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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Privacy Act of 1974: New System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, proposes a new system of 

records USDA/FAS–10, Foreign 

Agricultural Service International 

Fellowship and Exchanges Database 

System (FAS–IFEDS). This system is 

being developed for Global Programs to 

store crucial fellowship information and 

to document the relationship of a fellow 

with USDA. In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, and Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular No. A–108, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, proposes a new 

system of records entitled ‘‘Department 

of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, International Fellowship and 

Exchanges Database System’’. This 

system is maintained by Global 

Programs and centralizes data from all 

constituent groups across all 

fellowships, in a single system. 

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is 

effective upon publication, subject to a 

30-day notice and comment period in 

which to comment on the routine uses 

described in the routine uses section of 

this system of records notice. Please 

submit your comments by August 11, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

directions in the instructions paragraph. 

• Mail: Please send one copy of your 

comment to USDA/FAS–10, to Assistant 

Chief Information Officer, FAS, USDA 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail 

Stop 1063, Washington, DC 20250– 

0002. Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov/. 

• Email: FAS-IFEDS-SORN@

usda.gov. Include USDA/FAS–10 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number FAS 2021–0001 for this 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’ or ‘‘proposed rule’’). All 

properly completed comments received 

will be posted without change to the 

Federal eRulemaking portal, 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Wood, Assistant Chief 

Information Officer, FAS, USDA, 

christopher.wood@usda.gov, 202–369– 

5946. 

Docket: Access to the rulemaking 

docket associated with this document 

can be obtained through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

requires the Department to publish in 

the Federal Register this notice of a new 

system of records maintained by the 

Department. The Department’s 

Regulations implementing the Privacy 

Act are contained in the Code of Federal 

Regulations in 7 CFR 1, subpart G. 

USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service 

system of records was last published in 

the Federal Register in +FR FAS 9 

(November 19, 2019). The Foreign 

Agricultural Service International 

Fellowship and Exchanges Database 

System (FAS–IFEDS) serves a Global 

Programs need under the authority of 

Congress in Section 3306 of the 

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, 

Public Law 115–334, amending Section 

1473G of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977, to leverage alumni 

engagement. FAS is initiating the SORN 

to include, all fellows and alumni, and 

all USDA Fellowship Programs. 

The Foreign Agricultural Service 

International Fellowship and Exchanges 

Database System (FAS–IFEDS) is 

primarily a personal database and is 

used to collect information concerning 

fellows and alumni that includes the 

personally-identifiable information (PII) 

related to fellows and alumni, in 

addition to the information pertaining to 

the institution, implementer, and 

fellowship. The FAS–IFEDS system 

collects the following information (that 

may be considered PII): first name, 

middle name, last name, gender, 

salutation, birth date, birth city, 

citizenship country, country of 

residence, work phone, permanent 

home address, work address, personal 

email, work email, emergency contact 

information (US implementer), and 

emergency contact information (family 

contact: name, relationship, home 

phone, cell phone, and email). 

FAS will share information from the 

system in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. A full 

list of routine uses is included in the 

routine uses section of the document 

published with this notice. 

A report on the new system of 

records, required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), as 

implemented by Office of Management 

and Budget Circular A–108, was sent to 

the Chairman, Committee on Homeland 

Security and Government Affairs, 

United States Senate; the Chairwoman, 

Committee on Oversight and Reform, 

House of Representatives; and the 

Administrator, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. 

Daniel Whitley, 

Administrator, 

Foreign Agricultural Service. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

USDA has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

USDA/FAS–10, USDA/FAS, Foreign 

Agricultural Service International 

Fellowship and Exchanges Database 

System, (FAS–IFEDS). USDA/FAS–10 is 

also referred to as the Foreign 

Agricultural Service International 

Fellowship and Exchange Database 

System (FAS–IFEDS). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

The system owner is USDA/FAS, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail 

Stop 1063, Washington, DC 20250– 

0002. The electronic record system is 

maintained on servers that are 

physically hosted in the Salesforce 

Government Cloud. Salesforce is located 

at The Landmark @On Market Street, 

Suite 300, San Francisco, California 

94105. The physical location and 

technical operation of the system is at 

the Salesforce Government Cloud’s 

Chicago (Elk Grove, IL) and Washington 

(Ashburn, VA) data centers. The 

HubSpot application uses cloud storage 

and computes services from Amazon 

Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud 

Platform (GCP). HubSpot’s production 

infrastructure is centralized in AWS and 

GCP cloud hosting facilities and is 

managed by the HubSpot engineering 

team. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Information Technology Project 

Manager, FAS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 

1063, Washington DC 20250–0002, 202– 

843–3857. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

7 U.S.C. 2.601 


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PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The USDA Foreign Agricultural 

Service International Fellowship and 

Exchange Database System (IFEDS) is a 

database used by the FAS’ Fellowship 

Programs Division to record relevant 

data pertaining to individuals and 

organizations that have taken part in the 

various programs and exchanges the 

division coordinates. As a system of 

record, IFEDS will better enable 

Fellowship Programs staff by enabling 

accurate and efficient data input as well 

as timely data retrieval. Records 

contained withing IFEDS will be used to 

satisfy statistical inquiries, 

communicate with Fellows and alumni, 

and associate multiple relevant 

datapoints with each other. IFEDS will 

not be accessible to the public, the data 

will be shared on a need-to-know basis 

with partners in other agencies, 

universities, or other affiliated 

organizations. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include, individuals who 

are referenced or identified in records 

created or compiled as part of the 

process of documenting the USDA 

Fellowship Programs including, but not 

limited to, fellows, fellowships, 

institutions, implementors, or alumni. 

All individuals, even if they are not 

users of the FAS–IFEDS, who are 

mentioned or referenced in any 

documents entered into FAS–IFEDS by 

a user are also covered. This group may 

include, but is not limited to, vendors, 

agents, and other business personnel. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in the system are 

created or compiled as part of the 

process of documenting the USDA 

Fellowship Program. Such records 

include: first name, middle name, last 

name, gender, salutation, birth date, 

birth city, citizenship country, country 

of residence, work phone, permanent 

home address, work address, personal 

email, work email, emergency contract 

information (US implementer), and 

emergency contact information (family 

contact: name, relationship, home 

phone, cell phone, and email). This 

information is collected from the 

applicant process that occurs prior to 

acceptance into the fellowship program. 

Information is updated with fellows and 

alumni, after the application process to 

reflect current information. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system of records 

is obtained from, but not limited to, 

fellows, fellowships, institutions, 

implementors, or alumni as well as 

other individuals or groups. This group 

may include, but is not limited to, 

vendors, agents, and other business 

personnel. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, records 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside of USDA as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), to 

the extent that such uses are compatible 

with the purposes for which the 

information was collected. Such 

permitted routine uses include the 

following: 

a. To the Department of Justice when: 

(a) USDA or any component thereof; or 

(b) any employee of USDA in his or her 

official capacity, or any employee of the 

agency in his or her official capacity 

where the Department of Justice has 

agreed to represent the employee; or (c) 

the United States Government, is a party 

to litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation, and USDA determines that 

the records are both relevant and 

necessary to the litigation and the use of 

such records by the Department of 

Justice is deemed by USDA to be for a 

purpose that is compatible with the 

purpose for which USDA collected the 

records. 

b. To a congressional office in 

response to an inquiry from that 

congressional office made at the written 

request of the individual about whom 

the records pertains. 

c. Disclosure may be made to the 

United States Civil Rights Commission 

in response to its request for 

information, per 42 U.S.C. 1975a. 

d. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) or 

other Federal government agencies 

pursuant to records management 

activities being conducted under 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

e. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) USDA suspects or 

has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; (2) 

USDA has determined that as a result of 

the suspected or confirmed breach there 

is a risk of harm to individuals, USDA 

(including its information system, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with USDA’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and to prevent, minimize, 

or remedy such harm. 

f. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when information from 

this system of records is reasonably 

necessary to assist the recipient agency 

or entity in (1) responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 

preventing, minimizing, or remedying 

the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

g. When a record on its face, or in 

conjunction with other records, 

indicates a violation or potential 

violation of law, whether civil, criminal, 

or regulatory in nature, and whether 

arising by general statute or particular 

program statute, or by regulation, rule, 

or order issued pursuant thereto, USDA 

may disclose the record to the 

appropriate agency, whether Federal, 

foreign, State, local, tribal, or other 

public authority responsible for 

enforcing, investigating, or prosecuting 

such violation or charged with enforcing 

or implementing the statute, or rule, 

regulation, or order issued pursuant 

thereto, if the information disclosed is 

relevant to any enforcement, regulatory, 

investigative, or prosecutive 

responsibility of the receiving entity. 

h. In an appropriate proceeding before 

a court, grand jury, or administrative or 

adjudicative body or official, when the 

USDA or other agency representing the 

USDA determines that the records are 

both relevant and necessary to the 

proceeding; or in an appropriate 

proceeding before an administrative or 

adjudicative body when the adjudicator 

determines the records to be relevant to 

the proceeding. 

i. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and other 

performing or working on a contract, 

service, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

other assignment for the USDA, when 

necessary to accomplish an agency 

function related to this system of 

records. 

j. To the news media and the public, 

with the approval of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, the Office of Communications 

and in consultation with counsel, unless 

it is determined that release of the 

specific information in the context of a 

particular case would constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

FAS is responsible for maintaining 

the storage of FAS–IFEDS records. 

Electronic records are stored within 

Salesforce Government Cloud, who 

maintains the physical aspects of the 


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system and records storage. The 

physical location and technical 

operation of the system is at the 

Salesforce Government Cloud’s Chicago 

(Elk Grove, IL) and Washington 

(Ashburn, VA) data centers. FAS 

requires users to take specific measures 

to safeguard authenticators. FAS 

manages authenticators by requiring 

individuals to take and have devices 

implement authentication protection 

measures. All user roles safeguard 

authenticators by not divulging or 

posting PIN data and protecting 

authentication devices. Device 

authenticators use safeguarding by 

restricting access to devices based on 

the principle of least privilege and 

separation of duties. Use of control 

enhancement prevents non-privileged 

users from executing privileged 

functions to include disabling, 

circumventing, or altering implemented 

security safeguards and 

countermeasures. Electronic storage is 

on and maintained through a storage 

area network (SAN) at the Salesforce 

Government Cloud. Records are 

maintained on storage arrays occurring 

through the redundant SAN fabrics built 

using Cisco MDS 9513 switches. A 

contingency plan is in place that 

maintains, full restoration without 

deterioration of the security safeguards 

originally planned and implemented. 

Use of an alternate storage maintains 

security safeguards equivalent to the 

primary site. Salesforce uses IPsec to 

encrypt the SAN replication between 

Production data centers. Storage arrays 

send encrypted data between data 

centers using AES–256 via a FIPS 140– 

2 validated encryption module. The 

storage array includes high-speed Fiber 

Channel disks with large caches. 

DataGuard servers protect against data 

corruption of the records at the SAN 

layer. Maintenance and use of user and 

admin roles protect against data 

corruption of the records at the 

application layer. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Access to and use of FAS–IFEDS 

records are limited to individuals with 

appropriate clearance or permission 

who need to know for the performance 

of official duties. Users complete 

security awareness training, covering 

procedures for handling sensitive 

information, including personally 

identifiable information (PII). Annual 

refresher training is mandatory. All 

USDA employees and contractors with 

authorized access undergo thorough 

background security investigation. FAS– 

IFEDS does not interface or connect 

directly with Salesforce Government 

Cloud for personnel data. USDA 

personnel with user or administrative 

role access may enter data into FAS– 

IFEDS, on a periodic basis. USDA 

personnel with user or administrative 

role access may search and retrieve 

records by (1) date of birth, (2) country, 

(3) region, (4) institution, (5) subject 

matter expertise, (6) gender, (7) 

fellowship, (8) program, (9) fellowship 

start date, (10) fellowship end date, or 

(11) agricultural topic. An individual 

record search can occur by name using 

the global search. Users are limited to 

conducting searches electronically from 

within the FAS–IFEDS application. 

Search results are displayed through the 

graphical user interface (GUI) and in the 

form of reports. Salesforce Government 

Cloud is the retrieval location of 

electronic records. 

FAS–IFEDS access and authentication 

meets USDA policies and practices for 

the retrievability of records including 

the use of identification cards, network 

access, and electronic authentication 

methods. FAS–IFEDS user access is 

role, responsibility, and privilege based; 

centralized on a need to know. 

Documented in a user guide are the 

policies and procedures of user access. 

User access is managed by the FAS– 

IFEDS administrator. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained and disposed of 

in accordance with National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA) 

General Record Schedule (GRS) 2.3. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The administrative, technical, and 

physical safeguards implemented for 

FCRMS meet the policy and control 

requirements set forth in system 

security plan documentation and 

subject to monitoring consistent with 

applicable laws, regulations, agency 

policies, procedures, and practices. 

Access to and use of FAS–IFEDS 

records are limited to individuals with 

appropriate clearances or permissions 

who need to know the information for 

performance of official duties. Users 

complete security awareness training, 

covering procedures for handling 

sensitive information, including 

personally identifiable information (PII). 

Annual refresher training is mandatory. 

All USDA employees and contractors 

with authorized access undergo 

thorough background security 

investigation. Personnel retain paper 

records, when applicable, in a locked or 

secured office or office building that can 

only be accessed by authorized FAS 

employees. Electronic records are stored 

within Salesforce, who maintains the 

system. FAS requires users to take 

specific measures to safeguard 

authenticators. Manages authenticators 

by requiring individuals to take and 

have devices implement authentication 

protection measures. All user roles 

safeguard authenticators by not 

divulging or posting PIN data and 

protecting authentication devices. 

Device authenticators use safeguarding 

by restricting access to devices based on 

the principle of least privilege and 

separation of duties. Use of control 

enhancement prevents non-privileged 

users from executing privileged 

functions to include disabling, 

circumventing, or altering implemented 

security safeguards and 

countermeasures. Implements a 

contingency plan that maintains full 

restoration without deterioration of the 

security safeguards originally planned 

and implemented. Use of an alternate 

storage provides security safeguards 

equivalent to the primary site. Enforcing 

physical access authorizations at entry 

and exit points to the facility where the 

system resides by verifying individual 

access; controlling ingress and egress; 

maintaining physical access audit logs; 

controlling areas designated as publicly 

accessible; escorting visitors and 

monitoring visitor activity; securing 

keys, combinations, and other physical 

access devices; conducting inventories, 

at least annually; and changing 

combinations and keys, at least annually 

and, or when keys are lost, 

combinations are compromised, or 

individuals are transferred or 

terminated. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the Foreign 

Agricultural Service FOIA/Privacy Act 

Officer, whose contact information can 

be found at https://www.dm.usda.gov/ 

foia/poc.htm. If an individual believes 

more than one component maintains 

Privacy Act records concerning him or 

her, the individual may submit the 

request to the Chief FOIA Officer, 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, South 

Building Room 4104, Washington, DC 

20250–0706, email: USDAFOIA@

ocio.usda.gov. 

The request should include a daytime 

phone number and email. Provide as 

much information as possible about the 

subject matter of the records you are 

requesting. This will help facilitate the 

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When seeking records about yourself 

from this FAS–IFEDS system of records, 

or any other Department system of 

records, your request must conform 

with the Privacy Act regulations set 

forth in 7 CFR 1.112 (Procedures for 

requests pertaining to individual 

records in a record system.) You must 

submit a written request in accordance 

with the instructions set forth in the 

system of records. 

Provide your full name, date, name of 

system of records, and either: (1) have 

your signature witnessed by a notary; or 

(2) include the following statement 

immediately above the signature on 

your request letter: ‘‘I declare under 

penalty of perjury that the foregoing is 

true and correct. Executed on [date].’’ 

Requests that do not contain the 

required declaration will be processed 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) and, if records are found, you 

may not receive as much information, 

including information about you. If 

additional information is required to 

fulfill a Privacy Act request, you will be 

notified. If you want records about 

yourself to be released to a third party 

(such as an academic institution, foreign 

government entity, or other organization 

requesting records on your behalf), the 

third party may receive greater access if 

they have permission from you. You 

will need a signed and dated statement 

that the Foreign Agricultural Service 

may release records pertaining to you. 

Include your name; date of birth; name 

of the person or organization to whom 

you want your records disclosed (where 

applicable); their contact information; 

list of records that may be released (all, 

emails, contact records, etc.). The 

person about whom the records will be 

released should include a statement 

indicating that they understand that 

knowingly or willingly seeking records 

about another person under false 

pretenses and or without their consent 

is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000. 

When the request if for one of access, 

the request should include the full name 

of the individual making the request, 

the name of the system of records, a 

statement of whether the requester 

desires to make a personal inspection of 

the records or to be supplied with 

copies by mail or email. In accordance 

with 7 CFR 1.113, prior to inspection of 

the records, the requester shall present 

sufficient identification (e.g. driver’s 

license, employee identification card, 

social security card, credit cards) to 

establish that the requester is the 

individual to whom the records pertain. 

No identification shall be required, 

however, if the records are required by 

5 U.S.C. 552 to be released. If FAS 

determines to grant the requested 

access, fees may be charge in 

accordance with § 1.120 before making 

the necessary copies. In place of a 

notarization, your signature may be 

submitted under 28 U.S.C. 1746, a law 

that permits statements to be made 

under penalty of perjury as a substitute 

for notarization. 

CONTESTING RECORDS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to contest or 

amend records maintained in this 

system of records must direct their 

request to the address indicated in the 

‘‘RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES’’ 

paragraph, above and must follow the 

procedures set forth in 7 CFR part 1, 

subpart G, 1.116 (Request for correction 

or amendment to record). All request 

must state clearly and concisely what 

records is being contested, the reasons 

for contesting it, and the proposed 

amendment to the record. A 

determination whether a record may be 

amended will be made within 10 days 

of its receipt. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals may be notified if a record 

in this system of records pertains to 

them when the individuals request 

information utilizing the same 

procedures as those identified in the 

‘‘RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES’’ 

paragraph, above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Directive Publication Notice 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 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, and 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 

three months, proposed and interim 

directives that were previously 

published for public comment but not 

yet finalized and issued during the last 

three months, and notice of final 

directives issued in the last three 

months. 

DATES: This notice identifies proposed 

and interim directives that will be 

published for public comment between 

July 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022; 

proposed and interim directives that 

were previously published for public 

comment but not yet finalized and 

issued; and final directives that have 

been issued since April 1, 2022. 

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, Mailstop 1132. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Lowe at 703–231–8079 or james.lowe@

usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunications devices for the deaf 

or hard of hearing (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800–877– 

8339 24 hours a day, every day of the 

year, including holidays. 

You may register to receive email 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed and 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 comment Agency directives 

that formulate standards, criteria, and 

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 following proposed directives are 

planned for publication for public 

comment from July 1, 2022, to 

September 30, 2022: 

1. FSH 2409.12, Timber Cruising 

Handbook, Chapters 30, Cruising 

Systems; 40, Cruise Planning, Data 

Recording, and Cruise Reporting; 60, 

Quality Control; and 70, Designating 

Timber for Cutting. 

2. FSH 2409.15, Timber Sale 

Administration Handbook, Chapters 20, 

Measuring and Accounting for Included 

Timber; 40, Rates and Payments; and 60, 

Operations and Other Provisions. 

The primary method of public 

outreach for these proposed directives is 

publication on the Forest Service 

website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

about-agency/regulations-policies, 


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