FS
Federal agency responsible for regulations under FS.
11 regulationsLocatable Minerals
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing new rules about mining for valuable minerals like gold, copper, and silver on federal forest lands. These rules would change how companies can search for and extract these minerals, potentially affecting mining operations, environmental protection, and recreation on public forests.
Program Review: Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska
The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing rules about how Alaskan residents can hunt, fish, and gather food on federal lands. This matters because many Alaska communities depend on hunting and fishing for their survival and way of life, and any changes to these rules could affect their ability to feed their families.
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2027-28 and 2028-29 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations
This regulation sets rules for how people can catch fish and shellfish on federal lands in Alaska during 2027-2028 and 2028-2029. It allows Alaska residents to practice subsistence fishing (catching fish for food and cultural purposes) while protecting fish populations from overharvesting.
Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process
The Forest Service is proposing a new process that allows people to challenge forest management projects before final decisions are made, rather than waiting until after a project is approved. This gives the public an earlier opportunity to raise concerns about how forests are managed in their communities.
Oil and Gas Resources
This Forest Service rule establishes guidelines for how oil and gas companies can explore for and extract natural resources on federal forest lands. The regulation aims to balance energy production with environmental protection by setting requirements for drilling operations, environmental reviews, and reclamation of land after drilling is complete.
Program Review: Subsistence Management for Public Lands in Alaska
The Forest Service is reviewing how Alaska residents can hunt, fish, and gather food on federal public lands. This rule affects thousands of Alaskans who depend on subsistence activities for their food and way of life, and determines what rights they have to use these lands.
Federal Subsistence Management Program: Transfer of Regulations
The Forest Service is transferring its rules for managing subsistence hunting and fishing on federal lands to a different agency or authority. This change affects Native Alaskan communities and other groups who rely on hunting and fishing for food and cultural traditions on public lands.
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2025-26 and 2026-27 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations
This regulation sets rules for Alaska residents to catch fish and shellfish on federal public lands for food during 2025-2027, balancing traditional subsistence practices with wildlife conservation. It determines who can fish, where they can fish, and how much they can catch to ensure fish populations stay healthy while supporting communities that depend on this food source.
Conversion of Ski Area Authorizations
This Forest Service rule changes how ski area operating permits on federal land can be transferred or converted to different ownership. The regulation makes it easier for ski resorts to change hands or modify their permits, which could affect how these popular recreation areas are managed and operated.
Grazing Advisory Boards
The Forest Service is establishing rules for advisory boards that help manage grazing (livestock farming) on federal forest lands. These boards bring together ranchers, environmentalists, and other stakeholders to advise the government on how to balance ranching with forest conservation.
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2026-27and 2027-28 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
This proposed federal regulation updates the rules for Native Alaskans and other eligible residents to hunt and fish on public lands in Alaska for the next two years (2026-2028). The rules aim to balance the right of communities to practice traditional hunting and fishing with the need to protect wildlife populations.