Proposed Rule 30 May 2025 regulations, transportation, safety, infrastructure, public lands, bridges, grant programs-transportation, highways and roads, forest service, federal highway administration, asset management, national forests

🌳FHWA Proposes Rescinding Regulations for Forest Highway Management

FHWA proposes to rescind the regulations issued on February 27, 2004, Federal Lands Highway Program; Management Systems Pertaining to the Forest Service and the Forest Highway Program.

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Notice 15 May 2025 agriculture, environmental impact, business regulation, oregon, forest service

🌲Revision of Environmental Impact Statement for Austin Project

The Forest Service is revising its notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Austin Project to update the following information in the original NOI: project timeline, consideration of using an emergency authority, and identifying the substantive provisions for two additional potential forest plan amendments to the Malheur Forest Plan. This revised NOI re- opens the scoping process for an additional 30-day scoping period. The Planning Administrative Reviews and Litigation System identification number for the project is 53678.

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Notice 14 Apr 2025 agriculture, public meeting, advisory committee, funding, forest service, shasta county

🌲Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

The Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination 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 title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest within Shasta County, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

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Notice 11 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, native american, forest service, archaeology, cultural patrimony, southern california

🏞️Notice of Intended Disposition Under NAGPRA by Forest Service

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Angeles National Forest (USFS--Angeles National Forest) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

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Notice 9 Apr 2025 agriculture, regulation, public comment, forest service, directives

🌲Forest Service Directive Publication Notice

The Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency), 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 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 three months; proposed and interim directives that were previously published for public comment but not yet finalized and issued; and notice of final directives issued in the last three months.

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Notice 1 Apr 2025 agriculture, advisory committee, grants, funding, rural development, forest service, forestry, oklahoma, arkansas

🌲Notice of Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee Meeting

The Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 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 Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests within the counties of Arkansas and Oklahoma, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

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Notice 28 Mar 2025 agriculture, public meeting, advisory committee, funding, recreation, forest service, lassen county

🌳Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting - April 2025

The Lassen County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination 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 Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Lassen National Forest within Lassen County, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.

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Notice 28 Mar 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, regulation, forest service, timber

🌲Timber Sale Contract Operations and Administration Notice

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with revision of the currently approved information collection, 0596-0225, Timber Sale Contract Operations and Administration.

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Notice 19 Mar 2025 arizona, regulatory compliance, forest service, cultural heritage, archaeology, nativ american, tucson

🏺Regulatory Notice on Disposition of Human Remains and Cultural Items

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coronado National Forest intends to carry out the disposition of human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

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Notice 18 Mar 2025 agriculture, regulations, oregon, forest service, environmental policy

🌲Forest Service Withdraws Notice on Vegetation Management Project

The Forest Service is withdrawing its notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Twin Vegetation Management and Restoration Project on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District.

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