36700 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 13, 2021 / Notices 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 7,925 hours. 

Comment is Invited: Comment is 

invited on: (1) Whether this collection 

of information is necessary for the stated 

purposes and the proper performance of 

the functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical or scientific utility; (2) the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses if provided, will be a matter 

of public record. Comments will be 

summarized and included in the 

submission request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Alexander L. Friend, 

Deputy Chief, Research & Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Directive Publication Notice 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 

provides direction to employees through 

issuances in its Directive System, 

comprised of the Forest Service Manual 

and Forest Service Handbooks. The 

Agency must provide public notice of 

and opportunity to comment on any 

directives that formulate standards, 

criteria, or guidelines applicable to 

Forest Service programs. Once per 

quarter, the Agency provides advance 

notice of proposed and interim 

directives that will be made available 

for public comment during the next 3 

months and notice of final directives 

issued in the last 3 months. No 

directives are planned for publication 

for public comment between July 1, 

2021, and September 30, 2021. 

DATES: This notice identifies proposed 

and interim directives that were 

published for public comment since 

January 1, 2020, and final directives that 

have been issued since April 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Questions or comments may 

be provided by email to 

SM.FS.Directives@usda.gov or in writing 

to 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 

20250, Attn: Directives and Regulations 

staff, Mail 1132. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Goode at 202–740–6286 or ann.goode@

usda.gov. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the 

hearing-impaired may call the Federal 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339 between 

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

Daylight Time, Monday through Friday. 

You may sign up to receive email alerts 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/aboutagency/regulations-policies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed or Interim Directives 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1612(a) and 

36 CFR part 216, Public Notice and 

Comment for Standards, Criteria and 

Guidance Applicable to Forest Service 

Programs, the Forest Service publishes 

for public notice and comment Agency 

directives that formulate standards, 

criteria, or guidelines applicable to 

Forest Service programs. Agency 

procedures for providing public notice 

and opportunity to comment are 

specified in Forest Service Handbook 

(FSH) 1109.12, Chapter 30, Providing 

Public Notice and Opportunity to 

Comment on Directives. 

The Forest Service has no proposed or 

interim directives planned for 

publication for public comment from 

July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021. 

Previously Published Directives That 

Have Not Been Finalized 

The following proposed or interim 

directives have been published for 

public comment but not yet finalized: 

1. Proposed Forest Service Manual 

(FSM) 2200, Rangeland Management, 

Chapters Zero Code; 2210, Rangeland 

Management Planning; 2220, 

Management of Rangelands (Reserved); 

2230, Grazing Permit System; 2240, 

Rangeland Improvements; 2250, 

Rangeland Management Cooperation; 

and 2270, Information Management and 

Reports; Forest Service Handbook 

2209.13, Grazing Permit Administration 

Handbook, Chapters 10, Term Grazing 

Permits; 20, Grazing Agreements; 30, 

Temporary Grazing and Livestock Use 

Permits; 40, Livestock Use Permits; 50, 

Tribal Treaty Authorizations and 

Special Use Permits; 60, Records; 70, 

Compensation for Permittee Interests in 

Rangeland Improvements; 80, Grazing 

Fees; and 90, Rangeland Management 

Decision Making; and Forest Service 

Handbook 2209.16, Allotment 

Management Handbook, Chapter 10, 

Allotment Management and 

Administration. 

2. Interim Forest Service Manual 

2719, Special Use Authorizations 

Involving Storage and Use of Explosives 

and Magazine Security, and Forest 

Service Handbook 2709.11, Special Uses 

Handbook, Chapter 50, Standard Forms 

and Supplemental Clauses. 

3. Forest Service Manual 7700, Travel 

Management, Chapters Zero and 10, 

Travel Planning. 

4. Forest Service Manual 2400, 

Timber Management, Chapters Zero, 

2430, Commercial Timber Sales; 2440, 

Designating, Cruising, Scaling, and 

Accountability; 2450, Timber Sale 

Contract Administration; and 2460, 

Uses of Timber Other Than Commercial 

Timber Sales; Forest Service Handbook 

2409.15, Timber Sale Administration, 

Chapters Zero, 10, Fundamentals of 

Timber Sale Contracting; 30, Change in 

Status of Contracts; 50, Specified 

Transportation Facilities; and 70, 

Contract Claims and Disputes; Forest 

Service Handbook 2409.18a, Timber 

Sale Debarment and Suspension 

Procedures, Chapters Zero, 10, Nonprocurement Debarment and 

Suspension; and 20, Debarment and 

Export Violations. 

5. Forest Service Manual 3800, 

Landscape Scale Restoration Program. 

6. Forest Service Manual 2700, 

Special Uses Management, Chapter 40, 

Vegetation Management Pilot Projects, 

and Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, 

Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 50, 

Standard Forms and Supplemental 

Clauses. 

7. Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, 

Special Uses Handbook, Chapter 80, 

Operating Plans and Agreements for 

Powerline Facilities. 

8. Forest Service Manual 2400, 

Timber Management, Chapter 2420, 

Timber Appraisal; Forest Service 

Handbook 2409.19, Renewable 

Resources Handbook, Chapters 10, 

Knutson-Vandenberg Sale Area Program 

Management Handbook; 20, KnutsonVandenberg Forest and Regional 

Program Management; 60, Stewardship 

Contracting; and 80, Good Neighbor 

Authority. 

9. Forest Service Manual 1820, Public 

Lands Corps and Resource Assistants 

Program. 

10. Forest Service Handbook 5509.11, 

Chapter 20, Section 21, Small Tracts Act 

Adjustments. 

11. Forest Service Manual 2720, 

Alaska Region Supplement, Section 

2721.53, Outfitting and Guiding Service. 


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Directives That Have Been Issued Since 

April 1, 2021 

1. Closure of National Forest System 

Lands to Hunting, Fishing, or 

Recreational Shooting, Forest Service 

Handbook 5309.11, Law Enforcement 

Handbook, Chapter 30, Violations, 

Section 34. This directive implements, 

in part, the John D. Dingell Jr. 

Conservation, Management, and 

Recreation Act to facilitate access to 

hunting, fishing and recreational 

shooting on National Forest System 

lands. These updates include a greater 

role for public participation, 

codification of the national policy that 

federal lands are open unless closed to 

hunting, fishing or recreational 

shooting, and establish a process for 

temporarily or permanently closing 

areas on National Forest System lands to 

hunting, fishing, or recreational 

shooting. The revisions also include a 

new definition for emergency closures, 

which are exempt from the procedural 

requirements for hunting, fishing, and 

recreational shooting closure orders. 

The 30-day comment period for this 

directive began August 17, 2021, and 

closed September 16, 2020. Thirty 

public comments were received, which 

can be viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ 

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2312. The 

final directive and a document 

summarizing public comments and the 

agency’s responses are included in the 

list of documents below. The final 

directive was issued April 8, 2021 and 

can be viewed at https://www.fs.fed.us/ 

im/directives/fsh/5309.11/wo_5309.11_

30_Amend-2021-1%20-%

20Violations.doc. 

2. Providing Notice and Opportunity 

to Comment on Directives, Forest 

Service Handbook 1109.12, Directive 

System, Chapter 30. This directive sets 

forth direction for providing public 

notice of and opportunity to comment 

on Forest Service directives. 

Specifically, this chapter provides 

direction for determining whether a 

directive requires public notice and 

opportunity for comment, procedures 

for providing public notice and 

opportunity to comment on directives, 

strategies for engaging the public in 

development of Forest Service 

directives, interagency and 

intergovernmental communication, 

including tribal consultation, 

consideration of public comments, and 

finalizing directives. 

The comment period for the proposed 

directive began January 16, 2020, and 

closed March 16, 2020. The Forest 

Service received 10 comments on the 

proposed directive. The comments can 

be viewed at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ 

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2016. The 

directive was designated as significant 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and was reviewed by 

OMB prior to publication for public 

comment and issuance as a final 

directive. The final directive was issued 

April 15, 2021, and can be viewed at 

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

1109.12/1109.12-ch30%20(216%20

Directive)-final%20(004).docx. 

3. Operation and Maintenance of 

Developed Recreation Sites, Forest 

Service Handbook 2309.13, Chapter 50. 

This directive establishes a new chapter 

and revised direction for Forest Service 

operation and maintenance of 

developed recreation sites in the 

Recreation Site Handbook. The new 

chapter contains direction that was 

previously set out in Forest Service 

Manual 2330 and new direction 

governing national quality standards for 

Forest Service operation and 

maintenance of developed recreation 

sites. The comment period for the 

directive began July 9, 2020 and ended 

August 10, 2020. The Forest Service 

received 5 comments, which can be 

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

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-2572. The 

final directive was issued June 25, 2021, 

as amended, and can be viewed at 

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

2309.13/wo%202309.13_50_

FS%20OM%20of%20

Developed%20Recreation%20SitesPUP.docx. 

Dated: July 7, 2021. 

Amelia Steed, 

Acting Deputy Director, Strategic Planning, 

Budget, & Accountability. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) 

will meet on July 27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., 

Eastern Daylight Time, via remote 

teleconference. The Committee advises 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration on technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to sensors and 

instrumentation equipment and 

technology. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry 

and Security Management. 

3. Industry Presentations. 

4. New Business. 

Closed Session 

5. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions 

relating to public meetings found in 

5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference on a first come, first 

serve basis. To join the conference, 

submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer 

at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later 

than July 20, 2021. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that the 

materials be forwarded before the 

meeting to Ms. Springer. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on February 9, 

2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that 

the portion of the meeting dealing with 

pre-decisional changes to the Commerce 

Control List and the U.S. export control 

policies shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the 

meeting will be open to the public. For 

more information contact Yvette 

Springer on (202) 482–2813. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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