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Protection Agency; the Army Corps of 

Engineers; the Departments of 

Commerce, Energy, Defense, and State; 

the Council on Environmental Quality; 

and the National Economic Council. For 

the purposes of the IWG, ‘‘hardrock’’ 

minerals are those mineral resources 

that are subject to disposal under the 

Mining Law of 1872. 

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comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Tommy Beaudreau, 

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the 

Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15114 Filed 7–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Request for Information (RFI) on 

Federal Old-growth and Mature Forests 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA); Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior (DOI). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), United States 

Forest Service (Forest Service), and the 

United States Department of the Interior 

(DOI), Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), invite public comment to inform 

the response to Executive Order 

Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, 

Communities, and Local Economies 

which requires USDA and DOI to define 

old-growth and mature forests on 

Federal lands; complete an inventory 

and make it publicly available; 

coordinate conservation and wildfire 

risk reduction activities; identify threats 

to mature and old-growth forests; 

develop policies to address threats; 

develop Agency-specific reforestation 

goals by 2030; develop climate-informed 

reforestation plans; and develop 

recommendations for community-led 

local and regional economic 

development opportunities. 

DATES: A webinar will be held for 

interested members of the public on July 

21, 2022. More information about this 

session (including specific time and 

how to attend) will be posted to the 

Forest Service website (https://

www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/oldgrowth-forests). Comments must be 

received in writing by August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held on 

Microsoft Teams web conferencing 

software. The webinar will be recorded. 

Information about how to attend the 

webinar, presentation materials used 

during the webinar, and the webinar 

recording will be posted to: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/oldgrowth-forests. Written comments 

concerning this notice may be submitted 

electronically to: https://

cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/ 

CommentInput?project=NP-3239. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamie Barbour, Assistant Director, 

Ecosystem Management Coordination, 

(503) 708–9138, roy.barbour@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf and 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 

purpose of this RFI is to inform the 

public and gather feedback on potential 

future implementation efforts associated 

with provisions of Executive Order 

(E.O.) 14072: Strengthening the Nation’s 

Forests, Communities, and Local 

Economies, issued April 22, 2022. The 

focus of this current request for 

information is to inform the response to 

E.O. 14072 Section 2(b) specifically, 

which calls on the Secretaries of 

Agriculture and the Interior, within one 

year, to define, identify, and complete 

an inventory of old-growth and mature 

forests on Federal lands, accounting for 

regional and ecological variations, as 

appropriate, and making the inventory 

publicly available. 

Background. E.O. 14072 Section 2(b) 

states that: ‘‘The Secretary of the 

Interior, with respect to public lands 

managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, and the Secretary of 

Agriculture, with respect to National 

Forest System lands, shall, within one 

year of the date of this order, define, 

identify, and complete an inventory of 

old-growth and mature forests on 

Federal lands, accounting for regional 

and ecological variations, as 

appropriate, and shall make such 

inventory publicly available.’’ 

USDA and DOI recognize definition 

development as a pivotal first step in 

meeting the subsequent identification 

and inventory requirements of E.O. 

14072. Development of the definition, 

followed by identification and inventory 

will then be used to inform subsequent 

needs identified in E.O. 14072 Section 

2(c) (e.g., conservation and wildfire risk 

reduction activities, including 

consideration of climate-smart 

stewardship of mature and old-growth 

forests; analysis of the threats to mature 

and old-growth forests on Federal lands, 

including from wildfires and climate 

change; and development of policies to 

institutionalize climate-smart 

management and conservation strategies 

that address threats to mature and oldgrowth forests on Federal land). 

This effort is also directly connected 

to the Secretary’s Memorandum 1077– 

004: Climate Resilience and Carbon 

Stewardship of America’s National 

Forests and Grasslands (issued June 23, 

2022, by the Secretary of Agriculture, 

https://www.usda.gov/directives/sm1077-004). The Secretary’s 

Memorandum 1077–004 specifically 

references E.O. 14072 implementation 

and other actions. 

Defining old growth and mature 

forests for purposes of conducting an 

inventory as required under E.O. 14072 

Section 2(b) does not, by itself, change 

any current forest management policies 

or practices. Developing policies to 

institutionalize climate-smart 

management and conservation strategies 

that address threats to mature and oldgrowth forests on Federal land as stated 

in E.O. 14072 Section 2(c) will follow 

completion of definition development, 

identification, and inventory. 

Defining old-growth and mature 

forests has evolved with our scientific 

understanding of these unique 

ecosystems. Previous definitions 

include a general old-growth one 

included in a 1989, Forest Service 

Chief’s letter to Regional Foresters 

which reads: ‘‘Old-growth forests are 

ecosystems distinguished by old trees 

and related structural attributes. Oldgrowth encompasses the later stages of 

stand development that typically differ 

from earlier stages in a variety of 

characteristics, which may include tree 

size, accumulations of large dead woody 

material, number of canopy layers, 

species composition, and ecosystem 

function.’’ Today, most scientists agree 

that old-growth forests differ widely in 

character with age, geographic location, 

climate, site productivity, and 

characteristic disturbance regime. 

Mature and old-growth forests also 

reflect diverse spiritual and cultural 

values for these special places. 

Gathering and synthesizing oldgrowth forest information at a national 

scale continues to progress. Data sources 

exist, including the Forest Service 

Inventory and Analysis Program. Yet, 


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several factors, including variations in 

ecological definitions of old forests in 

response to the diversity of forest types 

across the nation, climate change 

impacts, and the dynamic nature of 

forest conditions, are challenging to 

integrate. Considering the important 

values provided by old forest 

conditions, leveraging the Forest Service 

Forest Inventory and Analysis Program 

with existing and evolved definitions of 

old-growth will provide an improved 

picture for land managers to guide 

sound, science-informed, decisionmaking. 

Input Requested. The USDA Forest 

Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management, DOI, are seeking input on 

the development of a definition for oldgrowth and mature forests on Federal 

land, and are specifically requesting 

input on the following questions: 

• What criteria are needed for a 

universal definition framework that 

motivates mature and old-growth forest 

conservation and can be used for 

planning and adaptive management? 

• What are the overarching oldgrowth and mature forest characteristics 

that belong in a definition framework? 

• How can a definition reflect 

changes based on disturbance and 

variation in forest type/composition, 

climate, site productivity and 

geographic region? 

• How can a definition be durable but 

also accommodate and reflect changes 

in climate and forest composition? 

• What, if any, forest characteristics 

should a definition exclude? 

Additional information about this 

effort, including a link to the recorded 

webinar, can be found at: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/oldgrowth-forests. 

Christopher French, 

Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest 

Service. 

Tracy Stone-Manning, 

Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15185 Filed 7–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–34183; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before July 2, 2022, for listing or related 

actions in the National Register of 

Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by August 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on property or proposed 

district name, (County) State.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before July 2, 

2022. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

FLORIDA 

Duval County 

Tookes, Bishop Henry Y., House, 1011 West 

8th St., Jacksonville, SG100007980 

Miami-Dade County 

North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., 

Miami Beach, SG100007981 

ILLINOIS 

Cook County 

Chicago Vocational School, 2100 East 87th 

St., Chicago, SG100007996 

Cornelia, The, 3500 North Lake Shore Dr., 

Chicago, SG100007997 

James E. Plew Building, (Motor Row, 

Chicago, Illinois MPS), 2635–2645 South 

Wabash Ave., Chicago, MP100007999 

Jo Daviess County 

Bishop’s Busy Big Store-Lyric Opera House, 

137 North Main St., Elizabeth, 

SG100008001 

Kane County 

Crego, George M., Farm, 3S854 Finley Rd., 

Sugar Grove vicinity, SG100007994 

Kendall County 

Downtown Oswego Historic District, Roughly 

bounded by one-half blk. north of Jackson 

St., the alleys immediately west and east of 

Main St., and one-half block south of 

Washington St., Oswego vicinity, 

SG100007995 

Lake County 

Libertyville Town Hall, 715 North 

Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, 

SG100007992 

Ogle County 

Mount Morris Downtown Historic District, 

Wesley Ave., West Main St., South 

Seminary Ave., Center St., Mount Morris, 

SG100007993 

NEW JERSEY 

Hudson County 

Excelsior Engine Co. No. 2 Firehouse-Exempt 

Firemen Association Headquarters, 6106 

Polk St., West New York, SG100007991 

NEW YORK 

Erie County 

Buffalo Public School #32–PS 32, 342 

Clinton St., Buffalo, SG100008002 

Herkimer County 

H.M. Quackenbush Factory, 220 North 

Prospect St., Herkimer, SG100008003 

TEXAS 

Cameron County 

Rio Grande Valley Gas Company Building, 

355 West Elizabeth St., Brownsville, 

SG100007983 

WISCONSIN 

Douglas County 

Thompson, A.D., Cabin, 13393 South St. 

Croix Rd., Gordon, SG100007979 

Eau Claire County 

Soo Line Railroad Bridge, Spans the Eau 

Claire R. between Galloway and Gibson 

Sts., Eau Claire, SG100007982 

Green County 

Wilhelm Tell Schuetzen Haus and Park, 

N8745 Cty. Rd. O, New Glarus, 

SG100007989 

Kewaunee County 

Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse, (Light 

Stations of the United States MPS), In L. 

Michigan at east end of south pier at 

Kewaunee R. mouth, 0.5 mi east of WI 42, 

Kewaunee, MP100007998 

Additional documentation has been 

received for the following resources: 


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