BLM proposed to issue regulations to enable certain Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans to apply for land allotments under §1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019, which would enable certain Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans who, because of their military service, were not able to apply for an allotment during the late 1960s and early 1970s to do so now. 

The U.S. Forest Service amended its existing special use regulations governing the development and approval of operating plans and agreements for maintenance and vegetation management of electric transmission and distribution line facilities on National Forest System (NFS) lands inside the linear boundary of special use authorizations for powerline facilities and on abutting NFS lands to remove or prune hazard trees in accordance with §512 of FLPMA.

The U.S. Forest Service proposed to issue a proposed directive to update its handbook on operation and maintenance of recreation sites on National Forest System lands that contain infrastructure or amenities by the Service for public enjoyment and resource protection. 

The U.S. Forest Service issued and seeks comment on certain interim directives on the use and storage of explosive materials on National Forest System lands as part of activities authorized under special use permits. 

The National Park Service amended its regulations for sport hunting and trapping in national preserves in Alaska to remove regulatory provisions issued in 2015 that prohibited certain sport hunting practices otherwise permitted by the state. 

The president issued Exec. Order No. 13927, Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities, on June 4, 2020; the order directs agencies to take all reasonable measures to speed infrastructure investments and other actions that will strengthen the economy and return Americans to work, while providing appropriate protection for public health and safety, natural resources, and the environment as required by law.

BLM proposed to revise its regulations for protests of forest management decisions and administration of the timber sale process to streamline the process for sale of forest products by BLM.

The U.S. Forest Service proposed to issue a directive to implement parts of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and streamline its procedures for evaluating applications to locate or modify communications facilities on National Forest System lands.

The U.S. Forest Service issued proposed new directives on leasing Forest Service administrative sites. 

USDA issued a final rule implementing the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which provides assistance to agricultural producers impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.