Management of Grazing Use Within Rangeland Ecosystems

Résumé

The Department of Agriculture proposes to revise the National Forest System rangeland management regulations to update direction for management of domestic livestock, to place grater emphasis on stewardship of the rangeland resource, to clarify the link between the livestock grazing permit and forest plans, and to clarify the range management planning and decisionmaking process. In addition, the Department proposes to improve administration of livestock grazing permits, and to achieve greater consistency between the grazing management regulations of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to provide for healthy, diverse, sustainable rangeland ecosystems on National Forest System lands. By separate rule published elsewhere in this separate part of the Federal Register, the Forest Service is proposing a revised system for determining livestock grazing fees on National Forest System lands and other lands under Forest Service control.