美国农业部放牧许可规则修订案刊登联邦公报：30天征求意见，许可期拟延至五年
美国农业部11月10日宣布，国家森林与国家草原放牧管理规则修订提案将于11月12日刊登《联邦公报》，随即启动为期30天的公众意见征求期。农业部长 Brooke L. Rollins 与内政部长 Doug Burgum 共同发布了这一消息。
拟议规则更新放牧许可的发放、持证资格与资质要求以及放牧费相关规定，适用范围覆盖西部16个州的国家森林与国家草原土地。这是该规则自1977年以来首次实质性修订。
按提案内容，放牧许可期限拟由现行安排延长，最长可达五年，以减少牧场主反复申请的行政负担；规则同时拟加强干旱、野火等情形下的管理灵活性，并对闲置放牧地块的重新分配作出安排。
农业部称，林务局2026年已将25块闲置放牧地块转为在用状态、新签发32份放牧许可，目标是在2028年底前新增50万个牲畜单位月（AUM）的放牧容量，并自11月起陆续公布165块闲置地块接受申请。
农业部表示，修订旨在让牧场经营者更稳定地使用公共土地放牧，同时维持草原生态与多用途管理要求。公众可在意见期内通过《联邦公报》公布的渠道提交意见。
（来源：美国农业部）
USDA Grazing Rule Proposal Hits the Federal Register: 30-Day Comment Period, Five-Year Permits Proposed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on November 10 that its proposed rule updating grazing management on national forests and grasslands would be published in the Federal Register on November 12, opening a 30-day public comment period. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum jointly announced the proposal.
The proposed rule updates grazing permit issuance, permittee eligibility and qualifications, and grazing fee provisions for national forest and grassland lands across 16 contiguous Western states. It is the first substantive revision of the rules since 1977.
Under the proposal, grazing permit terms would be extended, up to five years, to reduce repeated application burdens on ranchers. The rule also aims to add management flexibility in drought and wildfire conditions and to address the reallocation of vacant allotments.
USDA said the Forest Service converted 25 vacant allotments to active status in 2026 and issued 32 new grazing permits, with a goal of adding 500,000 animal unit months of grazing capacity by the end of 2028; 165 vacant allotments are to be posted for applications beginning in November.
USDA said the revision is meant to give ranching operations more stable access to public lands while maintaining rangeland health and multiple-use requirements. Comments may be submitted through the channels listed in the Federal Register notice during the comment period.
(Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
来源：美国农业部
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