small businesses. 

The 25 small businesses would 

continue to operate in the Visitor Center 

subunit. Companies without a permit 

would be invited to submit an 

application in response to a prospectus 

once the infrastructure improvements 

have been completed and recreation 

capacity in the Visitor Center subunit 

has increased. Like the 2015 prospectus, 

this prospectus is expected to help 

existing permit holders expand their 

operations, if desired, and allow new 

operators to enter the market. 

Companies issued a permit would be 

authorized to provide transportation to, 

from, and within the Visitor Center 

subunit. Companies who apply for but 

do not obtain a permit could continue 

to drop off and pick up passengers at the 

border of the Visitor Center subunit and 

could still deliver clients to a location 

on the border of the Visitor Center 

subunit or provide service to the 1.16 

million visitors engaged in Juneau 

tourism activities other than Visitor 

Center subunit visitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance 

Title: Special Uses Administration. 

OMB Number: 0596–0082. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: The agency uses Form FS– 

2700–4i to issue outfitting and guiding 

permits, and the proposed directive, by 

requiring an outfitting and guiding 

permit for strictly point-to-point 

commercial transportation to, from, and 

within the Visitor Center subunit, 

would expand the use of this form and 

therefore increase the burden hours 

associated with the form. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

businesses providing strictly point-topoint commercial transportation to, 

from, and within the Visitor Center 

subunit would need to have an 

outfitting and guiding permit, Form FS– 

2700–4i. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3–5. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3–5 hours. 

Dated: June 17, 2021. 

Tina Johna Terrell, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13242 Filed 6–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Boundary Establishment for Snake 

River Headwaters National Wild and 

Scenic River, Bridger-Teton National 

Forest, Jackson County, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 

the USDA, Forest Service, Washington 

Office, is transmitting the final 

boundary to Congress for the Snake 

River Headwaters National Wild and 

Scenic River segments administered by 

the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

through the Chief of the Forest Service). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information may be obtained by 

contacting David Cernicek at 

David.cernicek@usda.gov or 307–413– 

2010, or the Bridger-Teton National 

Forest Supervisor’s Office at (307) 739– 

5500, or https://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

contactus/btnf/about-forest/contactus. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Snake 

River Headwaters Wild and Scenic 

River boundary description and map are 

available for review at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/btnf/special

places/?cid=stelprdb5281115. 

Due to COVID–19 health and safety 

protocols to protect employees and 

visitors, many Forest Service offices are 

closed to the public. The Snake River 

Headwaters Wild and Scenic River 

boundary description and maps are 

available for review at the following 

offices, if arrangements are made in 

advance: USDA, Forest Service, Yates 

Building, 14th and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20024, 

phone (800) 832–1355; Intermountain 

Regional Office, Federal Building, 324 

25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401, phone 

(801) 625–5605; and Bridger-Teton 

National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 340 

N. Cache Ave, Jackson, WY 83001, 

phone (307) 739–5500. Please contact 

the appropriate office prior to arrival. 

The Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters 

Legacy Act of 2008, passed as part of 

Public Law 111–11 of March 30, 2009, 

designated Snake River Headwaters, 

Wyoming, as a National Wild and 

Scenic River with certain segments to be 

administered by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. As specified by law, the 

boundary will not be effective until 

ninety days after Congress receives the 

transmittal. 


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