Special Uses; Processing of Applications, Issuance of Authorizations, and Communications Site Management
| Published date | 04 June 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 34378 |
| Record Number | 2020-11830 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Forest Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 108 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 108 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34378-34379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11830]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 251
Special Uses; Processing of Applications, Issuance of
Authorizations, and Communications Site Management
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
[[Page 34379]]
ACTION: Issuance of proposed directives; notice of availability for
public comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest
Service is proposing to issue a directive to implement parts of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and streamline the Agency's
procedures for evaluating applications to locate or modify
communications facilities on National Forest System (NFS) lands. The
proposed directives would work in conjunction with the special use
regulations published on April 8, 2020 to address the streamlining
requirements of the Farm Bill.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by July 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically to https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-2525.
Written comments may be mailed to Director, Lands Staff, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1124. All timely received
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-2525.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joey Perry, Lands Staff, 530-251-3286
or [email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 between
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President signed the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill) into law on December 20, 2018.
Title VIII, Subtitle G, Section 8705, of the Farm Bill requires
regulations that streamline the process for evaluating applications for
communications facilities on NFS lands. The Forest Service published
revisions to its special use regulations on April 8, 2020 (85 FR
19660). The Forest Service issued proposed directives that would work
in conjunction with that rule. The Forest Service is requesting
comments on the proposed directives, available online at https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?project=ORMS-2525.
After the public comment period closes, the Forest Service will
consider timely comments that are within the scope of the proposed
directives in the development of the final directives. A notice of the
final directives, including a response to timely comments, will be
posted on the Forest Service's web page at https://www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/regulations-policies.
Tina Johna Terrell,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2020-11830 Filed 6-3-20; 8:45 am]
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